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COVID-19 Community Levels: Toolkit for Communicating Public Health Recommendations
… vaccines and booster doses • Get tested for COVID-19 if you have symptoms or were exposed to someone with COVID-19 • Stay home when you are sick and seek treatment if you are at high risk or … vaccines and booster doses. • Get tested for COVID-19 if you have symptoms or were exposed to someone with COVID-19. • Stay home when you are sick and seek treatment if you are at high risk … vaccines and booster doses. • Get tested for COVID-19 if you have symptoms or were exposed to someone with COVID-19. • Stay home when you are sick and seek treatment if you are at high risk … -
Suspension vs. Termination
… may not pay for health services provided to incarcerated individuals, with the exception of someone who is outside of prison or jail for 24 hours or more (e.g., when admitted as an … BadgerCare Plus and Medicaid have had a longstanding policy of terminating eligibility when someone is incarcerated and requiring a new application upon release. Background • For health … of their families are not eligible for BadgerCare Plus or Medicaid. Process Overview • When someone becomes incarcerated and this information becomes known to the IM agency, their … -
DHS Expands Eligibility for Monkeypox Vaccination
… the spread.” In Wisconsin, vaccination is now recommended for people who had known exposure to someone with monkeypox and people with certain risk factors who are more likely to be exposed to … who have sex with men, anyone can develop monkeypox infection if they have close contact with someone who is sick. To prevent the spread of monkeypox, DHS encourages all Wisconsinites to: … provider about whether they need to get tested, even if they don’t think they had contact with someone who has monkeypox. Avoid skin-to-skin contact with people who are showing a rash or skin … -
Becoming Desensitized to Overdoses as Helping Professionals
… with fatal overdoses among individuals and communities. 5 What about those who have helped someone ? I Either… Love someone Am someone Lost someone Whose life has been affected by addiction Where this journey began 3 … -
Wisconsin TEFAP Outlet Operator's Manual
… You have the right to refuse service to people who are uncooperative or belligerent, but someone with a mental illness may be a challenge one day and completely cooperative at their next … basis if your outlet has a plan in place that includes other options. You cannot require someone to bring an interpreter, but you can let people know how you provide interpretation services, and if they choose to bring someone instead, they may. Avoid using minor children as language interpreters.) In Wisconsin, … -
Building Dementia-Friendly Communities: A Toolkit for Wisconsin Communities
… supervisors or journalists. Most individuals with dementia do not fit the stereotype of someone who is confused and living in either an assisted living or nursing home facility. The … or abstract images or icons as representations. • Be placed at key decision points for someone who is trying to navigate premises for the first time. • Indicate the locations of … walks of life to learn about dementia and share their experiences of living with or caring for someone with dementia. This section contains special challenges and specific strategies for … -
Mpox: Basic Information
… medications that have been used to treat smallpox can be used. People who have been exposed to someone with mpox are eligible to receive a vaccine to prevent the onset of disease or reduce the … after an exposure. Prevention Most people with mpox report having prolonged close contact with someone with mpox. The mpox virus is unlikely to linger in the air or spread through the air over … risk of getting sick. Avoid skin-to-skin contact, including sex and intimate contact, with someone who has a rash or other symptoms. Ask your sexual partner(s) if they have a rash or other … -
MRSA Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: Frequently Asked Questions
… MRSA to them is small. It is possible to spread MRSA by touching your nose and then touching someone else. Washing your hands with soap and water or alcohol gel after touching your nose and … I was told to clean high-touch areas of my home routinely. How often is "routinely"? If someone in your household has a MRSA infection with wound drainage that cannot be contained with … dry bandage or dressing. What should I do with used bandages, dressings, or tissues from someone who has a MRSA infection? Waste items may be thrown into the regular trash. If these … -
Hepatitis A Virus Infection
… Hepatitis A is found in the poop of people who have the virus. Hepatitis A can be spread when: Someone with hepatitis A uses the bathroom, does not wash their hands properly, and then touches … caregiver does not properly wash their hands after changing diapers or cleaning up the poop of someone with hepatitis A. Someone uses drugs. Food or water has the hepatitis A virus. This most often happens in countries … -
School-Based Brain Health Curriculum Poster (11" x 17")
… in the surveys have provided at least supervision, if not additional caregiving duties, for someone with dementia. Providing students with the understanding of dementia necessary to provide appropriate care for someone with dementia will benefit the student, the person with dementia, and the family as a … at Clark Street Community School responded, “Yes, it’s cool to know how to take care of someone in your family with dementia/Alzheimer’s disease.” 10% NO YES 0% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% … -
