This toolkit provides health education specialists and other healthcare workers in hospital systems and community hospitals COVID-related materials for their communities and patients. The toolkit includes flyers and posters on COVID-19 facts, symptoms, public health mitigation efforts, testing, and contact tracing. All resources focus on a general population unless otherwise indicated. We have included materials in various languages when available. The toolkit is organized into six sections:
- COVID-19 Vaccines
- COVID-19 Facts
- Stop the Spread
- COVID-19 Testing Information
- Contact Tracing
- Coping with COVID-19/Mental Health Resources
In addition, please visit the COVID-19 Testing Locator, a national resource for information on testing sites around the country, including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The testing site locator link is included on GNYHA’s Health Information Tool for Empowerment (HITE) website, an online directory of over 5,700 free and low-cost health and social services available in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County.
Section 1: COVID-19 Vaccines
For Health Care Workers
Greater New York Hospital Association
- COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet [8.5×11”] [11×17”]
- COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ [8.5×11”]
- COVID-19 Vaccine Flyer [8.5×11”] [11×17”]
- Model Letter to Healthcare Workers
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkit
- Six strategies for immunization coordinators to build vaccine confidence within their health system or clinic
- Communications and Confidence Readiness Checklist
- The COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Conversation Starter
- Vaccinate with Confidence
- Answering Your Questions About the New COVID-19 Vaccines
- Quick Answers for Healthcare Professionals to Common Questions People May Ask about COVID-19 Vaccines
- Three Reasons Why You Were Given Top Priority to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19
- Why Get Vaccinated?
- Post Vaccine Considerations for Healthcare Personnel
- The Importance of COVID-19 Vaccination for Healthcare Personnel
- Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination
- Answering Patients’ Questions
- Making a Strong Recommendation for COVID-19 Vaccination
- Understanding and Explaining mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
For the General Public
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- What to Expect at Your Appointment to Get Vaccinated for COVID-19
- What to Expect after Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine
- 8 Things to Know about the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program
- Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines
- How CDC Is Making COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations
- Ensuring COVID-19 Vaccines Work
New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project
- Talking to Family and Friends about COVID-19 Vaccination
- Vaccine Approval in the United States
- Vaccines are Essential to Preventive Care and Public Health
- Examples of Lifesaving Vaccines Throughout History
Section 2: COVID-19 Facts
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- What you should know about COVID-19
- Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Cape Verdean Creole, Chuukese, Dari, Farsi, French, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Karen, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Korean, Lao, Marshallese, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian (Bosnia), Somali, Swahili, Tagalog, Thai, Tongan, Tigrinya, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Symptoms of Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Cape Verdean Creole, Chuukese, Dari, Farsi, French, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Karen, Khmer, Korean, Kinyarwanda, Kunama, Lao, Marshallese, Nepali, Oromo, Pashto, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian (Bosnia), Simplified Chinese, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Thai, Tigrinya, Tongan, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Symptoms of COVID-19 (as chart compared to flu and other illnesses)
New Jersey Department of Health
New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Is it Flu or COVID-19? (English)
Section 3: Stop The Spread
World Health Organization
- Protect others from getting sick: Wash your hands
- Protect others from getting sick: When coughing and sneezing
- Home care for people with suspected or confirmed COVID-19: For ill people
- Home care for people with suspected or confirmed COVID-19: For all members of the household
- Home care for people with suspected or confirmed COVID-19: For caregivers
- How to wear a non-medical fabric mask safely
- How to wear a medical mask safely
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Stop the spread of germs
- Spanish, French, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Russian, Swahili, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Korean, Burmese, Haitian Creole, Nepali, Pashto, Somali, Swahili, Tigrinya, Amharic, Chuukese, Hebrew, Karen, Kinyarwanda, Kunama, Marshallese, Oromo, Portuguese, Tagalog, Thai, Tongan, Yiddish, Lao, Khmer
- Key Times to Clean and Disinfect Your Home
- Prevent the spread of COVID-19 if you are sick
