COVID-19: Facts and Community Resources
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updated April 19, 2022
Current recommendations
Infographic from Ohio Department of Health: What to do if you are exposed to or have COVID-19 [pdf]
Vaccine info for Ohio
Visit the Ohio Department of Health's vaccine page to find providers by county or zipcode and access links to registration pages. vaccine.coronavirus.ohio.gov
- Current recommendations for fully vaccinated people
- Covid-19 Vaccines for Children & Teens (CDC recommendations)
- COVID-19 Vaccines Will Soon Be Available to Ohioans Ages 5-11 Years Old (Ohio Dept. of Health, Nov. 2, 2021)
- Ohio's centralized scheduling website: Get the Shot
Free Bus Rides to Vaccination Appointments
- Regular routes, simply show proof of an appointment
- Not on a bus route, call (937) 425-8300, option #6 to schedule a trip.
COVID Home Test Kits
Ohio Department of Health distributes of COVID Home Test Kits to our location when tests are available. Check current availability at Wright Library.
Residential households in the U.S. can order sets of 4 free at-home tests from USPS.com. (If you already ordered one set, you are eligible for a second set now.) Place your order at USPS.com
Find other testing centers using the ODH COVID-19 Dashboard
Local Information | Oakwood, Dayton, Montgomery County
- Data: Track the spread in Montgomery County - from USAFacts.org
- COVID-19 school year guidelines - from Oakwood City School District
- COVID-19 Data & Notifications of Cases - from Oakwood City Schools
- PHDMC Coronavirus Updates - Public Health, Dayton & Montgomery County
Statewide Information | Ohio
1-833-4-ASK-ODH
- Data: State of Ohio COVID-19 Dashboard - from Ohio Department of Health
- Ohio DOH Coronavirus Resource Portal - from Ohio Department of Health
- Public Health Orders - from Ohio Department of Health
- Ohio Legal Help - Health and Public Benefits page
- Staying Connected Check-in Service - a free, daily check-in by phone for Ohioans age 60 or older. This service can also connect you with aging network information and support.
National and Global Information
- Choosing Safer Activities guide (CDC)
- Data: IHME Projections - Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, an independent population health research center at UW Medicine, part of the University of Washington
- Data: Map of COVID Cases - from the Coronavirus Resource Center, Johns Hopkins University
- Health Topics: Coronavirus Infections - overview about general coronaviruses with special information on COVID-19, from Medline Plus
- Consumer Recommendations - from Consumer Reports
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - from CDC
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak - from World Health Organization
- New York Times Coronavirus updates - get free unlimited New York Times access through Wright Library
Mental Health Information
1-877-275-6364 - OhioMHAS Help Line | Ohio Crisis Text Line: Text keyword "4HOPE" to 741 741
- Coping with COVID-19 Anxiety- from ODH, suggestions for dealing with the stress and mental toll of the outbreak