[Dpo-officemanagers] Fwd: [iimhl-update] Special Update: Coronavirus/Covid-19 - Issue 3

Mon Mar 16 20:18:34 MDT 2020

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Subject: [iimhl-update] Special Update: Coronavirus/Covid-19 - Issue 3 

From
the IIMHL and IIDL Update List

Update on Coronavirus/Covid-19

Issue 3 - 17th March
2020

“The
best way to find yourself

 is to lose yourself in the service of
others”

Mahatma
Gandhi

This e-bulletin outlines key issues from two main
agencies: World Health Organisation 
(WHO) and Johns Hopkins
University. 

This edition also has information about safe greetings and media resources from New Zealand’s Ministry of Health and Health Promotion Agency.

Other international or national agencies that belong to IIMHL or IIDL have also sent great information in to us. We thank the people who have sent information to us and hope this document is helpful for our IIMHL and IIDL members.

WHO

https://www.who.int/

Situation
report as at 16/3/20

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd

WHO
has partnered with 
the
United Nations
Foundation
and the
Swiss Philanthropy Foundation
to initiate a “Solidarity Fund”. The fund, the first-of-its-kind, enables private individuals, corporations and institutions anywhere in the world to come together to directly contribute to global response
efforts.

https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/13-03-2020-who-un-foundation-and-partners-launch-first-of-its-kind-covid-19-solidarity-response-fund

Johns
Hopkins University

This website is a great resource to help advance the understanding of the virus, inform the public, and brief policymakers in order to guide a response, improve care, and save
lives.

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/

Interactive map of world-wide Covid-19
statistics

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

Mental Health
Europe

As news about coronavirus (COVID-19) dominate the headlines and public concern is on the rise, Mental Health Europe would like to remind all that taking care of your mental health is as important as looking after your physical health. Good mental health and positive wellbeing can help you better cope with the COVID-19 threat and the uncertainty it’s creating. They outline 8 ways to look after your mental
health:

1.   
Seek information from legitimate
sources

2.   
Set limits around media
coverage

3.   
Look after
yourself

4.   
Reach out to others and support people around
you

5.   
Maintain a sense of hope and positive
thinking

6.   
Acknowledge your
feelings

7.   
Take time to talk to children about
Covid-19

8.   
Ask for professional
support.

https://www.mhe-sme.org/covid-19/

Mind
UK

Mind in the UK have put together a very helpful webpage called: “Corona virus and your Wellbeing”.

This page outlines practical ways people who experience mental distress (and anyone who may be feeling anxious) can look after themselves if they are unwell, if they have to work from home and if they have to
self-isolate.

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus-and-your-wellbeing/#collapse832ce

City Mental Health Alliance
UK

This agency has good information on “Supporting colleagues to stay mentally healthy in unusual working conditions” and this document has links to other international and national
agencies.

http://citymha.org.uk/supporting-colleagues-to-stay-mentally-healthy-in-unusual-working-conditions/

The impact on
people

As Dr Manderscheid noted in his Commentary in 2007
‘Preparing for Pandemic Avian Influenza:

“Good mental health is essential for good health. The natural corollary is that there can be no true preparedness without planning for mental health care, with a particular focus on essential personnel.

One of the lessons of managing all crises—wars, pandemics, terror attacks, natural disasters—is that our ability to respond will be predicated upon our ability to keep large populations in good mental health and to mitigate panic while we all ride out the storm. Now is the time to start planning and acting on those plans”.
P.67.

https://www.iimhl.com/files/docs/20200316.pdf

Alternative
ways for greeting people: New Zealand

Note: A ‘hongi’ is a traditional Maori greeting - touching
noses.

Now
we have new ways of greeting people:

https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/16-03-2020/the-world-is-on-fire-my-message-to-new-zealanders-on-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR1z-dk5sMC_fsQc4KR29z66VUn6jeVNy-MaGfsMtJJ9KOdkB33oNA280hE#.Xm7gBsOsG4g.facebook

WHO
posters about greeting people

Poster

Below
is a poster developed by the New York state Department of Health Center for Disability Rights:

Protect yourself from COVID-19 and stop the spread of
germs

Media
messaging

The Ministry of Health and Health Promotion Agency of New
Zealand

The HPA has developed a range of resources for New Zealand/Aotearoa
including:

Here are the assets for
COVID-19.Email
signature

Bus
shelter adverts:Ad
1Ad
2Radio
adverts:Radio ad
1Radio ad 2

Note, the radio adverts can’t be edited or modified. Talent agreements expire March 2021.Digital banners:Banner 1Banner 2Social media images:Image 1Image 2Infosheets:How is COVID-19 spreadHow to protect yourself and othersWhat is contact tracingChildren in self-isolation

You can also download the assets kit here. 

Keep checking back. Further assets will be added as the campaign evolves.

https://www.hpa.org.nz/covid-19

https://www.hpa.org.nz/sites/default/files/COVID-19 Assets Kit 11 Poututerangi 2020.pdf

Government of Canada

A new Coronavirus research process was initiated in Canada culminating in 47 research projects totalling $26.8 million. Two research areas are:

1.    Medical countermeasures research, e.g., transmission and zoonotic source of the 2019-nCov, development and evaluation of diagnostic tools for early case detection and surveillance, and development and evaluation of candidate vaccines, among other areas; and

2.    Social and policy countermeasures research, e.g., examining how individuals and communities understand and react to the disease, and developing strategies to combat misinformation, stigma, and fear, among other areas. 

https://www.canada.ca/en/institutes-health-research/news/2020/03/government-of-canada-invests-27m-in-coronavirus-research--details-of-the-funded-projects.html

Previous Covid-19 e-bulletins:

No. 1   https://www.iimhl.com/files/docs/IIMHL-Updates/20200210.pdf

No. 2   https://www.iimhl.com/files/docs/IIMHL-Updates/20200313.pdf

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