PREPARE AND PREVENT
COVID, COLD & THE FLU
The season of colds, flu, and yes even Covid, is upon us. While the mandates for Covid have been lifted, the threat of these virus are still present in our communities.
The Brown's Creek District remains concerned about the health and well being of our DIstrict members and their families. We have now entered a time where colds, the flu, pneumoia, and yes Covid (it's still among us) will be on the rise. We can't emphasize enough the importance of getting vaccinated for the flu and Covid (whether your first vaccine or any of the available boosters). While the vaccination does not prevent a person from getting the Covid virus again, it does help to lessen the impact and potentially prevent hospitalization.
When it comes to the flu, the following tips and resources will help you learn about actions you can take to protect yourself and others from flu and help stop the spread of germs.
1. Avoid close contact.
2. Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick too.
3. Stay home when you are sick.
4. If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. This will help prevent spreading your illness to others.
5. Cover your mouth and nose.
6. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing.
7. Wearing a mask won't hurt It may prevent those around you from getting sick.
8. Flu viruses spread mainly by droplets made when people with flu cough, sneeze or talk.
9. Clean your hands.
10 Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Handwashing: Clean Hands Save Lives
Tips on hand washing and using alcohol-based hand sanitizers - It’s a SNAP Toolkit: Handwashing
Hand washing resources from the It’s A SNAP program, aimed at preventing school absenteeism by promoting clean hands. From the School Network for Absenteeism Prevention, a collaborative project of the CDC, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the American Cleaning Institute.
1. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces at home, work or school, especially when someone is ill.
2. Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat nutritious food.
3. Practice other good health habits.
Germs can be spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
Moderator Watson and his team are continually monitoring the state of cold, flu and Covid virus data pertinent to the functioning of the District. To insure that the District is staying up to date, our Health & Wellness Ministry Leader, Dr. Marshall Banks serves as the point of contact for helping to meet the medical health and safety needs of the District.
It is the goal of the Brown's Creek District to cooparatively work with the local health department, our city, county, and state leaders, to insure that our members and their families remain as healthy as possible. With guidance from the CDC, we try to disseminate pertinent information to insure not only the safety of our members, families, and friends, but also the community as a whole. Information on this page will change as warranted to keep you updated with the most up-to-date.
FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS
For now, we are abiding by the guidelines each individual church has in place with regards to mask requirements (even though the mandate has been lifted) and any other preventive measures for the protection of their congregations. Should any viral outbreak facilitate the need for DIstrict intervention and/or assistance, that will be the time such decisios will be made in conjuntion with the District's pastors.
FROM BCDA DISASTER RELIEF
Wipes, hand sanitizer, masks, and other sanitizing preventive supplies are still available for the district churches from the District's Disaster Relief Ministry. Contact Ministry Leader, Rev. Ernest Polk.
HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW THAT YOU SHOULD STILL KNOW ABOUT COVID 19 AND ITS VARIANTS
How are quarantine and isolation different during COVID-19 and it's variants?
Isolation is used to separate people infected with the virus (those who are sick with COVID-19 and those with no symptoms) from people who are not infected. People who are in isolation should stay home until it’s safe for them to be around others. In the home, anyone sick or infected should separate themselves from others by staying in a specific “sick room” or area and using a separate bathroom (if available). The flu, on the other hand, should also be treated with care as it is also easily spreadable.Isolation -
Quarantine is used to keep someone who might have been exposed to COVID-19 away from others. Quarantine helps prevent spread of disease that can occur before a person knows they are sick or if they are infected with the virus without feeling symptoms. People in quarantine should stay home, separate themselves from others, monitor their health, and follow directions from their state or local health department. While the length of isolation time has been shortened, it is remains a good idea to watch your symptoms to insure whether or not it's okay for your to among others.
Click on the link below for additional information from the State of Tennessee.
Continue to check back regularly to this page for updates.
Community Resources
The Brown's Creek District wants to be a source to connect its member churches, families, and friends to valuable community resources. These resources provide information and connections to assistance designed to meet the needs of the community.
