COVID-19 RESOURCES

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), in partnership with the Multicultural Council (MCC) and the Windsor Essex Local Immigration Partnership (WE LIP) as part of the High Priority Community funding organized an educational opportunity on June 15, 2021 to learn about the COVID-19 vaccines. Service providers are in a unique position to have individual conversations to help clients navigate through complex systems.

The session covered topics including common vaccine questions and concerns, techniques for supporting clients who are experiencing vaccine hesitancy, and the process for registering for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment. The session was recorded and is available for other service providers to access.

Along with the session, a vaccine education portal was developed to provide frontline workers, social service providers and community leaders with further resources, information, and downloadable handouts to help them support their communities and/or service population in navigating information related to COVID-19 vaccination.

Access the Education Session Resources:

Online Toolkit:

In this portal, you will find information on:

COVID-19 vaccine, safety & benefits
Multilingual resources
Tools to set up ‘Learning Circles’ with clients
…and much more!

Access the online toolkit here: www.wechu.org/vaccinetoolkit Password to access toolkit: covidvaccines101

Education Session Recording:

Presenters discussed topics on:

COVID-19 vaccine benefits
Motivational interviewing techniques
How to register for a vaccine
…and an extensive question and answer period.

Access the recording of the session below:

WECHU Train-the-Trainer COVID-19 School Safety Guidelines

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), in partnership with the Windsor Essex Local Immigration Partnership (WE LIP) organized an educational opportunity on April 27, 2021 to learn about the COVID-19 safety guidelines specific for schools. Additionally, information was given about what the local public health unit is doing to reduce the spread of the virus in our local schools.

We hope that this information will be useful to you when providing services to clients with school-aged children.

What you can expect from this session:

A brief review of COVID-19 and infection prevention controls in schools
An in-depth look at current guidelines/requirements for attending school in-person during COVID-19. This includes information on personal protective equipment, symptom screening, and what a family must do if a member of the household has symptoms related to COVID-19
A step-by-step review of the actions taken by the public health unit when investigating a potential case of COVID-19 in a school. This includes a review of the communication resources shared with families, and expectations for students who are dismissed as part of a cohort dismissal.
A list of available resources/programs to support students who are dismissed as part of a cohort dismissal

Staying Safe Through the COVID-19 Pandemic – Arabic Presentation delivered by New Canadians’ Centre of Excellence Inc. and Windsor-Essex County Health Unit.