Wisconsin County Maternal and Child Health Profiles
… tool8 32.8 35.3 33.1 33.7 Percent of children (0-17 years) living in households where someone smokes8 28.4 25.0 26.8 25.7 Percent of children (0-17 years) without special health care … tool8 32.1 35.3 33.1 33.7 Percent of children (0-17 years) living in households where someone smokes8 30.6 25.0 26.8 25.7 Percent of children (0-17 years) without special health care … tool8 32.7 35.3 33.1 33.7 Percent of children (0-17 years) living in households where someone smokes8 27.5 25.0 26.8 25.7 Percent of children (0-17 years) without special health care … -
Wisconsin Looks at Stigma and Those Who Use Opioids
… opioid use disorder. Respondents were asked to check one or more boxes as to whether or not “someone with addiction to opioids has…” A majority (94%) believed that opioid use disorder is a … other questions were more open-ended. Who Do You See? One of these asked: “When you imagine someone addicted to opioids, what type of person do you see?” Over 1,100 of the 1,505 respondents … a number of common themes. The most common theme of all (expressed in 518 responses) was that someone addicted to opioids could be “anyone.” Some example responses included: “I cannot [say]. … -
Mpox: Vaccine Information
… likely to have been recently exposed to mpox, even if they have not had documented exposure to someone with confirmed mpox. JYNNEOS Who can get the JYNNEOS vaccine? The Department of Health … continues to work directly with LTHDs to supply vaccine for people who had a known exposure to someone with mpox and Wisconsinites who meet the eligibility criteria. The JYNNEOS vaccine is … being prioritized for those most at risk for severe disease. People who are known contacts of someone with mpox or who have another high-risk exposure remain the highest priority. Vaccine is … -
CPD Emergency Preparedness Toolkit Outreach Presentation
… • If there are infants, elderly, or family members with mobility limitations, make sure that someone is assigned to assist them in the fire drill and in the event of an emergency. 27 … to the needs of special populations during a crisis. • Some possible situations or conditions someone may encounter when working with people with disabilities or the elderly include: • … Disability Etiquette • Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing • Tap someone who is deaf on the shoulder or wave your hand to get his or her attention. • Write notes … -
IRIS Participant Education Manual, Large Print
… You must make sure that timesheets and claims do not overlap hours for the same provider. • If someone is applying to be a participant-hired worker and they lie or provide false information to … or need help right away, call 911. Wait until you are safe to report an incident. If you or someone you know is being abused or neglected, you should call your local law enforcement agency … report the incident and tell them what you do know. What Happens when I Report an Incident or Someone Reports an Incident for Me? When your IRIS consultant receives an incident report, they … -
IRIS Participant Education Manual
… You must make sure that timesheets and claims do not overlap hours for the same provider. • If someone is applying to be a participant-hired worker and they lie or provide false information to … or need help right away, call 911. Wait until you are safe to report an incident. If you or someone you know is being abused or neglected, you should call your local law enforcement agency … report the incident and tell them what you do know. What Happens when I Report an Incident or Someone Reports an Incident for Me? When your IRIS consultant receives an incident report, they … -
Treatment of Tuberculosis, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
… P. 1 bullets in columns one and two. What is the role of the health department in treating someone with active TB disease? P.1 first paragraph under Organization and Supervision of … months? P. 2 bottom of second column, Table 2 and P. 37 section 5.2.1 last paragraph When can someone with an abnormal chest x-ray for whom TB disease has been ruled out start treatment for … and Section 5.4 second paragraph, P. 38 How frequently should I collect sputum specimens for someone with pulmonary TB? P. 7, 2nd paragraph and Section 5.4 - 3rd paragraph, P. 39 What are … -
CPD Emergency Preparedness Toolkit Manual
… contact person. He or she should live in another town or state. It may be easier to contact someone outside of your local area during a disaster. Write his or her phone number, email, and … your smartphone to keep you informed. If you don’t have access to apps, texts, or emails, ask someone you trust to let you know when something is happening. Items you may need Flashlights: … the out-of-town contact for each family member. After a disaster, it might be easier to reach someone who is out-of-town, as the phone system in your local area may be damaged. Make sure … -
2023 IPS Conference 12
… first, and a behavior is something that can change – terms like “drug addict” or “user” imply someone is “something” instead of someone. Source: NHRC Respect to Connect: Undoing Stigma … Samaritan Laws Good samaritan laws are meant to encourage people to: ▪ Call 911 for help when someone overdoses. ▪ Administer naloxone as soon as possible. 44 Good Samaritan Laws 2013 …