UW-Madison Extension Responds to COVID-19 (coronavirus)

The Centers for Disease Control has information on:

• How to Protect Yourself from COVID-19
•  What to Do If You Are Sick
• The Centers for Disease Control Cases and Latest Updates webpage.

Wisconsin Department of Health Services COVID-19 webpage has guidelines for employers, schools and childcare centers, individuals returning from vacation, and other frequently asked questions.

UW-Madison COVID-19 Current Updates webpage.

Requesting an Absentee Ballot in Wisconsin online.

U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Assistance webpage.

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development webpage on Unemployment Benefits during the COVID-19 Emergency.

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Meals for children:

Mr. Young’s Adapted Physical Education Youtube Channel is creating videos about how to have PE at home using materials you have on hand. Mr. Jordan Young is an Adapted PE teacher in La Crosse, WI, but his youtube PE videos can be used by anyone.

Storytime Online has videos of professional actors reading picture books with animated illustrations.

Cosmic Kids Yoga is a free youtube channel that combines storytelling with yoga movements for kids 3+ to get their wiggles out or deal with their anxiety.

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Meals for children:

• Algoma schools https://algomawolves.org/
• Kewaunee schools https://www.facebook.com/KSDStorm/photos/a.738183916287706/2552001104905969/?type=3&theater
• Luxemburg schools http://www.luxcasco.k12.wi.us/district/district-news/lunchduringcovid-19schoolclosure
• Algoma’s North Water Bakery
  https://www.facebook.com/northwaterbakery/photos/a.10151736534361044/10156869046186044/?type=3&theater
• Door County Schools:

Kewaunee County Food Pantry Please also follow their Facebook page for up to date pickup information: https://www.facebook.com/kcfpantry/?hc_location=ufi

Boys & Girls Club

United Way of Door County 

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Algoma Area Chamber of Commerce has compiled a list of restaurants and their hours of operation.

ALGOMA AREA FOOD & DINING GUIDE DURING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

211 for Seniors

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Food Safety Information

Food Safety and COVID-19

Carry Out Food Safety

Fresh produce concerns

Grocery Store Food Safety

Extension State Specialists put together information about:

• Financial Resouces to Get Through COVID-19.
• Navigating Coronavirus for Small Businesses

Learn about if your business qualifies for Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the US Small Business Administration.

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has a list of resources available to Wisconsin businesses from WEDC and other local, state and federal agencies

Kewaunee County Economic Development Corporation has information for businesses in our community
http://kcedc.org/business-resources/information-for-businesses-on-covid-19/

Kewaunee County Salvation Army – Contact Matt Joski at (920) 255-1100 with questions.

The Division of Food and Recreational Safety (DFRS) has discontinued normal inspection activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To ensure that new Bulk Milk Weighers and Samplers (BMWS) are able to sample and pick up milk during this period, the division is adopting a modified version of the BMWS licensing process.

DFRS is committed to working with the industry to find new and creative ways to ship milk during this unique time period. Please review the new process that’s now in place:

Dairy Industry Partners information from DFRS 03242020

Extension’s website on Preparing for COVID-19 on Farms

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COVID-19: I’m a farmer and I am afraid – what are my risks?

A good source of information for farmers, including:

• Farmers are considered essential workers as identified in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) memo https://www.cisa.gov/publication/guidance-essential-critical-infrastructure-workforce
• If you are operating a farm with workers who live and travel from homes and spaces AWAY from the farm, the risks are obviously higher. It is difficult to know and track all places your employees or their family members/friends have been. See additional guidance for farms with non-family employees or others who work on the farm but live elsewhere https://farms.extension.wisc.edu/covid-19-guidance-for-farm-employers/

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Resilient Farms, Families, Businesses & Communities: Responding to Stress

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COVID-19 Strategies for Farmers Markets

Resilient Wisconsin https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p02670.pdf

Fact sheet from Great Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources (GWAAR) on guidance for caregivers during self-isolation: https://gwaar.org/api/cms/viewFile/id/2005926

Fact sheet from Generations United on how grandparents raising grandchildren can adapt to COVID-19: https://www.gu.org/app/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-Fact-Sheet-3-17-20.pdf

Infographic from the North Central Region Aging Network (NCRAN) on maintaining social connection during social distancing: http://www.ncran.org/2020/03/18/maintaining-social-connections-during-social-distancing/

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Staying Calm and Alleviating Fear

20 Second meditations (PDF, 1 page) – Perfect ways to achieve calm in the 20 seconds of washing your hands

Managing Fear and Anxiety(PDF, 2 pages) – How to recognize the many different reactions to the changing situation and ways to deal with them.

Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty

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Advice for navigating COVID-19 with diabetes from the Comprehensive Diabetes Center at the UW-Madison

Fact sheet from Great Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources (GWAAR) on guidance for caregivers during self-isolation: https://gwaar.org/api/cms/viewFile/id/2005926

Fact sheet from Generations United on how grandparents raising grandchildren can adapt to COVID-19: https://www.gu.org/app/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-Fact-Sheet-3-17-20.pdf

Infographic from the North Central Region Aging Network (NCRAN) on maintaining social connection during social distancing: http://www.ncran.org/2020/03/18/maintaining-social-connections-during-social-distancing/

Guidance and resources for families that are experiencing financial impacts: https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/toughtimes/covid-19-financial-resources/

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