Jennie Schoeppe, MSPT, MPH

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Health Promotion Coordinator III

Liaison to FQHC and Homeless Service Provider partners

Network, Communicable Disease Control

www.tpchd.org

COVID-19 is affecting our work.
Your health and our staff’s health are our top priorities. Many of our staff are responding to the outbreak and others are working remotely to serve your needs. You will likely experience slower-than-normal response times for requests not related to COVID-19.

Many of our services are available online.

For more information, please read our blog or visit tpchd.org.

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From: Jennie Schoeppe
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 1:42 PM
To: fullcoalition@list.pchomeless.org
Cc: Jennie Schoeppe <JSchoeppe@TPCHD.ORG>; Isiah Cocroft <ICocroft@tpchd.org>; Abraham Acosta <aacosta@tpchd.org>; Adrianna Milton (Nativity House) <adriannam@ccsww.org>; Alan Brown <Alanb@ccsww.org>; Alonso Baylor (KWA) <abaylor@kwacares.org>; Altheimer Church shelter <altheimerc@comcast.net>; Amber Rowe-Mosley (Arlington) <amberrowe@seattleymca.org>; Anne Fresnares (Adams St.) <annef@trm.org>; Avriel Burlot (New Directions) <aburlot@communityyouthservices.org>; Ben Feldbush (CLR-HYPE) <bfeldbush@cmhshare.org>; Bethlehem Baptist shelter <bbcshelter@outlook.com>; Betty Beer (LASA) <‎betty@lasawa.org‎>; Bill Stinson <Williams@ccsww.org>; Bobby Ocasio (Arlington) <bobbyocasio@seattleymca.org>; Bryan Barmore (PCHS) <bryan.barmore@piercecountywa.gov>; Carla Azamar (CLR-HYPE) <cazamar@cmhshare.org>; Claudia Catalan (KWA) <ccatalan@kwacares.org>; Dawn Balgar (KWA) <dbalgar@kwacares.org>; Delmar Algee (PCHS) <delmar.algee@piercecountywa.gov>; Denise Altheimer (TRM) <DeniseA@trm.org>; Desiree Hosannah <desiree@dshlg.com>; Diana Aragon (Nativity House) <dianaar@ccsww.org>; Douglas Jarvie <douglas.jarvie@usw.salvationarmy.org>; Duke Paulson (TRM) <dukep@trm.org>; Faatima Lawrence <faatimal@ccsww.org>; Gerald Daniels (RISE) <gerald@risecenterofhilltop.org>; Hannah Rudnick (LIHI) <hrudnick@lihi.org>; Ivy Mori <ivym@helpinghandhouse.org>; James Pogue <jpogue@cmhshare.org>; Jamyl Mahoney <jamyl1@aol.com>; Janne Hutchins <janne@lasawa.org>; Jeff Rodgers (PCHS) <jeff.rodgers@piercecountywa.gov>; Jesse (LASA) <jesse@lasawa.org>; Jesse Salgado (TRM, Forging Paths) <jesses@trm.org>; Joe Perva <joe.perva@lihi.org>; John Brown <john.brown@lihi.org>; John Tibbetts (Adams St.) <johnt@trm.org>; Jon Lee <Operations@lifeenrichmentgroup.org>; Juliane Taylor <julianet@ccsww.org>; Julie Easley <julie.easley@thecoffeeoasis.com>; Kathryn Hedrick <kathryn_hedrick@comcast.net>; Kevin Bates <kevin@helpinghandhouse.org>; Liam McEvilly <liam@harborhopecenter.org>; LIHI Tiny Houses (general email) <tinyhouses@lihi.org>; Lori Chandler <Lori.Chandler@whgextstay.com>; Luis <luisr@trm.org>; Makaela Finley (Coffee Oasis) <makaela.finley@thecoffeeoasis.com>; Manal Abdullahi (KWA) <MAbdullahi@kwacares.org>; Marsha Hopkins <mbatie-hopkins@juno.com>; Monika Mathews, Cheyenne <communityhome@lifeenrichmentgroup.org>; Monique Brown <mbrown@fobhope.org>; Monique Patterson <nextchapterwa@gmail.com>; Morgan Miller (Coffee Oasis) <morgan.miller@thecoffeeoasis.com>; Nate Cooper <natec@trm.org>; New Phoebe House (Lisa, Kerri) <info@newphoebehouse.org>; Pastor Christoper <theLordishe@comcast.net>; Pat Williams <patw@helpinghandhouse.org>; Paula Anderson <andepaa12@msn.com>; Rachel Mohr (Adams St.) <rachelm@trm.org>; Randy Kinnamon <randy.kinnamon@usw.salvationarmy.org>; Reanna Bettencourt <rbettencourt@tpchd.org>; RoNae Marshall <ronae.marshall@thecoffeeoasis.com>; Sharon Lee <sharonl@lihi.org>; Sherri Jensen <Sherri@valeovocation.org>; Stephen Sprague <StephenS@ccsww.org>; Susan Ahearn <susana@valeovocation.org>; Sydney Jaxon (Adams St.) <sydneyu@trm.org>; Tammy Creley (FOB HOPE) <tammyc@fobhope.org>; Thea Jones <theajones55@icloud.com>; Theresa Power Drutis <tpdrutis@nctacoma.org>; Tiffany Burns <tburns@communityyouthservices.org>; Tim Jardine <timj@helpinghandhouse.org>; Tyjana Campbell <tyjana.campbell@lihi.org>; Vernon Hosannah <vernon@dshlg.com>; Yvonne Markub <yvonne.markub@thecoffeeoasis.com>
Subject: WA DOH COVID guidance updates.

Hello partners,

The CDC recently made updates to COVID guidance on isolation less strict. The guidance is now similar to that for other respiratory illnesses (like the flu).

WA Department of Health (DOH) however, decided to keep guidance for shelters and correctional facilities a little more conservative. The guidance states:

If you test positive for COVID-19, you may end isolation after 7 days have passed since your symptoms started (or since you tested positive, if you don’t have symptoms) so long as both of the following have been true for at least 24 hours:

Your symptoms are getting better overall, and
You have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication).

When you leave isolation, wear a mask and take added precautions through 10 days after your symptoms started (or after you tested positive, if you never developed symptoms), such as taking steps to improve air flow and filtration, practicing good hand hygiene, cleaning regularly, and physical distancing.

There is guidance for how to “test out” of the isolation requirement on/after day 5.

What To Do When You Are Sick With COVID-19 or Another Respiratory Virus | Washington State Department of Health

If someone you know is experiencing homelessness, has COVID (or has been exposed to or has symptoms of COVID and is waiting for test results), and needs a safe place to isolate, they may qualify for a bed in our Adult Family Home isolation and quarantine facility. Please follow instructions outlined here:

COVID19-Isolation-and-Quarantine.pdf (tpchd.org)

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Look for a more formal Gov Delivery message from our team next week. I am also in the process of reviewing our Homeless Service Provider Toolkit so that all links are updated as soon as possible.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Take care,

Jennie