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From YouTube: Ames Responds to COVID-19 | Episode 21
Description
On this week's episode, we will be speaking with @Ames Police Department Commander Jason Tuttle about the educational opportunities surrounding the City Council's Face Covering Mandate. Also, @Iowa State University's Director of Student Wellness, Brian Vanderheyden discusses the Party Smart campaign focusing on hosting safer social gatherings. If you have a Covid-19 related question, please email covid19@cityofames.org. Your question may be featured on a future episode.
A
Hi
and
welcome
to
ames
response
to
cobia
19,
a
question
and
answer
program
where
aims
or
area
organizations
respond
to
your
covid19
questions.
I'm
susan
guiasta,
the
public
relations
officer
for
the
city
of
ames
on
today's
show,
my
guests
are
brian
baker:
hayden
director
of
student
wellness
at
iowa,
state
university
and
jason
tuttle
commander
with
the
ia
james
police
department.
A
Jason:
let's
go
ahead
and
start
with
you.
As
you
know,
the
ames
city
council
passed
a
mask
ordinance.
A
couple
of
weeks
ago
says:
masks
are
required
in
any
indoor
setting
where
the
public
is
invited
and
in
outdoor
situations
where
people
cannot
distance
themselves
by
six
feet
or
greater.
B
We
received
a
number
of
calls,
as
of
today,
we
received
nine
complaints
from
the
community.
Most
of
those
have
came
from
businesses
in
the
community
that
the
customers
didn't
believe
the
people
they
were
following.
The
mass
coordinates
we've
had
some
private
residents
as
well
and
then
some
at
some
different
apartment
buildings
around
town.
You
know,
prior
to
the
mask
ordinance.
B
We
did
get
some
other
calls
previous
to
that
at
gatherings
around
the
community
oftentimes
associated
with
some
of
our
young
people
that
live
in
town
and
but
those
were
classified
under
some
of
our
party
calls
before
we
had
the
ordinance
we've
received
quite
a
few
complaints
over
the
last
four
or
five
months.
B
Yeah,
specifically
with
the
mask
ordinance,
if
you're
inside
a
building
in
the
city,
you
should
be
wearing
a
mask.
So
that's
what
we're
looking
for
when
we
show
up.
Obviously,
people
are
outside
it's
a
little
bit
different.
If
they
can
distance
themselves,
then
they're
not
required
to
wear
a
mask,
but
so
we
may
make
contact
with
they
make
contact
with
the
the
people.
When
we
we
pull
up.
If
we
believe
there's
there's
a
violation,
people
up
in
in
their
distance
and
they're
wearing
mass,
we
may
not
make
contact
again.
B
A
Yeah,
I
see
a
lot
of
emphasis
on
the
public
education
component
and
just
making
sure
that
people
know
what
the
rules
are
and
and
then
you
are
kind
of
moving
towards
compliance.
B
Right,
yeah
generally
and
most
of
what
we
do,
we're
going
to
choose
education
over
enforcement
and
with
our
mass
ordinance
there
is
no
fine,
and
so
we
carry
mass
in
our
cars
as
well.
Our
officers
do,
and
so
they
may
take
a
handful
of
mass
with
them
and
ask
the
the
people
they're
dealing
with
to
put
on
the
mask
and
we've
had
great
compliance.
When
we've
done
that
in
the
past
we
really
haven't
had
any
issues.
A
Well
great:
let's
move
over
to
brian
iowa
state
university
has
been
on
the
forefront
of
health
messaging
with
its
cyclones
care
public
education
campaign,
but
universities
have
a
lot
of
social
events
that
focus
on
togetherness
such
as
football
games
and
traditions
like
tailgating.
What
are
the
rules
on
campus
and
how
do
you
recommend
students
stay
healthy.
C
Yeah
it's
a
great
question
susan,
so
isu
has
been
a
leader
in
the
community
and
public
health
efforts
and,
like
you
mentioned
with
the
cyclone
cares
campaign.
So
first
it's
been
really
exciting
to
see
the
community
rally
around
these
important,
healthy
behaviors
just
to
help
keep
our
community
safer.
So
isu
athletics
has
made
a
lot
of
great
changes
to
help
improve
fan
safety
on
game
day
and
while
there's
no
tailgating
allowed
on
university
property
this
year.
We
know
that
cyclone
fans
and
students.
B
C
So
one
way
that
we're
working
on
that
this
year
is
through
our
party
smart
campaign.
So
it's
an
it's
an
adaptation
to
our
party
like
a
cyclone
campaign
that
student
wellness
and
a
few
other
offices
on
campus
started,
and
it
really
focuses
on
how
to
host
safer
social
gatherings.
C
So
it's
rooted
in
a
harm
reduction
philosophy
that
really
focuses
on
you
know
minimizing
negative
risks
consequences.
You
know
for
many
parties
or
gatherings
that
involve
alcohol.
So
we
want
students
to
be
able
to
celebrate
and
gather
in
a
way
that
reduces
as
many
risks
you
know
legally
personally,
socially
as
possible.
C
So
we've
collaborated
with
amy's
police
department,
safe
neighborhood
team,
as
well
as
some
others
just
to
get
these
messages
out
every
year
in
a
variety
of
different
ways
and
during
cover
19
time,
we've
just
adapted
what
our
typical
campaign
is
just
to
also
include
some
additional
considerations
for
coven
19
and
that's
what
we
call
party
smart,
so
we've
adapted
it
from
the
cdc
guidelines
connecting
to
social
gatherings.
C
C
Yeah,
so
I
would
say:
watch
for
social
media
we're
putting
out
a
lot
of
information
out
there
about
social
media
as
well
as
our
website.
You
know
some
of
the
big
takeaways
that
we
we
like
to
talk
about.
Are
you
know
a
lot
of
the
psycho-piercings
that
I
mentioned,
but
also
you
know
making
sure
that
people
aren't
sharing
any
you
know
cups
or
food
items.
You
know
vaping
devices,
you
know
trying
to
keep
gathering
small.
C
You
know
encouraging
people
to
talk
with
their
neighbors
so
that
they,
you
know
things
get
loud,
and
you
know
those
types
of
things.
So
there's
we
have
a
guide
on
our
website.
Actually
that
has
a
whole
bunch
of
different
tips
and
considerations
for
how
people
can
gather
in
a
way.
You
know
that
that
maintains
all
those
really
important
cyclone
cares
behaviors
and
public
health
guidelines.
So.
A
That's
great
one
of
the
things
that's
been
really
encouraging
is
watching
our
positivity
rate
numbers,
particularly
on
isu
campus.
They
they've
seen
we've
seen
a
positive
trend,
so
so
great
job
there.
A
Thank
you
to
our
guest
brian
vander,
hayden
director
of
student
wellness
at
iowa
state
university
and
commander
jason
tuttle
with
the
ames
police
park
department.
Just
a
final
note,
the
city
of
ames
has
recommended
for
trick-or-treat
night
5
30
to
7
30
on
saturday
october
31st.
A
Now
the
centers
for
disease
control
does
consider
traditional
trick-or-treating
as
a
high-risk
activity,
but
they
have
suggested
several
practices
to
mitigate
those.
Those
risks
remember
to
wear
face
coverings,
stay
with
your
own
family,
keep
a
physical
distance
from
others
and
only
go
to
homes
with
the
lights
on
for
additional
halloween
safety
tips,
please
go
to
the
cdc
website
or
check
cityofames.org
19
for
additional
information.