The New Hampshire Stay at Home Order and Distance Learning for Schools is in effect through the remainder of this school year.
With the possibility of the reopening of some businesses, and with the risk of symptomatic and pre-symptomatic transmission, it is essential that we continue to be vigilant with our COVID-19 prevention measures.
Please continue to follow advisories from NH DHHS as follows:
Wear a nonmedical fabric face mask as an additional voluntary measure in public areas where social distancing is hard to maintain, such as in the grocery store or pharmacy. Visit cloth face mask guidance NH DHHS for instructions on face mask placement & removal, and regular washing.
The same hygiene measures apply: don’t touch your face when removing the mask, remove mask from the ear straps, and place it in a paper bag, wash hands, wash mask every time it is used.
Stay at Home except to shop for food and other essentials, or to go to work if you are an essential employee. Please help to protect those who are vulnerable and assist our healthcare workforce by practicing these important measures with your family.
Prevention in the home: If you need to shop or work, wear a fabric face mask, keep a distance of 6-8 feet from any person. Wash hands regularly, particularly when you come in from work or the grocery store.
Clean surfaces once or twice a day, no in-person social gatherings.
Self-Care is a priority as we continue to be separated as a community. It is essential that we keep our minds and bodies healthy as well as monitor those around us who may be struggling and need support. Please visit this brief video from NIMH for strategies on staying mentally healthy and resources for you and your loved ones if needed.
Short video on self care from NIMH
or visit some of the links provided below.
Self-Quarantine: If you are NOT showing signs of illness but have been exposed to a COVID-19 positive person, or a presumed positive infected person, stay at home for 14 days. Self-Quarantine if you have traveled to any of the high-risk areas domestically or internationally within the last two weeks. Contact your health provider to let them know your status.
Self-Isolation: If you think you have COVID-19 infection (you have symptoms), you should self- isolate at home. Most symptoms are mild and can spread out over a 2 week period. If symptoms worsen: increasing fever, cough and shortness of breath, call your health care provider immediately, or 911 if severe.
- Stay home
- Let your physician know you are ill & are self-isolating, and ask about testing
- Keep away from other people in the house as much as possible, at least 6-8 feet apart
- Use a separate bathroom if possible. Disinfect surfaces touched such as doorknobs, light switches, railings, toilet handle.
- If possible, stay in a separate room from others.
- Continue to practice general hygiene measures such as covering cough and sneeze. Washing hands and using hand sanitizer.
If you have mild symptoms, your physician will let you know whether you should be tested or not, and where to get tested. Most people with COVID-19 symptoms can be managed at home, much as you would be managed if you had the flu. Please visit: Caring for Yourself at Home, Preventing Spread of COVID at Home, And Cleaning and Disinfection Guidance for tips on home management.
Instructions on when to discontinue self-isolation after being ill:
- Self-isolate until 7 days have passed since symptoms first appeared
AND
- At least 72 hours (3 days) have passed since recovery, which is defined as resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medication and improvement in respiratory symptoms.
Expect a time frame of about 2 weeks. CDC 7 Day/72 Hour Guide
For student absences from distance learning class, please “call in sick” by emailing Kathy Barth at Kathy.barth@crossroadsacademy.org. If you are willing, please share the symptoms that your child is experiencing. All health information is confidential and will not be shared.
Below is a list of links to use as resources.
- FAQ NHDHHS
- NH Stay at Home Order
- How to prepare for possible illness
- Symptoms to watch for
- Caring for yourself if you are sick and protecting others in your home
- Instructions for Self-Observation, Self-Isolation, Self-Quarantine
- Cleaning and Disinfection Guidance
- CDC 7 Day/72 Hour Guide
- NH DHHS Hotline with COVID_19 questions
- NH DHHS cloth face mask instructions
- Making a facemask from other fabrics
- How to sew a face mask
- NH Food Access Map
- Resources for Vermont Families
- NH Childcare Financial Assistance Benefits
- Vermont Childcare Financial Assistance Benefits
- Family Tool Kit on Corona Virus
- Keeping Peace While Homeschooling Elementary Aged Children
- COVID 1:1 Parenting
- Child Care Resources
- National Institute of mental Health
- Short video on self care from NIMH
- Healthy Habits for Living
- Relax and Unwind Center for your children
- Resources for Managing Stress for Parents and Children
- Managing stress and anxiety around Covid-19
- Talking with Children about COVID 19
- A school nurse video explaining COVID to children
