Covid-19 Resources
Project Recovery Iowa
Project Recovery Iowa offers free virtual counseling and assistance for all Iowans needing support.
Learn more at www.projectrecoveryiowa.org or connect at the following phone numbers:
Iowa Warm: 1-844-775-9276
Iowa Concern: 800-447-1985
Spanish Line: 531-800-3687
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
With the circulation of COVID increasing after the holidays, make sure to protect yourself and your family against severe illness by getting yourself and your family vaccinated. Stay up to date and get the updated COVID-19 vaccine. Get more information on COVID vaccines.
If you are not feeling well, take precautions. Here are the guidelines for isolation for people with COVID-19.
AARP Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard
The AARP Public Policy Institute, in collaboration with the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University in Ohio, created the AARP Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard to provide four-week snapshots of the virus’ infiltration into nursing homes and impact on nursing home residents and staff, with the goal of identifying specific areas of concern at national and state levels in a timely manner.
Experts Answer Your Questions about the New COVID Booster Vaccine
It is a great time to consider getting the new COVID booster if you are eligible, in order to offer greater protection to you and your family during this holiday season. We’ve heard a lot of questions about the new booster and have asked some experts to respond. Take a look at the following Q and A and consider getting the updated vaccination. Thanks to Iowa Immunizes for gathering the answers.
Conditions of Employment Q&A
We’ve received a number of questions from you the past two years about Conditions of Employment and particularly during the pandemic. We thank Jo Ellen Whitney, Dentons Davis Brown, PC for providing answers to your questions and ours.
View the full Q & A (pdf)
The Vaccine Quest — An Online Learning Adventure
How much do you know about vaccines? No matter where you stand, how would you like to learn more about:
the various parts of the immune system
the 9 different types of vaccines
what happens to vaccine ingredients once they are in your body
how an adverse event and a side effect are different
how to read a scientific study and determine its strength
how humans assess risk
which diseases vaccines provide protection from
The Vaccine Quest is a free online course developed in collaboration with the world's top vaccine and science experts.
The course is open to everyone and suitable for all levels of vaccine knowledge. We hope you will join us on this journey.
Direct Care Workers and Employers Share COVID-19 Concerns (2020)
On the Frontlines of COVID-19 (December 2020)
Direct Care Worker Survey Results
COVID PPE and Testing Update (Oct. 2020)
Direct Care Worker Survey Results (as of 11/16/2020)
Employer Survey Results (as of 11/16/2020)
COVID-19 Check In (July 2020)
Direct Care Worker Survey Results (as of 8.18.20)
Employer Survey Results (as of 8.18.20)
COVID Follow Up
Direct Care Worker Survey Results (as of 6.15.20)
Employer Survey Results (as of 6.15.20)
COVID-19 Testing and Support
DCW Survey Results (as of 5.20.20)
Employer Survey Results (as of 5.20.20)
Childcare Challenges During COVID-19
Direct Care Worker Survey Results
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Concerns and Other Fears