JIC RELEASE NO. 372 - Food Commodities Distribution Through Village Mayors and Community Organizations Continues; Saturday, Oct. 3 COVID-19 Umatac Community Testing, Weather Permitting - GHS OCD

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For information on COVID-19 cases, visit the COVID-19 Dashboard and Situation Report at http://dphss.guam.gov/covid-19/. The COVID-19 Dashboard is updated on business days.

Food Commodities Distribution Through Village Mayors and Community Organizations Continues
The Guam Department of Education (GDOE), State Agency for the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Nutrition Service (FNS) is continuing the distribution of food commodities for the month of October in partnership with the local mayors and community organizations.

Commodities are being distributed through each mayor at the village level. The distribution method used by village mayors will include a drive-through or door-to-door delivery to provide easier access to food commodities for residents while also minimizing traffic-related issues.

Recipients will receive one bag of TEFAP food commodities per household to include egg noodles, elbow macaroni, cereal, instant milk, canned pears, peaches, beef stew, lentils, green split peas, yellow split peas, long grain rice, tomato sauce, orange juice, canned pork, banana chips and dried mangoes and additional commodities as they arrive. Food commodities will be distributed on a first come, first served basis, while supplies last. Commodity distribution in each village will be available to village constituents only and residents should call their respective mayor’s office for more information.

Commodities are also being provided, in bulk, to community organizations. Organizations will distribute food commodities directly to their clients/families/households.

Village Mayor’s distribution schedule for next week is as follows:

Distribution Date	Village	Distribution Method	No. of Bags
Oct. 6, 2020	Mangilao	Drive-through at the Mangilao Night Market grounds from 8:30-10:30am, while supplies last. For more information, please contact the Mangilao Mayor’s Office at 734-2163.	620
Oct. 7, 2020 & Oct. 8, 2020	Mongmong-Toto-Maite (MTM)	Oct. 7, 2020-Door-to-Door distribution for the manamko (elderly) and individuals with disabilities. Oct. 8, 2020- Drive-through at the MTM Mayor’s Office beginning at 8:30am, while supplies last. For more information, please contact the MTM Mayor’s Office at 477-6758/9090.	420
Oct. 8, 2020 & Oct. 9, 2020	Barrigada	Oct. 8, 2020- Drive-through at the Barrigada Veterans Association (old Library) from 11:00am-1:00pm. Oct. 9, 2020- Door-to-Door distribution for the manamko (elderly) and individuals with disabilities. For more information, please contact the Barrigada Mayor’s Office at 734-3737/3859.	520

A total of 1,560 bags of food commodities will be distributed to the Mayor’s Offices this coming week. Participants are reminded to wear a mask, maintain physical distancing, and follow all traffic directions and signage.Food commodities for a total of 1,165 clients/families/households will be provided to organizations for distribution.

The schedule of food commodities to be picked-up or delivered to organizations for next week is as follows:

Pick- Up/Delivery Date	Organization	Distribution Method	No. of Clients/Families/Households
Oct. 5, 2020	St. Dominic’s Senior Care Home	Food commodities will be provided, in bulk, to organizations. The organizations will distribute food commodities directly to their clients, families, or households.	52
Oct. 6, 2020	Sanctuary Inc. of Guam		20
Oct. 6, 2020	Adult Day Care Program (Mayor’s Council of Guam)		90
Oct. 8, 2020	Salvation Army		300
Oct. 9, 2020	Catholic Social Service - (Residential Housing & Food Bank)		703

Saturday, Oct. 3 COVID-19 Umatac Community Testing, Weather Permitting

The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS), in collaboration with the Government of Guam and the Mayors’ Council of Guam, is providing free COVID-19 testing to the first 200 participants who have registered with the Umatac Mayor’s Office.

Weather permitting, testing is scheduled for Saturday, October 3 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Umatac Mayor’s Office. Those who pre-registered for the previously scheduled testing through the Umatac Mayor’s Office will be able to keep their reserved spots. Additional registration for this event is closed.

For the safety of the community and the nurses, only four (4) people per vehicle are allowed to be tested. No symptoms are needed to qualify for testing.

Those who were unable to register for testing and are experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19 are advised to call their health care provider. A patient may also call the Northern Region Community Health Center (NRCHC) at (671) 635-7525/6 to schedule an appointment. The NRCHC COVID-19 testing is available by appointment only.

Those experiencing symptoms can also call the DPHSS Medical Triage Hotline phone numbers listed below to report symptoms and obtain guidance from clinicians, or call 311, option 1.

(671) 480-7859/83
(671) 685-0358
(671) 480-6760/3
(671) 998-4442/60/74/80
(671) 687-7321
(671) 687-6170 (ADA Dedicated Number)

The DPHSS Medical Triage Hotline is available from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Sundays. Missed calls or calls going to voicemail will be returned

For the latest information on COVID-19, visit dphss.guam.gov or guamrecovery.com. For inquiries on COVID-19, contact 311 through a local number, or call the Joint Information Center at (671) 478-0208/09/10.

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To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/floods

Wildfire

Regularly clean the roof and gutters.
Maintain an area approximately 30’ away from you home that is free of anything that will burn, such as wood piles, dried leaves, newspapers and other brush.
Connect garden hoses long enough to reach any area of the home and fill garbage cans, tubs, or other large containers with water.
Review your homeowner's insurance policy and also prepare/update a list of your home's contents.

Fire Weather

Turn on your TV/radio. You’ll get the latest weather updates and emergency instructions.
Know where to go. If you are ordered to evacuate, know the route to take and have plan of where you will go. Check-in with your friends and family.
Keep your car fueled, in good condition, and stocked with emergency supplies and a change of clothes.

Drought

Conserve water

Take shorter showers.

Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.
Run the washer less frequently and only when you have a full load.
Water your lawn less frequently and do so when the temperature is cooler in the early morning or late evening.
When you run the tap to heat or cool water, keep a pitcher to store the water and use it to water plants.
Avoid washing your car.

Practice fire prevention

Don't set off fireworks when conditions are dry.
Deposit cigarette butts in the proper receptacle to avoid starting a
Pour water over camp fires and backyard fire pits to ensure they are completely out before leaving them unattended.

Follow directions from local officials. If there are restrictions on water usage, be sure to heed them.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/wildfires and https://www.ready.gov/drought

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Typhoons/Hurricanes are massive storm systems that form over the water and move toward land. Threats from typhoons/hurricanes include high winds, heavy rainfall, storm surge, coastal and inland flooding, and rip currents.

“Hurricanes” form in the Atlantic Northeast Pacific region and “Typhoons” form in the Northwest Pacific Region. These large storms are call cyclones in other parts of the world.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes.

JIC RELEASE NO. 372 - Food Commodities Distribution Through Village Mayors and Community Organizations Continues; Saturday, Oct. 3 COVID-19 Umatac Community Testing, Weather Permitting