Important Programs

• Vermont Food Security nutrition and food programs:  Contact the Health Department (https://www.healthvermont.gov/); Hunger Free Vermont (https://www.hungerfreevt.org/); or call 2-1-1. Programs include WIC (Women, Infant, and Children) https://www.healthvermont.gov/family/wic; 3SquaresVT/SNAP; https://dcf.vermont.gov/benefits/3SquaresVT; and more (also see bullet below).

• Mental Health and Wellness: “COVID Support VT:  Supporting Wellness During the Coronavirus Pandemic.” Grant funded program offering mental health and wellness supports and resources. Link: https://covidsupportvt.org/. Three Support Counselors available by calling 2-1-1. All supports are confidential and free.

Important Events

• Special UVM MLK Celebration, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 5:30 – 6:45 pm (sponsored by Offices of the President; VP for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Department of Student Life):
  • Topic - Health Deficit: The Journey to Health Parity
  • Keynote Speaker: Leon McDougle, MD, MPH – Ohio State Univ. Dept. of Family Medicine and President of the National Medical Association. Registration required: uvm.edu/diversity/signature-events/mlk

• DHMC Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds (1/20/21 from 12- 1) “Critical Child Abuse Literature:  Seminal Articles on Sentinel Injuries” with Amy Doolan Roy, MD, Medical Director Pediatric ED, Elliot Hospital (and LCOM graduate)

• UVMMC OB Grand Rounds are held on Tuesdays 7:30 – 8:30 AM. Dates/Topics include: 1/19/21: “Provider Bias and Cultural Humility” with Drs. Mercedes Avila and Mona Tolba; and 1/26/21:  “Patient and Family Centered Care” with Dr. Mercedes Avila and Gina Carrera. Zoom link: https://uvmcom.zoom.us/j/94914331329; join by phone:  +1 253 215 8782   [Meeting ID: 949 1433 1329]

• Rokeby Museum Winter Season Book Group monthly virtual book-sharing discussion group. Starts January (19^th) and goes through April. Free. Advance Registration required:  Winter Season Book Group - Rokeby Museum

• Next AAP Town Hall is Thursday 1/21/21. Topic: "Ask the Red Book About COVID-19". Register here.

• Third Annual UVM LCOM Story Slam. 1/21/21 7-9 PM via Zoom. Theme:  “Friends in Unexpected Places.” Pre-registration required. For more information or to register: here

• Upcoming:  UVM Children’s Hospital Big Change Roundup 2021 for Kids: here

• KidSafe Collaborative Chittenden County Legislative Forum held virtually on Monday, 1/25/21 from 9:30-11. Free. Please Register: here

• Recruiting for CHAMP Temporary Medical Record Chart Reviewers from February through May or June 2021. Please contact vchip.champ@med.uvm.edu with questions and/or to submit a cover letter and resume.

• Brazelton Touchpoints Center webinars -  Information/Registration here:  series of free webinars

Ongoing Updates 

• VDH: COVID-19 Main Page
• VDH: COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard
• VDH: Symptoms & Sickness
• VDH: Testing: Where to Go & What to Expect
• VDH: Testing Information for Health Care Professionals
• VDH: Vermont Dashboard Current Activity
• VDH: Travel & Quarantine
• VT Agency of CCD: Cross State Travel Information
• VT Agency of CCD: Phased Restart Work Safe Guidance
• VDH: COVID-19 Translations

School Information

• VDH PreK-12 Schools
• Updated Holiday Toolkit for Schools
• Guidance for Winter Sports Programs for the 2020-21 School Year
• School Reopening: Public Schools and Colleges
• Vermont Afterschool

FAQs and more

• COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
• Close Contacts & Contact Tracing
• When to Quarantine
• Timeline for People with COVID-19 who have Symptoms
• Timeline for Close Contacts of People with COVID-19
• Timeline for People with COVID-19 who don't have symptoms