What you need to know
Vaccine Information and Planning (updated 4/27/22)
Recommended Isolation and Quarantine Period (updated 8/11/22)
COVID-19 Treatment Information (updated 4/27/22)
Request a Community Vaccination and Testing Event
Information on long-term care facilities
Quarantine and Isolation Guidance Center
Resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
- Community Levels
- CDC COVID Data Tracker
- Long COVID or Post-COVID Conditions
- Community, Work, and School
- About COVID-19 Symptoms
- If You Are Sick or Caring for Someone at Home
- Self-checker guide to help you make decisions and seek appropriate medical care
- Stop the spread of germs (Arabic) (Burmese) (English) (French) (Spanish) (Swahili)
- Myths vs. Facts
Assistance
- COVID-19 Funeral Assistance
- Food Assistance and Other State and Community Resources
- Resource Guide for Hoosiers Looking for Assistance (updated 9/02/20)
Businesses
The Indiana Department of Health is distributing KN95 masks to help protect critical infrastructure workers in our state. If you would like your business to be considered to receive some of these masks, please submit a request for consideration. Instructions for using the order entry portal are posted here.
- Cleaning Guide for Businesses (updated 6/26/20)
- Food Safety Guidance (English) (Spanish) (updated 10/01/20)
- Guidance for Funeral Homes and Directors (updated 11/16/20)
- Guidance for Reopening Buildings After Prolonged Shutdown or Reduced Operation (CDC)
- Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers (CDC)
- Interim Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Guidance for Migrant Farm Workers, Labor Camps Operators and their Employers (English) (Spanish) (7/20/20)
Caring for Yourself, Family Members
- COVID-19 Outpatient Therapeutic Infusion Clinics in Indiana (updated 11/30/20)
- COVID-19 Home Care Instructions (English) (Spanish) (updated 7/22/20)
- Advance Directives Resource Center has information and links to documents so Indiana residents may list their medical care and treatment instructions in case they can’t communicate for themselves (updated 3/31/20)
- Guidance for Pregnant and Postpartum Women (updated 10/19/20)
- Newborn Screening Resources: Follow-Up Testing and COVID-19 (updated 5/11/20)
- Gloved Hands May Spread Germs (updated 5/3/20)
- Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Home (CDC)
- Running Essential Errands (CDC)
- FDA Authorizes Monoclonal Antibody for Treatment of COVID-19 (bamlanivimab) (casirivimab and imdevimab)
National Infusion Center Association (NICA) pilot COVID-19 Antibody Locator
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Infusion sites displayed in this tool have been authorized to administer antibody treatments for COVID-positive patients under Emergency Use Authorization, but their inclusion in this tool does not imply current availability of doses. These antibody therapies are restricted to certain high-risk patients and require a drug order (similar to a prescription) from a Health Care Provider (HCP) for eligible patients. HCPs must verify eligibility of their patients and verify the availability of doses at an authorized infusion site before they refer an eligible patient to schedule an appointment to receive treatment at an authorized infusion site.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Infusion sites displayed in this tool have been authorized to administer antibody treatments for COVID-positive patients under Emergency Use Authorization, but their inclusion in this tool does not imply current availability of doses. These antibody therapies are restricted to certain high-risk patients and require a drug order (similar to a prescription) from a Health Care Provider (HCP) for eligible patients. HCPs must verify eligibility of their patients and verify the availability of doses at an authorized infusion site before they refer an eligible patient to schedule an appointment to receive treatment at an authorized infusion site.
Child Care and Children
Families that need help finding or paying for care can contact Brighter Futures Indiana staff at 1-800-299-1627 to get help from a referral specialist.
Every community has a Child Care Resource and Referral agency that can connect parents with local child care options and provide referrals. To find your local agency, call 1-800-299-1627 or go to https://www.in.gov/fssa/carefinder/5712.htm, which includes a map with local agencies and contact information.
When locating care, it’s important to ensure that families are choosing licensed and regulated care for their children. To see if the environment is licensed or regulated, you can go to http://childcarefinder.in.gov/ or call 1-800-299-1627.
