Helpful Articles/Additional Resources

• Town of Huntington Crisis Intervention & Food Distribution Sites
  
• NPR: What Parents Can Learn From Child Care Centers That Stayed Open During Lockdowns
• EdWeek: How We Go Back to School - Schedule Options
• NPR: U.S. Pediatricians Call For In-Person School This Fall
• AFT: Safely Reopening America’s Schools and Communities

Statewide and Regional Metrics: You can monitor the COVID19 public health metrics through the NYS Regional Monitoring Dashboard here: https://forward.ny.gov/percentage-positive-results-region-dashboard. Through the county dashboard found here: https://forward.ny.gov/percentage-positive-results-county-dashboard. And through the early monitoring dashboard here: https://forward.ny.gov/early-warning-monitoring-dashboard.

Incoming Travel Advisory: Travelers coming into NY are required to quarantine for 14 days. You may “test out” of the mandatory 14-day quarantine following the guidelines on this webpage: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-travel-advisory#overview. Travelers from states that are contiguous with New York are exempt from the travel advisory, this includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont. The guidance also applies to international travelers coming from any CDC Level 2 or Level 3 Health Notice country. Attached is the detailed guidance document on the incoming travel advisory. Please be sure to read this document thoroughly, especially if you are considering traveling. See Travel Advisory flyer.

COVID Alert NY Phone App: COVID Alert NY is a free download for iPhone and Android smartphones, available from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. COVID Alert NY is the voluntary, anonymous, exposure-notification smartphone app. The app keeps track of when people are close to another app-enabled smartphone using Bluetooth technology.

* The app alerts you if you were in close contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19.
* The app also alerts other app-enabled smartphones if you test positive for COVID-19 and were in close contact with those individuals, based upon your consent to share close contact codes.
* The app allows people to track symptoms and examine trends.
* For more information, please visit this website: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-alert-ny-what-you-need-know