UTICA, N.Y. — The Oneida County Health Department says it needs volunteers to help with daily COVID-19 tasks that include contact tracing.
“Our health department has been working 24 hours a day seven days a week to keep this virus at bay, but we are at a crucial point in this fight,” Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente Jr. said. “Cases are rising faster than ever before and we need everyone to do their part to keep our community safe.”
The health department is seeking volunteers to help make phone calls that include notifying patients of positive test results and contacting the contacts of those with positive cases to trace exposures for quarantine, per a Tuesday news release.
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All volunteers will be required to sign a HIPAA agreement and liability waiver. They must also complete the John Hopkins contact-tracing training program, which is available online. Volunteers will be asked to commit to at least one full day per week of in-person service at the Oneida County Office Building in Utica.
Those interested in volunteering, should send their name, contact information, and availability to volunteer@ocgov.net.
Visual credit: Oneida County website