Other resources:
- FSSA Guidance for Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning Stakeholders (updated 4/06/20)
- Guidance for Childcare Programs (updated 7/3/20)
- Operating Schools: CDC’s considerations
- Talking to Children, A Parent Resource (National Association of School Psychologists and National Association of School Nurses) (2/29/20)
- Talking with Children (CDC)
Community Organizations
- Environmental Steps to Reduce Indoor Transmission (updated 6/19/20)
- Guidance for Amish Communities (updated 7/20/20)
- Guidance for Places of Worship (updated 6/26/20)
- Guidance for Homeless Shelters (updated 6/27/20)
- Information for Public Facilities and Organizations (updated 7/25/20)
Flyers and visual aids
- 3 Key Steps to Take While Waiting for Your COVID-19 Test Result (CDC) (English) (Spanish)
- Contact tracing: Do your part to keep your family, friends and community safe (CDC) (English) (Spanish)
- COVID-19 One-Stop Shop Toolkits (CDC)
- I am Deaf or Hard of Hearing Communication Card (updated 3/19/20)
- I was tested for COVID-19, what do my results mean? (English) (Spanish) (updated 11/12/20)
- What you should know to protect yourself and others (English/Spanish) (updated 11/17/20)
Mask Information and Resources
- Face Mask Poster (English) (Spanish) (updated 11/17/20)
- Wear a Mask to Protect Yourself and Others (updated 11/17/20)
- Mask Up Hoosiers - Health Recommendations (updated 7/23/20)
- Mask Up Hoosiers - Mask Up 101 (updated 7/23/20)
- Mask Up, Hoosiers!
- Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 (CDC)
- How to wear masks (CDC)
Mental Health
- How Right Now: Finding What Helps
- Mental Health Considerations During the COVID-19 Outbreak (updated 6/26/20)
- Mental Health Resources and Videos at Be Well Indiana
Pets
- Guidance for Pet Owners (English) (Spanish) (updated 4/29/20)
- Testing of Pets for COVID-19 (updated 4/9/20)
Traveling
- Travel Planner (CDC)
- Considerations for traveling during the holidays (CDC)
- Information for Travelers (English) (Spanish) (updated 7/23/20)
- Travel (CDC)
Universities
- What you Need to Know About the Pfizer Vaccine (English) (Spanish) (updated 4/30/21)
- Colleges & Universities: Plan, Prepare, and Respond (CDC)
- Colleges & Universities: When to Isolate (updated 8/10/20)
- Colleges & Universities: When to Quarantine (updated 10/19/21)
- Preparation for a COVID-19 Positive Student/Staff: Higher Education (updated 12/8/20)
Health Equity and COVID-19 in Indiana
Health experts continue to learn more about how COVID-19 impacts the well-being of those with health disparities, including racial and ethnic minorities, those with underlying health conditions, anyone older than 65 and people living with disabilities.
The Indiana State Department of Health has created this comprehensive list of resources that provides guidance, information and support to help ensure every Hoosier can access needed programs. Click here for information on COVID-19 testing.
- Information for those most at risk of severe illness from COVID-19:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/index.html
- National Kidney Foundation: https://www.kidney.org/covid-19
- American Association of Kidney Patients: https://aakp.org/
- American Kidney Fund: https://www.kidneyfund.org/
- How to Protect Yourself if you are at higher risk of severe illness: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/COVID19-What-You-Can-Do-High-Risk.pdf
- Racial and Ethnic Minority-Related Information
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Risk for COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalization, and Death By Race/Ethnicity
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP): Coronavirus Resources - https://naacp.org/coronavirus/coronavirus-resources/
- Racial Equity Tools: COVID-19 - Racial Equity & Social Justice Resources - https://www.racialequitytools.org/fundamentals/resource-lists/resources-addressing-covid-19-with-racial-equity-lens
- Resources from the Health Equity Initiative: https://www.healthequityinitiative.org/covid-19-and-health-equity-resources.html
- Coping with COVID
- Be Well Indiana: http://www.bewellindiana.org
- Mental health considerations: https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/files/IN_COVID-19_MentalHealth_03.31.20.pdf
- Resources for Seniors
- 6 Questions to Ask if Your Loved One Is in a Quarantined Facility: https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/health/info-2020/questions-for-quarantined-facility.html
- AARP Community Connections: https://aarpcommunityconnections.org/?_ga=2.13047281.799018403.1588602185-1074366687.1548181974
- AARP Friendly Voices: AARP Friendly Voices are trained AARP volunteers who will provide a call to say hello. Call us directly at 1-888-281-0145
- Indiana COVID-19 Data Report (Contains state and county data)
- COVID-19 Multilingual Services
- Pfizer Vaccine Recipient Fact Sheet in additional languages
- Moderna Vaccine Recipient Fact Sheet in additional languages
- V-Safe Information Sheet (English) (Spanish) (Chinese) (Korean) (Vietnamese)
