Monday, March 23, 2020

THD Public Health Emergency Preparedness Update - March 23  5:00 p.m.



March 23, 2020  5:00 p.m. CST



American Public Health Association is hosting a free webinar series from the National Academy of Medicine and APHA on the latest science and strategies.

The Science of Social Distancing: Part 1

March 25, 2020 | 3 – 4:30 p.m. ET


The first COVID-19 Conversations webinar will review how COVID-19 is transmitted, historical lessons from past pandemics, the state of the science on social distancing, and the targeted and layered nature of how social distancing practices are enacted.
The webinar will feature a panel of expert speakers, including:
  • Nancy Messonnier, MD - Director, Center for the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Howard Markel, MD, PhD - George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine and Director of the Center for the History of Medicine, University of Michigan
  • Marc Lipsitch, DPhil - Director, Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health 
  • Mitch Stripling - National Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Planned Parenthood and former assistant commissioner of Agency Preparedness and Response for New York City
Speaker presentations will be followed by a Q&A session with the webinar audience.


211EOK COVID-19 Partner Update


Community Service Council's 211 Eastern Oklahoma serves as a connection hub to resources for people who need help and don't know where to turn. Now, they are fulfilling this vital role as a directory of community resources available and not available during the COVID-19 response in Tulsa County.

Steps they are taking to support are increasing:
  • Community support specialists
  • Maintaining provider updates in their statewide database
  • Maintaining a website listing service providers' modifications or closings
  • Utilizing social media for local emergency updates
  • Increasing support for the Hispanic/Latinx community
  • Built internal dashboard to monitor needs
211 Website

OSDH Hotline

OSDH Website

Guidance Documents


Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has put together documents that can be shared publicly through your agency. We appreciate your effort in communicating this message.
To find accurate information on COVID-19 that is regularly updated, please visit the Tulsa Health Department's COVID-19 webpage.
THD Website

Preventing COVID-19 Spread in Communities

CDC Website

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