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From YouTube: TIPH COVID19 03 05 20
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Columbus Health Department officials along with Mayor Henderson discusses the latest information on COVID 19 as it relates to our local community.
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Hello
and
welcome
to
this
is
Public
Health
I'm
Pamela
Kirkland,
with
the
west-central
health
district.
Today
we're
going
to
be
talking
about
something,
that's
on
everybody's
mind
and
something
that
everybody's
being
been
talking
about
and
that's
the
corona
virus
that
originated
in
China
at
the
end
of
last
year.
So
we
have
a
few
guests
that
are
going
to
be
joining
us
today.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
introduce
brandy
Nelson,
who
is
the
district
epidemiologist
with
the
West
Central
Health
District
welcome
brandy.
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This
ever
happened
to
you
and
you
didn't
know
who
to
call
it's
simple
doubt:
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citizens
service
center.
Our
goal
is
to
provide
complete,
accurate
and
timely
information
to
citizens
and
employees
regarding
complaints,
enquiries
and
requests
for
information,
columbus,
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citizens
service
center.
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direct
link
to
city
sir.
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I
Think
a
lot
of
people
probably
aren't
aware
of
that,
but
emergency
preparedness
was
actually
birthed
out
of
post
9/11
after
our
attack
on
the
trait
on
the
9/11
event,
and
we
had
to
find
a
way
for
Public
Health
to
mix
with
not
only
first
responders,
but
all
the
people
that
would
be
responding
to
things
like
a
major
event
that
involved
Public
Health.
So
we
we
were
birth
many
years
ago
and
we've
been
going
strong
ever
since
and
responding
to
many
many
events
such
as
you
know
any
pandemic
flu.
Any.
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I
Hurricanes
last
three
or
four
years,
we've
had
a
hurricane
to
affect
Georgia
and
also
the
coast
of
Florida
and
South
Georgia,
which
involved
you
know
all
16
of
our
counties.
So,
yes,
we've
been
busy
with
that
as
well
with
evacuation
and
with
assisting
Red
Cross
assisting
you
know
the
Salvation,
Army
and,
of
course,
our
emas
as
well
Emergency,
Management
Association.
So.
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Right,
public
health,
we
sit
at
the
state
operation
center
as
a
support
function.
We
have
our
our
role
and
that
is
to
help
with
help
medical
needs
which
involves
everything
like
you're
talking
about
the
the
coronavirus
or
go
vat19.
That
is
just
one
example.
We
we
connect
and
communicate
with
all
the
other
support
functions.
For
example,
public
works,
law
enforcement,
public
affairs.
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Whether
well
we've
been
preparing
for
this
for
years,
you
know:
we've
had
a
pandemic
flu
plan
for
many
years.
We've
had
flu
every
year
and
by
the
way,
this
year,
as
your
previous
guest
said,
this
has
been
a
difficult
year,
so
we've
been
working
with
pandemic
flu
plans
for
years
and
it
takes
critical
infrastructure
to
make
that
plan
come
together.
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We're
on
a
level
of
1
to
10
we're
to
10
here
and
in
this
area.
So
it's
really
still
high.
I
know
that
you
know
the
coab
in
19
or
coronavirus
has
taken
a
lot
of
attention,
but
we
still
have
a
lot
of
flu
around
and
it's
still,
you
know,
being
looked
at
in
the
hospitals
and
being
evaluated,
and
hopefully
people
are
staying
at
home
to
take
care
of
themselves
right.
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It
really
is,
and
the
issue
is
Pam,
we
we
we
can
plan
and
we
can
put
it
on
paper,
but
in
times
like
this
is
when
we
really
start
to
implement
that
plan,
and
we
really
dust
off.
You
know
when
we
haven't
looked
at
it
for
a
while
and
I
know,
there
have
been
a
lot
of
agencies
and
we've
talked
to
in
the
last
week
or
two
that
have
really
looked
at
their
own
intern
emergency
plans,
including
a
pandemic
plan
and
hey.
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How
do
we
respond
to
this
and
unfortunately
we
don't
have
a
vaccine,
that's
going
to
say
here,
take
this
medication
and
it's
going
to
cure
their
corona
virus.
So
we
have
to
look
at
things
like
non-pharmaceutical
interventions.
Basically,
what
appeal
cannot
take
care
of?
You
know,
for
example,
things
that
we
teach
our
kids
every
day,
wash
your
hands
for
at
least
20
seconds
soap
and
water.
Soap
is
still
the
number
one
deterrent
for
viruses,
I'm,
so
use
that
soap.
