Here’s what we are currently doing to protect our community at the JCC:
- Disinfecting surfaces (door knobs, counters, light switches) at least three times per day
- Making additional cleaners available to all staff
- Reminding staff and families/members to stay home if they have fever, coughing, or difficulty breathing
- Added four new hand disinfectant stations
- Continued handwashing/germs as learning topics in the classroom
- Posted 40+ signs to remind the community to wash hands frequently
- Propped open non-security doors to limit the number of times the community has to touch the handles
- Postponed new Shalom tours and facility tours for guests
- Cancelled JCC-related travel out-of-state and abroad for staff
We are also creating a reporting mechanism whereby if a staff member or JCC community member has been diagnosed with a communicable virus (like COVID-19), they can report it to the JCC. For now, if you are diagnosed with COVID-19 or learn that you have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus, please report this information to me at 828-253-0701 x 103 or ashley@jccavldev.wpengine.com (not in-person at the JCC). We will protect the identity of the person with the illness, follow reporting requirements to keep our community safe, and explore ways to provide support to the person while they have the virus.
Our leadership team is constantly monitoring local and national updates, and communicating internally about COVID-19 daily. We are also in direct communication with the Buncombe County Medical Director and Buncombe County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator. We have access to many resources that can help you and your family make sense of the evolving situation. Find below a list of links that you may find helpful.
HELPFUL LINKS:
COVID-19 information for Buncombe County community (Buncombe County Health Department): https://www.buncombecounty.org/Governing/Depts/HHS/news-detail.aspx?id=18491
COVID-19 advice for the public (WHO): https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public
People at risk for serious illness from COVID-19 (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/high-risk-complications.html#who-is-higher-risk
Coronavirus disease 2019 information for travel (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/index.html
How to talk with children about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/talking-with-children.html
9 questions parents may have about Coronavirus (NYT): https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/09/parenting/coronavirus-parents-need-to-know.html
Just for kids: a comic exploring the new Coronavirus (NPR): https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/28/809580453/just-for-kids-a-comic-exploring-the-new-coronavirus