Resources for Families

• How COVID-19 spreads
• Review your symptoms
• Prevention and treatment
• What to do if you are sick 
• Frequently asked questions

Children and Coronavirus

• COVID-19 and Children
• Talking with children about Coronavirus Disease 2019
• Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)

Preventing COVID-19 Spread — How to Protect Yourself and the Community

We all play a role in preserving the health of our families, friends, co-workers and neighbors. There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. As a reminder, the CDC recommends everyday actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases, including:

Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom, before eating, and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.

Stay home when you are sick with respiratory disease symptoms. At the present time, these symptoms are more likely due to influenza or other respiratory viruses than to COVID-19-related virus.

Don’t touch your eyes, nose or mouth, which are the favorite portals of entry for the virus.

Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol when soap and water are not available.

Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash. Using your hands to cover your mouth provides a means to spread the disease when you use door handles, computers, cell phones and other frequently touched surfaces.

Routinely clean frequently touched surfaces and objects.

Routine use of these measures by individuals and their families will increase community readiness to respond to an outbreak and resilience during an outbreak.

The CDC has provided a series of steps on how to prepare and take action before, during and after any community spread of COVID-19.