Please note that, per our Public Works Department, playgrounds are still closed, and all related play will be at your own risk.
**The National Council for Safety, Protection and Wellness has received many requests for information on how to help the elderly sector with communication, grocery delivery, home care, and health monitoring. They have put together
this guide which provides practical apps for seniors, tech-savvy or not, along with setup assistance.
The CT Department of Public Health is asking for our help with getting word out about the app, “How We Feel”. As we begin to re-open Connecticut, this app will allow public health officials to monitor data and see where hot spots are occurring. Governor Lamont is asking every person to pick up their phone and download the "How We Feel" app. This app can be used on either iOS or Android.
Please see the following news brief regarding this app.
The “
How We Feel” app allows individuals in the U.S. to quickly self-report age, gender, zip code, symptoms, health conditions, and testing results. It does not ask users for a name, phone number or email address, and it leverages “differential privacy” techniques led by
Gary King, Weatherhead University Professor at Harvard University, to make data available to researchers while protecting participants’ individual identities. King, who is also the Director for the
Institute for Quantitative Social Science at
Harvard University, is a member of the team that developed How We Feel.
The app prompts users to share how they’re feeling. If users feel healthy, they report that; if users report that they’re feeling unwell, they will be asked to share their symptoms and health conditions. A daily check-in can be completed in as little as 30 seconds.
Check this link for more information.
Johnson Memorial Hospital, a member of Trinity Health of New England, has opened a drive-through mobile center to test patients for COVID-19. The mobile test site is open 9:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, with the potential to expand the hours of operation as needed. It is located at 201 Chestnut Hill Road, Stafford Springs, directly in front of the Main Hospital at the Community Medical Education Center.
Those seeking a COVID-19 screening at the mobile clinic site must have a physician’s order and proper identification. The screening process will be conducted by trained clinicians, who will be taking all the necessary precautions to protect themselves and patients. Patients will be asked to keep their windows up for the majority of their drive through the mobile clinic.