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Things
like
we
need
to
be
aware
of
our
other
surroundings.
You
know
we
don't
want
to
be
around
sick
people.
You
know
I,
don't
think
that's
important
to
be
aware,
and
you
know
what
take
care
of
yourself.
You
know
drink
plenty
of
fluid
eat
right
exercise
all
these
things
that
help
us
if
the
flu
or
any
pandemic
virus
or
corona
virus.
If
it
does
come
to
us
or
it
does
attack
us,
we
have
our
own
system
to
help.
Take
care
of
that
and.
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You
mentioned
if
you're
sick,
don't
go
to
work
that
kind
of
thing.
How
does
your
agency
work
with
employers
like
we
have
some
large
employers
here
in
Columbus?
How
do
they
work
with
them
and
to
you
know,
give
that
flexibility
to
their
employees
so
that
they
can
stay
at
home
and
still
be
able
to
work,
and
that
kind
of
thing
and
that's
part
of
the
pandemic.
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Flu
planning
we've
looked
at
that
it's
really
interesting.
You
say
that
we've
talked
to
several
school
systems.
Well,
gosh.
What
do
we
do
if
the
kids
can't
come
to
school,
how
to
run
teach
them
and
they've
dug
into
their
own
plans
and
say
how
can
we
find
a
way
to
teach
them?
You
know
with
all
the
internet
that's
available
in
the
web-based
training
a
day.
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Know
we've
worked
with
hospitals
well
they're
part
of
the
health
care
community
and
certainly
with
with
EMS
as
well,
which
is
part
of
public
health,
which
is
the
front
line
of
our
health
care
system
and
first
responders,
we've
been
working
with
our
hospitals
for
years
and
they've
been
part
of
our
pandemic
flu
planning.
We
work
with
our
fetching
control
nurses.
We
work
with
the
ers
ER
staff.
We
have
a
coalition
that
we
all
come
together
quarterly
to
discuss
current
issues
that
are
going
on.
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We
stay
in
constant
contact
with
our
hospitals
for
surveillance,
just
as
your
previous
guest
with
epidemiology
to
find
out
hey.
Is
there
something
that's
spiking
that
we
need
to
be
aware
of,
and
we
pounce
in
on
that
and
start
as
a
collaborative
group
figure
out
say
hey?
What
can
we
do
to
improve
this?
To
make
this?
You
know,
knowing
that
we
can
make
plans
as
we
move
forward
so
yeah.
We
worked
real
closely
and
that's
all
of
our
hospitals
and
also
in
fairness.
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Right,
we
have
a
large
health
district
Andhra
100
miles
and
which
means
we
go
all
the
way
down
to
Cordia.
We
have
our
county
nurse
managers
in
each
health
department,
who
is
really
our
point
of
contact,
of
course,
their
AMAs.
We
deal
with
one
on
one,
depending
on
what
the
event
is
and
through
their
own
collaborative
effort
of
their
emergency
planning
committees,
things.
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We
use
that
as
state
Public
Health
as
our
site
to
look
at
for
the
actual
facts
of
everything
that's
going
on
and
if
you
go
to
CDC
website
there
is
a
ton
of
information
out
there
that
can
that
I
haven't
seen
a
question,
yet
they
can't
answer
on
that
website
and
it's
updated
daily.
So
you
might
want
to
look
at
this
as
a
daily
event
and
I
encourage
you
to
do
that,
and
certainly
you
can
call
Public
Health.
If
you
have
any
questions
right.
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We
you
know
that
really
is
a
challenge,
because
one
of
the
biggest
things
we
wrestle
with
is
how
do
we?
How
do
we
correct
misinformation
and
how
do
we
make
sure
that
we're
able
to
come
some
of
the
fears
that
are
out
there
and
they're
justified,
but,
but
fortunately,
there's
actually
a
team
that
that
exists?
That
was
established
many
years
ago
during
an
earlier
pandemic
scare,
and
it's
called
the
mayor's
medical
response
team.
We
mobilized
them.
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Last
week
we
met
and
I
had
a
roomful
of
folks
just
trying
to
make
sure
everybody
was
up-to-date
on
the
latest
information.
The
Department
of
Public
Health
is
is
a
huge
huge
part
of
that,
because
I
don't
want
to
be
in
a
position
of
giving
medical
information
out
I,
and
you
guys
do
that
so
well.
So
so,
anyway,
we
had
a
press
conference
right
after
that
and
and
we
are,
we
have
been
invited
to
participate
on
some
of
the
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We
are
about
to
begin
a
very
short
video
series
that
will
be
updated
every
couple
of
days
to
let
people
know
what's
going
on
and
then
we're
just
trying
to
get
the
word
out.
