Where should I go for current, reliable and accurate COVID-19 Information ?

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Mar 17, 2020, 4:28:13 PM3/17/20
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Colour of Change Network members - with a very real interest in the heath and well-being of all members of our diverse communities in mind - and with thanks to Social Planning Toronto ( though apologising at the same time for the Toronto-centric elements of the resource ! ) - please find below some useful, relevant and valuable reference information regarding COVID-19 - and attached ( again ) our Open Statement regarding COVID-19 and our shared principles !

Keep well all - michael

Social Planning Toronto

From the news to social media, information on COVID-19 is coming at us at a sometimes frantic pace.

To avoid the fear and panic that misinformation can cause, it's important to rely on reputable and credible sources for accurate information. We recommend beginning with municipal, provincial, and federal public health bodies.

City of Toronto/Toronto Public Health

Twitter

COVID-19 Resource Hub

Links to updates from Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Eileen de Villa. Also lists affected City services, offers travel and health advice (including a link to the Ontario Ministry of Health’s self-assessment tool), and provides information on organizations and events and on economic support and recovery.

Press Conferences

City of Toronto press conferences are live-streamed and archived on YouTube

Toronto Public Health Hotline

Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Telephone: 416 338 7600
TTY: 416 392 0658
Email: Public...@toronto.ca

311 Toronto

Contact if you have questions about City services and closures.

Online: toronto.ca/home/covid-19/
Telephone: 311 (outside City limits: 416 392 2489)
TTY: 416 338 0889
Email: 3...@toronto.ca

 

Province of Ontario

Ontario Ministry of Health

Twitter

English
Français

COVID-19 Resource Hub

Updated every day, seven days a week, at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET.

Resources including an information sheet available in multiple languages. Visit for news of cases and affected areas in Ontario, information on coronaviruses and COVID-19 specifically, information on how to protect yourself and on symptoms and treatment, and guidelines for travellers returning from affected areas.

Public Health Ontario

COVID-19 Resource Hub

Most resources are targeted to health care providers, but a collection of fact sheets on self-monitoring and self-isolation in multiple languages (English, Simplified Chines, Farsi, Italian, and Korean) may be of use to community organizations.

Excerpt from How to Self-Monitor fact sheet in Farsi.

Telehealth Ontario

Call if you develop symptoms.

Telephone: 1 866 797 0000

 

Government of Canada/Public Health Agency of Canada

Twitter

English 
Français

Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam on Twitter:
English
Français

COVID-19 Resource Hub

Visit for updates, travel advice, preparation advice, information on symptoms and treatment and prevention and risk, FAQ, guidance for communities, and fact sheets and infographics.

 

International:

US Centers of Disease Control

Twitter

English

COVID-19 Resource Hub 

Learn how to protect yourself and prepare your family, and find updates, resources for businesses and employers and schools and child care, and sign up for email updates.

Of interest to community and faith-based organizations: cleaning and disinfection recommendations and a checklist to protect the health of those you serve and staff in your care.

 

World Health Organization (United Nations' health agency)

Twitter

English (although they retweet resources in multiple languages)

COVID-19 Resource Hub

Find rolling updates and situation reports, travel advice, information on how to protect yourself, and FAQ. You can even donate to a COVID-19 "Solidarity Response Fund."

 

Mental Health Supports

In this stressful time it’s vital to also monitor and look after your mental wellbeing. If you need help dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, etc., call 311 or visit this web page for information on non-crisis mental health services.

The City of Toronto offers this advice if you need urgent medical or psychiatric attention, need help in an emergency or are in crisis:

  • Visit your local emergency department, general hospital or call 911
  • Contact a nurse at Telehealth Ontario by dialing 1 866 797 0000
  • Contact a distress centre in Ontario near you. Distress or crisis phone lines are open 24 hours a day. Crisis hotlines offer free, confidential and anonymous telephone counselling and information. 311 has a list here

Stay well! Be kind to yourself (and others).

 

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michael kerr
Coordinator
Colour of Poverty - Colour of Change
# 505 - 123 Edward St.
Toronto, Ontario  M5G 1E2  Canada
Phone - 416-966-3882
Fax - 416-971-6780
E-mail - kerr.m...@gmail.com

Web-site - www.colourofpoverty.ca
Colour of Change Network - https://groups.google.ca/group/ColourofChangeNetwork
YouTube Channel - www.youtube.com/colourofpoverty
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michael kerr
Coordinator
Colour of Poverty - Colour of Change
# 1701 - 180 Dundas St. W.
Toronto, Ontario  M5G 1Z8  Canada
Ph. 416-966-3882
Fax 416-971-6780
E-mail - colouro...@gmail.com

Web-site -
www.colourofpoverty.ca
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YouTube Channel - www.youtube.com/colourofpoverty
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