6/29/2020 NCDHHS COVID-19 Response Updates

North Carolina Public Schools sent this bulletin at 06/30/2020 10:27 AM EDT

Public Schools of North Carolina

The following message is forwarded from NC DHHS.

Dear Early Childhood Partners,

Thank you for continuing to share these emails with valuable state information on NC’s COVID-19 response with your stakeholder listservs and other contacts. Please find important information and useful resources below, and stay up-to-date on NCDHHS actions statewide.

Wear A Mask,

Rebecca

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NCCARE360: the nation’s first statewide infrastructure connecting healthcare and human services: nccare360.org/resources (read the full press release here)

Improved App for Medicaid and Food & Nutrition Services: improved, mobile-friendly online application will help support social distancing and beneficiary applications from home.

https://epass.nc.gov/ (read the full press release here)

First Vendors Selected to Expand Testing and Contact Tracing for COVID-19: NCDHHS selected 26 businesses to form its initial pool of qualified vendors to support the state’s response to COVID-19.

https://www.ncdhhs.gov/news/press-releases/ncdhhs-selects-first-vendors-expand-testing-and-contact-tracing-covid-19 (read the full press release here)

NEW “When Should I Be Tested?” Resource Added to Farm & Meat Plant Worker Toolkit:

https://files.nc.gov/covid/documents/info-for/businesses/Why-Should-I-Be-Tested.pdf

NEW in Spanish: StrongSchoolsNC Public Health Toolkit

https://files.nc.gov/covid/documents/guidance/education/Strong-Schools-NC-Public-Health-Toolkit-SPANISH.pdf

NEW Dates Added to Pop-Up Testing Sites

https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/about-covid-19/testing/find-my-testing-place/pop-testing-sites

NCDHHS COVID-19 Dashboard Updates: numerous valuable resources have been updated or newly-added to NCDHHS’s COVID-19 dashboard.