The following documents, templates, and other resources local health departments may find useful in their efforts to address COVID-19. KDHE has many more supporting documents at: http://www.kdheks.gov/coronavirus

Frequently asked questions regarding Kansas Essential Functions can be found with answers here: https://governor.kansas.gov/kansas-essential-functions-faq/

Vaccine Resources

COVID-19 vaccine resources can be found on our general vaccine resources page here.

Omicron Variant of COVID-19

KDHE press release regarding the variant can be found here.

Answers to tough questions about the Omicron variant can be found here.

Templates/Samples

Initial Outreach Script: KDHE script on how to complete an initial outreach call.

Quarantine Script: KDHE script on how to complete end of quarantine.

Monitoring Script: KDHE script on how to complete monitoring.

Voicemail Script: KDHE script on how to leave a voicemail during initial outreach.

Motel Agreement: A sample memorandum of agreement for a county to arrange for quarantining individuals at a hotel/motel. From Seward County.

School Matrices: Several examples on the gating criteria for when students will be in-person, hybrid, or online-only for their learning. These examples come from Johnson County, Anchorage (Alaska), CDC, the White House, Duval County (Florida), and Fulton County Schools (Georgia). Reminder that these examples are not endorsed by KDHE and may require modification to work properly for your county/school district(s).

Templates for workers/employers/travelers: A mix of templates (all in one Word file) covering work restrictions, release from quarantine, isolation letter (no testing performed), release from isolation, no restrictions, and traveler’s quarantine email notification.

Guidance for LTCF (Long Term Care Facility) Visitation: From Harvey County.

Template employer letter: From KDHE. This letter is for quarantine based on exposure to a positive case.

Sample press release for when the first COVID-19 cases are released from quarantine: From Clay County.

Emergency business closure order template: From KDHE

Press release template for first COVID-19 death: From the KDEM PIO resources.

Child Care Facilities order: Sample order from Riley County regarding requirements for child-care facilities as applied in conjunction with EO 20-16.

Template to create a stay-at-home order: KALHD template modeled on Johnson County’s order.

Draft isolation order: From Shawnee County Health Department.

Draft quarantine order: From Shawnee County Health Department.

Sample school closing letter: Directed to the citizens. From Riley County Health Department.

Sample press release: For a first positive case of COVID-19, from KDHE.

Sample letter to excuse quarantined individual from work: From Stanton County.

Order to restrict public gatherings: From Sedgwick County Health Department.

Medical consultant contract: From Harper County.

Resolution to appoint local health officer: From Barton County.

Movie theatre/live performance guidance: From California.

Doctor’s note to excuse COVID-19 PUI from work: From New York City.

ICS 214: Unit Log

ICS 214: Activity Log

Emergency public health order: From Geary County.

Template to prohibit/restrict public gatherings: From Rawlins County.

Coronavirus response campaign toolkit: From the Ad Council.

Guidance & Worksheets

Guide to Defending Quarantine and Isolation Orders: From the Kansas Association of Counties, this guidance document walks through steps to follow in preparing to defend an isolation/quarantine order being challenged in court.

Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas: This is the State of Kansas plan on phased reopening.

Procedure masks versus N95 masks: From NETEC. Single-page PDF visual guide.

Guidance for Food Service Establishments: From the Kansas Department of Agriculture. This is specific to re-opening during Phase One of the Ad Astra Plan to Re-open Kansas.

COVID-19 in Long-term and Residential Care Settings: This is a PDF of a PowerPoint template used on a 4/29/2020 webinar.

COVID-19 Case Investigation Training: This is a PDF of a PowerPoint presentation from KDHE.

COVID-19 Contact Investigation Training: This is a PDF of a PowerPoint presentation from KDHE.

Shopping for food during the COVID-19 pandemic: Consumer information from the FDA (in English and Spanish).

A guide for REALTORS: COVID-19 guidance for realtors, from the National Association of Realtors (4-7-2020).

Opening America: CMS recommendations to re-open facilities to provide non-emergent non-COVID-19 healthcare.

FEMA’s website

Sedgwick County drive-thru COVID-19 testing documents:

Graduation ceremony guidance: From Harvey County.

Roadmap for resuming elective surgery after COVID-19: Joint statement from the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, and the American Hospital Association.

Public Health Principles for a Phased Reopening During COVID-19: Guidance for governors from Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.

COVID-19 investigation progress: Graphic file from Saline County.

Drive-thru COVID-19 testing plan: From Linn County.

Checklist for contact and case investigation: From KDHE. This references several other documents, as follows:

Isolation & quarantine release graphic: From KDHE.

Home isolation guidance: For household members and caregivers.

Home isolation guidance: For PUI.

School illness absenteeism report form: From USD 305.

COVID-19 contact investigation worksheet

Johnson county’s stay-at-home order (3/22/2020)

Sumner county’s stay-at-home order

Doniphan county’s stay-at-home order

FAQ on a health officer’s order: From Geary County

Executive Orders

Governor Kelly’s executive orders relating to COVID-19 can be found here.

COVID-19 Supplemental Funding Documents

COVID-19 Progress Report: Excel spreadsheet

COVID-19 Guidance Document: PDF document

Budget form: For LHDs and tribes (Word file).

Budget narrative: For LHDs and tribes (Excel file).

Supplemental Allocations: A list of the local COVID-19 Supplemental Funding awards.

CDC Resources

CDC Print Resources: Includes guidance for travelers, PPE usage, specific health-care settings such as dialysis clinics, etc.

Guidance for large/extended families living in the same household (English)

What to do if you are sick (English) (Amharic) (Arabic) (Burmese) (Dari) (Farsi) (French) (Haitian Creole) (Nepali) (Pashto) (Russian) (Simplified Chinese) (Somali) (Spanish) (Swahili) (Tigryna) (Ukrainian) (Vietnamese)

What you should know about COVID-19 to protect yourself and others (English) (Spanish) (Simplified Chinese)

Social media toolkit (Spanish available)

Radio public service announcements (English and Spanish)

Spanish YouTube videos: This is a playlist.

“Stop The Spread” poster in Amharic: Amharic is the official language spoken in Ethiopia.

“What to do if you are sick” poster in Amharic: Amharic is the official language spoken in Ethiopia.

Mental Health Resources for the Community

Mental health resources

How to talk to your kids about coronavirus: From PBS Kids.

Manage anxiety & stress: From CDC.

Apps for depression/anxiety

Taking care of your mental health in the face of uncertainty: From the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Oral Health Resources

Consumer Guide to Dental Visits After COVID Outbreak: From Oral Health Kansas.

Resources for Re-Opening Dental Offices: From Oral Health Kansas.

Consumer Dental Care During COVID-19: From Oral Health Kansas, in English.

Consumer Dental Care During COVID-19: From Oral Health Kansas, in Spanish.

Scoreboards

Social distancing scoreboard

Retail impact scoreboard