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GUIDANCE FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING IN YOUTH AND STUDENT PROGRAMS If you do use them, ensure there are hand hygiene products available right next to the drinking fountain and encourage users to perform hand hygiene before and after using one. Adhere to current travel restrictions CDC's Travel Updates for COVID-19 (www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019- ncov/travelers/index.html) Encourage and reinforce social norms and health eti uette q Promote materials and trainings to ensure that staff, volunteers, and participants: Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after having been in a public place or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. If soap and water are not available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Hand Hygiene (www.health.state.mn.us/people/handhygiene/index.html) Always cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw used tissues in the trash. If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your arm or elbow. Cover Your Cough (www.health.state.mn.us/people/cyc/index.html) Ask staff, volunteers, and participants to wash hands upon arriving, before and after eating meals, before and after applying sunscreen, and when entering or leaving indoor spaces. Consider ways to reinforce good hand hygiene. For example, provide incentives (e.g., creative summer program or camp accolades) for proper and thorough handwashing. Have hand sanitizer and tissues readily available for use by staff, volunteers, and participants. Ensure the availability of appropriate cleaning supplies (e.g., disinfectant wipes) for cleaning of high -touch surfaces (see more details below). Educate staff, volunteers, and participants on the importance of avoiding touching their faces throughout the day, and washing their hands when they do. Ensure participants aren't sharing water bottles, food, or other items. Avoid using other employees' phones, desks, offices, or other work tools or equipment. Consider engaging program participants in developing communications or creative strategies to limit the spread of COVID-19 (e.g., develop a competition around creating the new camp greeting, providing alternatives to hugs or high -fives). Post posters, use social media, email communication, etc. around symptoms of COVID-19 and health etiquette expectations. Promote health checks Promote social distancing and reduce congestion in the health office. Use the health services office for participants, staff, and volunteers with COVID-19 like symptoms and, if possible, create a satellite location for first aid or medication distribution. 6