COVID-19 Community Guidance

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Lucas County COVID Hotline: Dial 419-213-4100 option 1

24/7 United Way 2-1-1 Call Line

• Connect to 2-1-1 for all non-medical related questions.
• Dial 2-1-1 or
• Text your zip code to 898-211
• Chat online at www.211nwo.org

COVID-19 Emotional Support:

• Call 419-442-0580.

24/7 Crisis Text Line:

• Text 4hope to 741-741 to be connected to a crisis counselor.

ZEPF Center:

• Call 419-841-7701

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See the Limited English Proficient (LEP) tab for additional resources in other languages.

Guidance & Resources

• COVID-19 and Flu: Protect Yourself. Prevent the spread
• CDC: How to Protect Yourself
• CDC: What to Do if You Are Sick
• CDC: Cleaning & Disinfection for Households
  • CDC: Cleaning Guidance
• Social Distancing: This is Not a Snow Day
• Park & Playground Guidance
• Communities of Worship Guidance

• Face Covering/Mask Guidance
  • U.S. Surgeon General: How to Make a Face Covering
  • ODH Cloth Face Coverings Checklist (Website)  /  (PDF)
  • TARTA Riders Facial Covering Requirement (4-11-20)
  • How Protective is your face covering/mask? (Click Image Below)
    
• How to Prepare your Home

• • English /  Spanish  /  Arabic  / Chinese

• Symptoms of Coronavirus Disease (COVID) 2019

  • English /  Spanish  /  Chinese
  • The symptom lists above are not all inclusive.
  • Please consult your medical provider or call the COVID-19 helplines for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning.

• Stop the Spread of Germs

  • English /  Spanish  /  Chinese

• If You Have Contact with a Confirmed Case (PDFs)

  • English /  Spanish  /  Arabic  /  Chinese

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Centros para el Control y la Prevencion de Enfermedads
  • Fully Spanish translated CDC website
• Prevención y tratamiento
• 预防与治疗
• CDC Other Language Resources

State of Ohio

• Ohio Department of Health
  • COVID-19 Hotline is staffed with bilingual Spanish interpreters.
  • 1-888-427-5634
• Ohio Commission on Hispanic & Latino Affairs (OCHLA)
  • Resources in English and Spanish

Additional Multilingual Resources and Documents

• Hesperian Health Guides
  • Provides multilingual COVID-19 information guidance
• Switchboard
  • A Round-Up of Multilingual Resources
• Refugee Council USA
  • Stop the Spread of Germs Posters: 
    • Arabic   /   Burmese   /   Chinese   /   Dari   /   English   /   Farsi   /   French   /   Kinyarwanda   /   Pashto   /   Portuguese   /   Russian   /   Spanish   /   Somali   /   Swahili   /   Tigrinya   /   Ukrainian   /   Urdu

According to the 2014 American Community Survey, the most recent year for Limited English Proficient (LEP) community member data, Lucas County has a population of 438,167 with 24,986 individuals who speak a language other than English and 7,105 individuals who are LEP.

The largest LEP populations within Lucas County speak:

• Spanish 2,936
• Chinese 1,060
• Arabic 930

Lucas County is also home to significant numbers of LEP individuals who speak German, Guajarati, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Vietnamese, and various African languages. As a result, translation of documents will be prioritized for Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic and interpretation services will be available in additional languages by language access providers.