- Spanish, French, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Russian, Swahili, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Burmese, Haitian Creole, Nepali, Pashto, Somali, Swahili, Tigrinya, Amharic, Karen, Kinyarwanda, Korean, Kunama, Oromo, Portuguese, Tagalog, Thai, Lao, Serbian (Bosnia), Khmer
- Symptoms of COVID-19
- 10 things you can do to manage your COVID-19 symptoms at home
- Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Dari, Farsi, French, Haitian-Creole, Karen, Kinyarwanda, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Swahili, Tigrinya, Ukrainian, Lao, Khmer
- Important information about face coverings
- Please wear a cloth face covering
- How to safely wear and take off a face covering
- Help protect yourself and others from COVID-19
- Quarantine vs Isolation
- How to protect yourself and others
- What you can do if you are at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19
- Cover coughs and sneezes
- Audience: Children
- Slow the spread of COVID-19
- Audience: College Students
- Slow the spread of COVID-19
- Audience: High School Students
- Help protect yourself and others in a public setting
- Cloth face covering do’s and don’ts
- DO Choose Masks That
- DO NOT Choose Masks That
- How to Take Off a Mask
- Cover Coughs and Sneezes (for children)
- Getting ‘Back to Normal’ Is Going to Take All of Our Tools
New York State Department of Health
- Protect yourself from COVID-19 and stop the spread of germs
- Attention all patients: Stop if you have…
- Face masks and coverings for COVID-19
- Deaf or hard of hearing patient symptom check card for patient use
- How to Put on a Face Covering
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Face covering FAQ
- Social distance
- COVID-19 hotel program flyer *Updated 8-20-2020
- How to Put on a Face Covering
- Wash your hands
New York City Health + Hospitals
New Jersey Department of Health
- How to take your oral temperature
- Face coverings
- Mask up
- Assessing your risk while participating in activities
- Do the 5 – Help stop COVID-19
- COVID-19 Quarantine Recommendations and Options
New Jersey Department of Human Services
Rhode Island Department of Health
- Reopening RI: Advisory regarding face coverings and cloth masks
- 10 common summer activities and ways to reduce your risk
- Wearing a face covering in the summer
- Isolation vs quarantine and what to do if entering/re-entering from out of state
- What to do after extended exposure at public gathering
- Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing face covering communication tips
- Wear a mask that protects you and others (Google Drive folder with posters in multiple languages)
- Available languages: Cape Verdean Creole, Simplified Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Kinyarwanda, Lao, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, Arabic, Khmer
- Quarantine requirements
Section 4: COVID-19 Testing Information
Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- What your test results mean
- What your test results mean
- Audience: High school students
- What your test results mean
- Audience: College students
New York State Department of Health
- COVID-19 Testing Next Steps
- SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic Testing
- NYS COVID-19 Antibody Testing System (NYSCATS) Access and Navigation FAQ
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
New York City Health + Hospitals
New Jersey Department of Health
- COVID-19 Antibody Testing
- Instructions for Persons Who Test Positive for COVID-19
- Instructions for Persons Who Test Negative for COVID-19
- How Soon after COVID-19 Exposure Should I Get Tested?
Rhode Island Department of Health
- 10 tips for at-home quarantine and self-monitoring (Google Drive folder with posters in multiple languages)
- Available languages: Arabic, Cape Verdean Creole, Simplified Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Swahili
- COVID-19 testing in Rhode Island (Google Drive folder with posters in multiple languages)
- Available languages: Arabic, Cape Verdean Creole, Simplified Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Lao, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili
- Free COVID-19 testing
Section 5: Contact Tracing Information
New York State Department of Health
New York City Health + Hospitals
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rhode Island Department of Health
New Jersey Department of Health
Section 6: Coping with COVID-19/Mental Health Resources
World Health Organization
- Coping with stress during the COVID-19 outbreak
- Helping children cope with stress during the 2019-nCOV outbreak
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- First Responders: Care for Yourself
- Clinicians: Care for Yourself
- Parents: Care for Yourself
- Critical Workers: Care for Yourself
- Care for yourself one small way each day
New York State Department of Health
Emotional Support Helpline Posters:
- Parents
- Dealing with Isolation
- It’s Okay
- Mental Wellness
- Feeling Overwhelmed
- Feeling Overwhelmed, Version 2
- Frontline Workers
- Healthcare Workers
- Coping with Grief
- Supporting Others through Grief
- After a Disaster Self Care Tips for Dealing with Stress
- Alcohol, medication, and drug use after a disaster
- A Guide for Older Adults
- Anniversary Reactions to a Traumatic Event
- The Long-term Impact of a Traumatic Event
For Children
- After a Disaster: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
- Moving Back Home – Some Things to Keep in Mind for Children
- Reaction of Children to a Disaster
- After a Disaster What Teens Can Do