We Can Do This Campaign
The HHS COVID-19 public education campaign is a national initiative to increase public confidence in and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines while reinforcing basic prevention measures such as mask wearing and social distancing.
Through a nationwide network of trusted messengers and consistent, fact-based public health messaging, the campaign helps the public make informed decisions about their health and COVID-19, including steps to protect themselves and their communities.
Toolkit can be found here
Contents are available in English and Spanish and include materials on:
• How to communicate with different audiences
• Information on the most important things you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccines
• Sample Facebook and Twitter messages and images to share
• Tips on how to have open and helpful conversations about COVID-19 with people you care about
• Ideas on the various communication tactics you can use to amplify the campaign messages among members of your community
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
General Information
CDC is responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus that was first detected in China and which has now been detected in almost 90 locations internationally, including in the United States. The virus has been named "SARS-CoV-2" and the disease it causes has been named "coronavirus disease 2019" (abbreviated "COVID-19"). (This information was taken from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.)
Currently, there is no evidence on the survival of COVID-19 virus in drinking water or sewage. The morphology and chemical structure of COVID-19 virus is very similar to other surrogate human coronaviruses for which there is evidence on both survival in the environment and effective inactivation measures.(This information was taken from the World Health Organization's Water, sanitation, hygiene and wastemanagement for COVID-19 document.)
Water System Information
The National Rural Water Association continues to monitor the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and recommends all water and wastewater utilities review the best and latest information on the following trusted websites:
At this time, existing safe management techniques in both drinking water and sanitation apply to COVID-19. Extra measures are not needed. In particular, disinfection treatment processes will facilitate more rapid die-off of the COVID-19 virus. Provision of safe water, sanitation and hygienic conditions play an essential role in protecting human health during all infectious disease outbreaks, including the current COVID-19 outbreak.
Water Transmission and COVID-19
Coronavirus and Drinking Water and Wastewater
Frequent and proper hand washing is one of the most important prevention measures for COVID-19. Good and consistently applied hygiene in communities, homes, schools, workplaces, marketplaces and health care facilities will further help to prevent human-to-human transmission of COVID-19.
This outbreak continues to evolve and information changes daily. Similar to past viral outbreaks of this magnitude, COVID-19 is something to be taken very seriously. IRWA will continue to monitor the situation and is following the guidance of leading health authorities.
Helpful COVID-19 links:
Open Meetings Act
requirements during
declared emergencies
IDPH Guidelines for Reopening Businesses
Message from NRWA
CEO Sam Wade
Water System
Preparedness for
Pandemic Influenza
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