- CDC Resources in languages other than English
- CDC Print Resources: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/print-resources.html?Sort=Date%3A%3Adescc
- CDC Communication Toolkit For Migrants, Refugees, and Other Limited-English-Proficient Populations: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/communication-toolkit.html
- MDH Video "COVID-19 Mask Do's and Don'ts" Now Available in Multiple Languages: https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/materials/videos.html
- Washington State: https://www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/default/files/ESA/oria/documents/DSHS-ORIA%20WA%20COVID%20TRANSLATED%20RESOURCES%20DIRECTORY.pdf
- Switchboard TA: https://switchboardta.org/blog/a-round-up-of-multilingual-resources-on-covid-19/
- U.S Food and Drug Administration: https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/multilingual-covid-19-resources
- LUNA: https://luna360.com/resources/covid-19-resource-center/
- Multilingual print resources: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/print-resources.html?Sort=Date%3A%3Adesc
- Stop the Spread Poster: English| Burmese | Creole | French | Spanish | Swahili
- COVID-19 Response Partners
- Indiana 211: Dial 2-1-1 or 1-866-211-9966, text your ZIP code to 898-211 or visit www.in211.org. Indiana 211 is a free service that connects Hoosiers with help and answers from thousands of health and human service agencies and resources right in their local communities - quickly, easily, and confidentially. We use statistical data (not personally identifiable information) from calls, texts and web visits to help shed light on the nature of social needs in Indiana for decision-makers and government across the state.
- MOMS Helpline: Call 1-844-MCH-MOMS (1-844-624-6667) or email [email protected]. MOMS Helpline improves pregnant women’s access to early and regular prenatal care and connecting them with a network of prenatal and child health care services within their local communities, state agencies and other organizations around Indiana.
- Indiana Minority Health Coalition: https://www.imhc.org/
- Exodus: https://www.exodusrefugee.org/
- Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers: https://www.in.gov/dwd/2617.htm
- Indiana Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs: https://www.in.gov/ichla/
- Indiana Native American Indian Affairs Commission: https://www.in.gov/inaiac/
- Domestic Workers: https://www.domesticworkers.org/
- Community Health Network: https://www.ecommunity.com/
- Eskenazi: https://eskenazihealth.edu/
- Indiana Caresource: https://www.caresource.com/
- Concerned Clergy: https://www.facebook.com/The-Concerned-Clergy-of-Indianapolis-512108438899087/
- Health Net: https://www.indyhealthnet.org/
- American Heart Association: https://www2.heart.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=donatenow_heart&s_src=pmxsem19&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_cf9r8uf6QIV44NbCh09qgHZEAAYASAAEgKUQPD_BwE
- Gennesaret Free Clinics: https://www.gennesaret.org/
- R.E.D. Alliance: http://redalliance.org/
- Metropolitan Indianapolis – Central Indiana Area Health Education Center: https://www.uindy.edu/mici-ahec/
- FSSA-DHMA Cultural and Linguistic Competency: https://www.in.gov/fssa/dmha/cultural-and-linguistic-competency/
- Anthem: https://www.anthem.com/
- MD Wise: https://www.mdwise.org/
- Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males: https://www.in.gov/icssbm/
- National Association of State Offices of Minority Health: www.nasomh.com
- IU School of Social Work: https://socialwork.iu.edu/
- Shalom Health Center: https://www.shalomhealthcenter.org/
- Indianapolis Healthy Start: http://marionhealth.org/programs/population-health/maternal-and-child-health/healthy-start/
- Managed Health Services: https://www.mhsindiana.com/
- IN CTSI-Connections IN Health : https://medicine.iu.edu/research-centers/translational
- Centers for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education: https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/files/CDHHE_AudiologyCOVID19FAQs_4.13.20.pdf
- Public Assistance
- Food and Nutrition Service COVID-19 Response: https://www.fns.usda.gov/disaster/pandemic/covid-19
- Indiana Department of Child Services: https://www.in.gov/dcs/4089.htm
- Domestic Violence Assistance
- http://icadvinc.org/covid19/
- National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: https://ncadv.org/
- Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence: https://icadvinc.org/ or call 800-332-7385 (24 hours)
- Disability Services
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Disability Impacts All of Us - http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/infographic-disability-impacts-all.html
- American Association on Health and Disability: Resources for People with Disabilities - https://www.aahd.us/covid-19/
- Family and Social Services Administration’s (FSSA’s) Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services COVID-19 Guidance - https://www.in.gov/fssa/ddrs/5762.htm