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Jefferson County Public Health <https://www.facebook.com/Jefferson-County-Public-Health-1561800114107492/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARB9q7p9ZFF9x9howHYUIdY6ltz3FnT3l3qAqdd0IunpzHvyDSdFQ_1nENil2OOebk9qL_j_J80IxOonlSFRNiPvdTyhhJ6DosA807p4JtXPfXDUvV5d5AHmTWieIkn2bJf11tmpejkWZ3t7jZpPVNTZ1eEFBZ3c_TKmMYQK6qyuPv2vMavVA1FdYM9I8kfxZElQFy-jKbYUT9a73KbCyM_q-0pHLgA431Lj0UphJhniYwHtg7iF-6f2Go2wNfas3WNcaCbtEQVfn73ZAEOE1WvtQSb5jWBI4P49mWodk3nNannhrwx_sXXC5d7O_bKskq78WP_hkFFz5lILmuI4DAzJ&__xts__%5B1%5D=68.ARAdxrXOZMXqrwuPOBjhlf_8U2FVtgE8DzJsRgWuQOIvX4wPPgox1DPno-hjZpPfDVUEwZ86qg1G1pjQjL8LUwpbcEVqLjD5QuKVXKPIRSd5LVNg3jlOismh1s45ZQ_5ASQpeHXYI81q6dnUY4AZXpqVsS40uID4NxKyT-Bpk6WewPbpLSTcSJWVT8BpqFwtsUS-qlssmyX0f9vogM8VAC6M2et9uvNX6fei7Uhd1ghw5kDjgBrlwDHR4jSI2G01E8FIOHi6HsnD_F4Rd9yMYEWm0j0c_ikrKjIFnOxEWAl7i7_Ajs1ytnp2WgoE-8-sRaT_osT7V58AOlb9JhUB2WWT&__tn__=kC-R&eid=ARBtYYnTI4KBliopcrya1JSOyXtOvbZGCpV2uH4or-RgkpDtk1OKML4LFE3vx9pV41Q_RQGwbgUTW8n7&hc_ref=ARQwmxzSaD2aXyv4dixNzgeY0pki2qpvitajUPdp8DXaqMRmNcQhCwB_d6SwsfxyfXs&fref=nf> March 28, 2020 13:45 From: Christine Estle, JCPH Administrator Hi Jefferson County Iowa Residents, I am responding to your comments and concerns related to COVID-19. First, I want to say, thank you for all you are doing as individuals to keep our community healthy! By staying home, limiting trips and washing your hands, you make a difference. At this time, there are no lab confirmed positive cases in Jefferson County.. However, community spread is in Iowa. People are in self-isolation in Jefferson County. Do not get focused on lab results! I am sharing factual information as of this date and time. I am not spreading fear, I am providing facts. I want to remind everyone that the JCPH Facebook page is NOT the place to enter into negative comments or finger pointing. I am asking everyone to be respectful, if that does not happen, I will turn off the comment option. I want to hear your questions, so we can best serve the residents of Jefferson County. Jefferson County Public Health, Jefferson County Emergency Management, Jefferson County Health Center, and many community partners have been working daily to prepare for and respond to COVID-19. When schools were closed, I made the decision to close the Community Child Care Center. This was to decrease community spread of the virus. I wanted to keep children safe, along with the childcare center staff. I have personally met with our MIU partners. The Board of Health and MIU officials had a special open meeting to discuss COVID-19 preparedness and mitigation. Dr. John Hagelin, MIU president, addressed community concerns with a written statement. Emergency Preparedness Community partners such as: fire, law enforcement, EMA, JCHC, JCPH and facilities providing direct patient/resident care have been meeting on a monthly basis for several years. This large scale pandemic response is new, however, emergency preparedness planning/response is not new. Preparedness response plans are in place by the respective organizations. For patient/resident and staff safety, specific plan details are not public. Plans are guidance, plans will change. Plans may change daily or several times a day, depending on the needed response at a specific time. Testing Information A positive or negative test result does not change the course of treatment. 80% of individuals that become infected with this virus, will not experience significant symptoms. Specimen Collection and Testing are 2 different things. 1.Specimen collections are performed at Jefferson County Health Center, then sent to a lab for testing. Tests are not performed at Jefferson County Health Center at this time. In the future, JCHC may offer on-site testing or drive through testing. 2.Testing guidelines must be followed. Guidelines are provided by the Iowa Department of Public Health and CDC. The state hygienic lab (SHL), is now processing 24/7, results may be available within 24-72 hours. 3. Specimens may be sent to a reference lab. Reference lab results may be available in 5-7 days. 4. While you are waiting on test results, home isolation is required. The more individuals that are tested, the longer it will take to have results and more resources will be used. In Iowa, we have hot-spots of illness. Hot-spots are a priority for testing and resources. Supplies Jefferson County Emergency Manager has requested PPE from state partners. Partial shipment was received on Friday and Jefferson County is due to receive partial shipment today. (Saturday) The Iowa National Guard has been activated and is working on supply delivery. The Iowa State Patrol is also delivering PPE. PPE distribution is a priority to front-line service individuals. Resources: IDPH COVID-19 https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/#Guidance <https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/?fbclid=IwAR22GhllcA6WgsNYrSyK2oYgamyxaXp5XG9M5X98MLsKAfjry98gnoDnY9o#Guidance> CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-nCoV%2Findex.html%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3jliNVYkTuiEEaMEgowjRVwg4wYLcZUgtzaRpb0WreOVBUMn7YFUQHrvI&h=AT1AAu8aHu5VewcQTqrlxp_okXjqsIp5c5SGOJBp9KU-9eF8cXmkyAZrx5nFuqPybYuVVDiVtGU1z0W-kP0C2bDoeRsKXazH0KhfDpzqOuIUh7DJIaNVvAGFWNkco6R7jXs8hgq4_O5Dxg0odp4yfP_-lgcADqoCtH67sp9KI18O1NNr3jX7u7ealaG2LZJ0wTu4Cedi6LT6HL4GYebzkpuIV7YNiNuR0qJ9lZ7wOb3hKWhx-kuoOvCEJowj_H1i25gSZeTa10wnvUrQ200ql7hfII0h5tbWRaY2mpxaOz1yCHhRkn0i6uMVP7V9ftOZ1S6GQ-8TrhEVS4h3MtOL8eTyvJoZuxcS7PL25G1EvtoXboDP3_nOi2RpR-xlvyc51R2mTwNML7RRy3V3r9m64wnwHsAEWAON1pkrvxr4IaaAW9VPUg2vGEpDc8TvmQJT9iuoL63EYDWaQ6LjXo71okz1y7fHH20M41mr0Jf4dzOABUZs0Yjn55-6QQ8Q13bNCHrB7-Mhci-vTOZ0HNalY5OciiCB02e0VyHeT7d9JnmUWsFjODEQ1hL92ME5GG7zacuB-FCTqc6CENivBy208GRw3YG5cNLV33qHM9XsZ7N8w9SW_37DmFmVbeEq5LK7_Q> Jefferson County Health Center COVID-19 Hotline is available between 7AM and 5PM, 7 days a week, at: 641-469-4180 Iowa Department of Public Health 2-1-1 COVID-19 hotline is available Thank you, Chris Estle
