Consumer Health Information

CSU, state, and federal health agencies are closely monitoring the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak. Please contact the CSU Health Center (970-491-7121) to make an appointment or discuss concerns with a provider. 

As always, wash your hands: https://www.asm.org/Press-Releases/2019/September-1/Towards-Better-Hand-Hygiene-for-Flu-Prevention

The following publishers have removed access restrictions to some or all content

• Annual Reviews
• BioOne
• Doc U Seek
• IBIS Coronavirus Impact on Industries Around the World
• JOVE Science Education
• Washington Post

We've all been there. You feel a twinge and you immediately do what we call "the panic Google." These resources are geared towards patients and consumers (not clinicians or researchers). They are also freely available to the public (so you can access them after you are a student at CSU).

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Links to local, state, and national resources related to the current pandemic.

The President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America. The White House and CDC (Centers for Disease Control).

Safer-at-Home begins April 27, 2020. Safer-at-Home details.

Community Testing Sites in Colorado (map) May 18, 2020- . Free testing.

City (Fort Collins):

• City of Fort Collins. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information. Lists closings and other related news. Sign up for city COVID-19 updates (right hand side).
• City of Fort Collins Business. Governmental orders and small business relief information.

• People in Fort Collins asked to wear masks in public beginning May 4, 2020. Face Coverings required--this has been extended indefinatelly. All persons shall wear Face Coverings when entering and while inside:

a. Any enclosed area, including retail and commercial businesses or on-site service providers, to which the public is invited or in which workers, including volunteers, from more than one household are present;
b. Any City of Fort Collins building or indoor City facility;
c. Any public transportation, including City Transfort buses and bus shelters;
d. Any other public indoor place where persons are unable to maintain safe social distancing (six or more feet separation) from others not of their own household; or
e. Any outdoor seating or patio area of a place that falls within Section 4(a).

See EMERGENCY RULES AND REGULATIONS No. 2020-15 for complete information, including exceptions. [Note: county ruling on age and other topics overrules City rule.]

County (Larimer):

• Local testing site: Larimer County Health Department Phone: 970-498-6767, Website

Address: 2350 Research Blvd, Fort Collins, CO 80526, Directions
Hours/Information: By appointment only - patients pre-register and will be directed to a location

• Larimer County Issues Face Covering Order for Entering Businesses. Face Coverings and Symptom Checking - Required

  Face coverings must be worn by clients/customers and employees at all times. For providing or receiving personal services, please refer to the personal care services specific guidelines. Businesses must symptom check and temperature check employees at the beginning of each shift.
  Public Health Order: Re Face Coverings.

• Safer at Home Phase of COVID-19 Pandemic in Larimer County. "Please note, any of the following guidelines can be overridden by the Colorado Governor’s or state orders."
• Updated information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Larimer County. Information arranged by topics. FAQs.

  • Larimer County Positive COVID-19 Numbers. Date and age range.

State (Colorado):

• Community Testing Sites in Colorado (map) May 18, 2020- . Free testing.
• Safer-at-Home begins April 27, 2020. Safer-at-Home details.
• Colorado Stay at Home order effective Thursday, March 26, 2020, at 6:00 a.m. Executive order with details.
  • Remains in effect through April 26, 2020.
  • About the order.
  • Stay at home except for essential needs (includes countdown clock). Q & A about what constitutes necessity.
• Case Data. Colorado COVID-19. Updated "daily by about 4 p.m. and includes cases reported through 4 p.m. the previous day."
• Information on the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment & Colorado State Emergency Operations Center.
• COVID-19 Resources for Schools. Colorado Department of Education.
• Information and Resources on Coronavirus. Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.
• CO-Help call 303-389-1687 or 1-877-462-2911. English, Spanish (Español), Mandarin (普通话) and more.

National:

• Cases in U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
  • Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19. CDC. Also Use una cubierta de tela para cara para ayudar a desacelerar la propagación del COVID-19 and three other languages.
    Sew and no sew instructions. Also in PDF. (Cómo usar una cubierta de tela para la cara.)
  • Cleaning and Disinfection for Community Facilities. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

• Coronavirus (COVID-19). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
  • How to Protect Yourself.
  • Symptoms.
  • Resources and news releases from National Institutes of Health (NIH).
  • COVID-19 and Animals. Also El COVID-19 y los animales (en español) and other languages.
• Coronavirus Resources. U.S. Department of Labor. Families First Coronavirus Response Act. "signed into law on March 18, 2020 and takes effect April 2, 2020." United States Department of Labor.
• Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19. 35 pages. PDF. U.S. Department of Labor.
• Coronavirus: Rumor Control. U.S. Department of Defense. Links to official sites; Myth: Fact.
• Coronavirus Scams. Consumer Information. Federal Trade Commission.
• Food Safety and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
• Remarks by President Trump and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in a Press Briefing. Healthcare. Issued March 30, 2020.
• Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing. [March 31, 2020.] Healthcare. Issued on April 1, 2020.
• Search your browser for updates: White House Coronavirus site:gov

Find additional information and recommended sources for research on 2019 Coronavirus (Consumer Health Information, CSU Libraries).