The Nevada COVID-19 Task Force has been established to support a new county-specific approach to the state’s emergency response. The Task Force will ensure statewide adoption. At a minimum, it will be made up of heads of key state agencies, private sector representatives, and local representatives. This task force will be charged with ensuring accountability…

Devices and Connecting to the ‘Net  Connecting Kids – A community coalition called Connecting Kids was formed to ensure that all students across Nevada have equal access to virtual learning for the start of the 2020−2021 school year and to close the technology gap among students who currently do not have access to the internet…

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Local Health Authorities Local Health Authority Name Email Phone Washoe County Health District (Washoe County) Andrea Esp, MPH, CPH, CHES aesp@washoecounty.us 775-326-6042 Carson City Health & Human Services (Carson, Douglas, Lyon and Storey counties) Jeanne Freeman, PhD, CHES jmfreeman@carson.org 775-283-7217 Southern Nevada Health District (Clark County) Jeff Quinn, MPH Karen Donnahie, MHA, RN quinn@snhd.org donnahie@snhd.org…

In early July, a daily press call about Nevada’s COVID-19 status and response was initiated to keep the press and public informed about various issues related to the pandemic. These calls are hosted by Caleb Cage, the Nevada COVID-19 response director, and Julia Peek, deputy administrator of Community Health Services for the Nevada Division of…

Now more than ever, testing for COVID-19 is critical. In Nevada, health officials and professionals are working hard to ensure that anyone who needs a test can get one. It’s the only way we’ll know where the virus is and then arrange resources to slow the spread. COVID-19 data and test results that include people…

Reopening Nevada | Nevada United: Roadmap to Recovery Nevada United: Roadmap to Recovery is designed to build a path forward and safely restart Nevada’s economy.  This roadmap outlines a coordinated, state-specific plan to address the COVID-19 public health and economic crisis. The core guiding principle is that Nevada’s efforts should be “Federally supported, state managed,…

The table below lists press releases from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation related to the COVID-19 pandemic response. Date Title 7/21/2020 Effects of reopening seen across Nevada as approximately half of closed jobs return Nevada Sub-State Labor Market Overview for June 2020 7/16/2020 Quarter Change Could Impact Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Pandemic…

Tips and resources to deal with stress, fear, anxiety and other feelings during COVID-19 response Click here to access mental health fact sheets and shareable informational graphics Nevada 2-1-1 – Call 2-1-1 or go to online to nevada211.org. Nevada 2-1-1 provides information and referrals to health, human and social service organizations. Dialing 2-1-1 in almost…

  Battle Born Medical Corps was created by Governor Sisolak’s Emergency Directive 011 on April 1, 2020 and is intended to relieve anticipated burden placed on active healthcare personnel and facilities by COVID-19. Nevada medical providers, behavioral health providers, healthcare administrators, student practitioners, those who received licensure outside of the US, out-of-state licensed providers, and…