COVID-19 Info Provided To Mobile Home Park Communities
June 2, 2020 at 2:00 a.m.
COVID-19 Info Provided To Mobile Home Park Communities
By Amanda [email protected]
The public education idea came to be after Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer heard from the Kosciusko Health Department on Friday that there were issues in the mobile home areas in the county when it comes to testing positive for the virus.
One side of the doorhanger is in English; the other, in Spanish. At the top, it reads: “COVID-19 is in your neighborhood,” and “Your neighborhood is at a higher risk for contracting COVID-19,” then goes on to list ways to keep the neighborhood safe, where people can get tested locally and a phone number to call with questions.
Thallemer said there’s around 3,000 mobile homes in the county, and roughly a 10 to 12% Hispanic population in the county.
Thallemer said he and several local Latino community groups met via Zoom on Friday and discussed ways to help distribute information to both English and Spanish-speaking citizens.
“It’s public education, and it just includes basic information that was put together for us by the Kosciusko County Health Department,” Thallemer said. “I was just made aware by the health department that there was a concern, primarily with the trailer parks, and obviously we felt the bilingual approach was the best way to go about it.”
The group of Spanish-speaking volunteers answered the call to help by meeting at WWFT Station #2 Monday afternoon and then dispersed to area mobile home parks.
WWFT Chief Mike Wilson said those folks were just asked to help and be on-hand in case people had questions and didn’t speak English.
Over the weekend, KCHD reported 39 new cases and the second death. The department also set up a COVID-19 assistance number at 574-372-3509 for Spanish speakers.
KCHD encourages individuals who have been exposed, are experiencing symptoms, have serious health conditions, the elderly, Hispanics and African Americans to get tested. Individuals do not have to disclose immigration status to get tested.
Testing is available at MedStat, Warsaw; MedStat, Syracuse; MedStat, Nappanee; Physicians Urgent Care, Warsaw; and the Indiana State Department of Health Optum Testing Site in Elkhart, which is free of charge to Hoosiers.
Anyone needing to register for testing can visit lhi.care/covidtesting or call 888-634-1116.
The public education idea came to be after Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer heard from the Kosciusko Health Department on Friday that there were issues in the mobile home areas in the county when it comes to testing positive for the virus.
One side of the doorhanger is in English; the other, in Spanish. At the top, it reads: “COVID-19 is in your neighborhood,” and “Your neighborhood is at a higher risk for contracting COVID-19,” then goes on to list ways to keep the neighborhood safe, where people can get tested locally and a phone number to call with questions.
Thallemer said there’s around 3,000 mobile homes in the county, and roughly a 10 to 12% Hispanic population in the county.
Thallemer said he and several local Latino community groups met via Zoom on Friday and discussed ways to help distribute information to both English and Spanish-speaking citizens.
“It’s public education, and it just includes basic information that was put together for us by the Kosciusko County Health Department,” Thallemer said. “I was just made aware by the health department that there was a concern, primarily with the trailer parks, and obviously we felt the bilingual approach was the best way to go about it.”
The group of Spanish-speaking volunteers answered the call to help by meeting at WWFT Station #2 Monday afternoon and then dispersed to area mobile home parks.
WWFT Chief Mike Wilson said those folks were just asked to help and be on-hand in case people had questions and didn’t speak English.
Over the weekend, KCHD reported 39 new cases and the second death. The department also set up a COVID-19 assistance number at 574-372-3509 for Spanish speakers.
KCHD encourages individuals who have been exposed, are experiencing symptoms, have serious health conditions, the elderly, Hispanics and African Americans to get tested. Individuals do not have to disclose immigration status to get tested.
Testing is available at MedStat, Warsaw; MedStat, Syracuse; MedStat, Nappanee; Physicians Urgent Care, Warsaw; and the Indiana State Department of Health Optum Testing Site in Elkhart, which is free of charge to Hoosiers.
Anyone needing to register for testing can visit lhi.care/covidtesting or call 888-634-1116.
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