We've
we've
we've
communicated
with
everybody,
know
that
if
you
hear
information,
if
it,
if
it
hasn't
been
vetted
through
the
Department
of
Public
Health
or
the
mayor's
medical
response
team
or
the
mayor's
office,
you
probably
ought
to
validate
it
before
you.
You
Sheriff
yeah,.
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Very
true
earlier
we
had
on
Daryl
and
finger,
who
was
the
district
emergency
preparedness
director,
and
he
was
talking
about
hoping
that
the
employers
and
schools
would
have
more
leeway
with
their
their
staffs
and
their
and
the
children
at
school.
What
plans
do
you
have
in
place
for
for
the
city,
services
and
the
city?
Employees?
Well,.
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We're
communicating
with
our
department
heads
a
matter
of
fact:
we
push
some
information
out
to
them
today,
some
of
the
more
generic
information
things
to
look
for.
So
if
a
a
staff
member
comes
to
them
and
ask
questions
about
the
about
the
Cova
19
virus
that
they're
able
to
help
them
understand
whether
or
not
what
they're
feeling
actually
is
symptomatic
of
that
particular
particular
virus.
So
we're
trying
to
make
sure
number
one
that
our
folks
are
healthy,
in
which
it's
very
much
what
the
CDC
and
the
Department
of
Public
Health
do
step.
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Coming
into
your
area
and
number
two
is
to
keep
it
from
spreading,
so
we've
identified
key
personnel.
We
have
a,
we
have
a
manual
on
emergency
preparedness,
it's
about
three
inches
thick
everybody's
dusted,
it
off,
taking
a
look
at
it
and
they
all
know
their
roles.
So
we're
gonna
make
sure
that
the
government
continues
to
function
in
the
event
of
an
outbreak
in
Muskogee
and
now.
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Do
and
I
should
have
mentioned
them
their
key
component
to
to
us
both
tracking
any
cases
that
may
may
may
pop
up
and
also
helping
us
to
map
any
kind
of
contact.
But
we
do
we've
got
a
Wellness
Center
that
is
specific
to
the
consolidated
government.
That's
a
great
resource,
and
it
also
allows
our
people
to
go
visit.
The
the
physicians
and
the
PA
is
free,
so.
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Can
kind
of
keep
they
can
kind
of
keep
in
front
of
any
illnesses
like
this,
so
they
they're
being
tutored
on
what
to
do?
Is
everybody
has
wash
their
hands?
You
know
we
talk
about
the
masks
and
about
the
mask.
Only
really
helps
people
in
proximity
to
the
person
wearing
it
if
they
call
so
just
trying
to
give
them
some
some
facts,
as
opposed
to
some
of
the
fiction
that
pops
up.
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We
hope
to
do
that
through
some
of
the
videos
that
we're
gonna
be
posting,
letting
people
know
that
the
critical
the
critical
services
will
continue
to
be
delivered.
Obviously,
our
primary
focus
is
on
the
day-to-day
interaction
with
the
public,
making
sure
that
our
first
responders,
our
public
safety
personnel
are
all
are
all
kept
quarantined
in
a
way
from
any
of
these,
in
any
of
the
cases
that
might
break
out
so
we're
gonna
we're
gonna
focus
on
the
day-to-day
services,
the
ones
that
we
deem
most
essential
to.
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Think
the
the
main
thing
I
want
to
know
in
this
region
is
that
we
are
in
constant
communication
with
with
you
guys,
with
Fort
Benning
with
the
the
hospital
personnel
with
first
responders,
just
just
anybody
in
Muskogee
County
school
district.
Anybody
who
needs
to
be
at
that
table
we're
making
sure
that
we're
all
on
the
same
page
so
that
we
have
a
smooth
in
consistent
response
in
the
event
that
we
we
have
to
deal
with
a
diagnosis
in
Muskoka
County.
A
Henderson
for
joining
us
and
thank
you
for
joining
us.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
kovat
19,
please
visit
the
CDC
website
at
WWDC
gov
or
you
can
call
855
nine
six,
two
zero,
nine
five,
five
and
remember
to
practice
those
basics
non
non
pharmaceutical
interventions.
Wash
your
hands
for
20
seconds,
cover
your
cough
or
sneeze
and
be
sure
to
stay
home
if
you're
sick.
Until
next
time,
I'm
Pamela
Kirkland
have
a
good
day.