With the rapidly unfolding novel coronavirus,
COVID-19 pandemic, reliable information from reputable sources can be helpful.
Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 12:15pm Eastern Daylight
Time, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will host a free webinar with back to school,
information during the Covid-19 pandemic. This webinar is for parents, teachers
and leaders. A panel of experts will be addressing planning, guidelines and concerns
about returning to K – 12 schools this fall. There is an opportunity for
question and answer response via email. Registration is not required.This webinar will be recorded.
In
addition Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has also published guidelines
for returning to college.
Link to Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Health: K-12 school reopening webinar: https://www.jhsph.edu/covid-19/news-and-events/events/august-20.html?utm_source=Public+Health+Updates&utm_campaign=6a4db8df40-
Link to Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Health: Back to college guidelines: https://www.jhsph.edu/covid-19/articles/covid-19-and-college-campuses-what-you-need-to-know.html?utm_source=Public+Health+Updates&utm_campaign=9da6562c68-
Some
schools have released very specific guides. David Richards, Dean of Library
Services at the University of Nebraska, Omaha has shared information which was
compiled by several experts from the University of Nebraska Medical Center
Global Center for Health Security. The document is titled Higher Education Pandemic Mitigation and Response Guide. This is a
comprehensive 24 page checklist.
The
University of Nebraska link follows: https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/_documents/Higher-Education-Pandemic-Recovery-Guide-Step-I-III-5-12-2020-v1.35.pdf
