2022 Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri COVID-19 Protocol

Programs/Events at the Berges Family Program Center Protocol

Food and Beverage An individually and commercially wrapped snack will be provided at Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri at Council-sponsored programs or events. Program participants are encouraged to bring their own water bottles. Pre-Program Health Screening Council Program staff will confidentially document all participants’ responses to a screening checklist upon arrival to each class, if it is a recurring daily event or includes an overnight. If a participant or instructor has been ill or has any signs of illness within 24 hours prior to the class (fever, cough, breathing difficulties/ shortness of breath, or other symptoms), they should not attend the program. If a participant (or a member of their household) is showing signs or symptoms of possible COVID-19 or has been in close contact with someone confirmed to have COVID-19, they are not permitted to attend in-person programs until they are either: cleared by a medical professional, it has been 72-hours since signs or symptoms were present, or it has been 5 days since the last date of a confirmed exposure to COVID-19. Program Supplies Activities should be planned to limit the contact of supplies between participants and should be held outside if possible. When possible, provide each girl with the supplies needed to complete the activity, such as scissors, glue, markers, etc. for each individual to use. When supplies are not available for each participant, disinfection of the supplies between girl use is ideal. For sports and other activities where a troop/group uses the same equipment to participate, such as soccer or gaga ball, have girls wash hands prior to and immediately after participating in the activity. Cleaning and Hygiene Each program site with in the Program Center will be cleaned and disinfected, following CDC guidelines, before, during, and after the program. Frequently touched supplies will be disinfected as needed. Hygiene best practices will be as follows: • Program participants (including facilitators) must perform hand hygiene using soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol. At a minimum, hand hygiene should be performed at the following times: ǔ Beginning and end of program ǔ Before and after skill practice sessions (when wearing gloves, hand hygiene should be done before putting on gloves and after removing them) • Use provided disinfectant wipes to disinfect high-touch surfaces such as doorknobs, switches, handles, tables, and other surfaces • Participants should always cough or sneeze into a tissue or elbow, and avoid touching their eyes, nose, mouth, and the outside of their mask Disinfection of Common Areas: • Good practice: As with other frequently touched surfaces, toilets, showers, and restrooms are cleaned and disinfected daily • Better practice: High touch surfaces including toilets, showers and restrooms are cleaned and disinfected more than once per day • Best practice: High touch surfaces including toilets, showers and restrooms are cleaned and disinfected between users

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