Preparing Your Household for a COVID-19 Outbreak

• Create an emergency contact list of family members, friends, neighbors, health care providers, teachers, employers and others.
• Keep a working thermometer and medications, like decongestants, expectorants and ibuprofen or acetaminophen on hand.
• Know the preparedness plans of your children’s childcare, schools and/or colleges.
• Plan for childcare should schools temporarily close.
• Ask about your employers’ preparedness plans, including sick-leave policies and telework options.

• Keep an adequate supply of water, food and pet food in your home. If you take prescription drugs, contact your health care provider about keeping an emergency supply at home.
• Meet with family, relatives, and friends to discuss possible needs in the event of an infectious disease outbreak.
• Join neighborhood information webpages or emails.
• Plan ways to care for people at higher risk - the very young, older people, people with chronic diseases or compromised immune systems.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/guidance-for-schools.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fspecific-groups%2Fguidance-for-schools.html

• Choose a room in your home that could be used to separate family members who become sick.