If you are experiencing a health emergency, please call 911.
Click here for NEW HAMPSHIRE COVID-19 VACCINE PHASES AND INFORMATION
LOCAL/LYME
♦ Bulletins and other information from Lyme’s Emergency Management Director (EMD), Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and COVID-19 Response Team (LCRT) may be found on the Town of Lyme’s website
♦ The Lyme School Newsletter and more are at the Lyme School website.
♦ The Lyme School App, through Apptegy, is available from iOS App Store and Google Play Store.
♦ How to set up Lyme School notifications on your phone
♦ Contact the Lyme Parish Nurses. Kari Allen, RN is the Lyme Parish Nurse. She is assisted by Teri Hontas. Experienced and skilled, with extraordinary compassion, they extend helping hands, hearts, and skilled counsel in the Lyme Congregational Church’s congregation and the broader community.
♦ CommunityCare of Lyme , a local nonprofit agency located in the Lyme Center Academy Building, offers a number of supportive services and programs to promote health and wellness in Lyme.
♦ For assistance with any non-emergency situation, please call (603) 795-0603 or email help@cclyme.org
♦ The CommunityCare of Lyme Facebook Page has lots of up-to-the-minute information about events and services
♦ Upper Valley Strong is a coalition of over 35 non-profit organizations, agencies, and town reps who have come together several times since Hurricane Irene, pooling their resources to support those whose welfare is threatened by an area-wide crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether you need food, medical information, child care, transportation or many other essential needs, go to the Upper Valley Strong website to find help. You can also follow them on Facebook .
♦ Our regional hospital, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, has devoted a section of its website to information (local, national, global) about Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19. Many people have asked about making and donating masks to the hospital. This page lays out the Sewing Masks for Donations program.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
♦ Executive Order of State of Emergency and Emergency Orders from the Office of the Governor
♦ All Information on the Coronavirus COVID-19 in New Hampshire on the New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services, Department of Health and Human Services (NH HHS). This page is updated regularly.
♦ The Office of Senator Jeanne Shaheen has put together this page of COVID-19-related resources for New Hampshire citizens.
♦ The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has established its own COVID-19 web page “as a clearinghouse for information related to any changes in NHDES program activity. NHDES will do its best to communicate any changes directly with our program customers and stakeholders, however please check this webpage regularly, as we will update information as necessary.”
♦ The CDC YouTube Channel’s COVID-19 Complete Playlist
♦ From the CDC: COVID-19 ASL Video Series for the deaf and hard of hearing
PRINTABLES (PDFs)
¤Care for Yourself: Masks Protect You and Others Poster
¤Care for Yourself: Adults Poster
¤Care for Yourself: General Public Poster
¤Care for Yourself: Older People Poster
¤Care for Yourself: Family Caregivers Poster
¤Teachers, Encourage Your Students to Care Poster
¤ 211nh Covid-19 Poster
¤ Stay at Home. Save Lives. Poster
¤ Save Lives by Staying Home Poster
¤ What You Can Do If You Are High-Risk
¤ DIY Cloth Face Covering Instruction Sheet
¤ CDC Stop the Spread of Germs Poster
¤ Fact Sheet: If You’re Sick with Covid-19
¤ Wash Your Hands Poster
¤ Coronavirus Particle
¤ Neighborhood Outreach Door Hanger
¤ Cloth Face-Covering Instructions
¤ Sick with COVID-19 Fact Sheet
RESOURCES FOR BEING AT HOME OR WITH FAMILY DURING THE PANDEMIC
♦ Laura Geary, Lyme School librarian and technology coordinator, shares this list of resources for Family Fun at Home
♦ Rachel Stanton, Lyme School student life coordinator and counselor, also has a terrific list of resources for overall family wellbeing.
♦ Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics provides information about getting outside during this time. “The coronavirus pandemic is rapidly altering our daily life. It is important to be aware of the most current information from the CDC on these changes [see below for links], and that goes for changes to the way we spend time outside as well. To keep ourselves, our communities, and our outdoor spaces safe and healthy during this time, please consider these recommendations.”
♦ Outdoor Recreation and Covid-19 Restrictions, from New Hampshire Fish and Game.
The Converse Free Library is here to help you to find accurate and reliable sources of information to answer your health-related questions and become a more knowledgeable healthcare consumer. These resources do not replace the expert advice of a qualified healthcare professional. Please consult with a professional provider when making health-related decisions.
Before using any online sources of healthcare information, we encourage you to consider the source and quality of the information. Here’s a handy guide from MedlinePlus and the National Library of Medicine on Healthy Web Surfing.
⇒For additional health information, explore these reliable resources. Library personnel can help you navigate them.
♦MedlinePlus connects you to reliable, easy-to-understand health information on illness, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, wellness and more. MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health’s website for patients, their families and friends and is produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library. For a MedlinePlus website video tutorial, click here.
♦ Explora Public Libraries is an online resource available to all Converse Free Library cardholders, both at the library and remotely from home, on a computer or mobile device. Explora provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world’s leading magazines, academic journals, and reference books.
♦ Healthfinder.gov is a website developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is designed to help you find reliable information on health topics, health care providers, insurance and local services.
♦ Need information on alternative health approaches? The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is the Federal Government’s lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine. NCCIH was formerly known as the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
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♦ Traveling? Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Traveler’s Health page to learn about travel health notices, vaccines and related information before you travel.
♦ Need specific information for Children or Teens? Whether you need advice as a parent or easy-to-understand information on a health topic for your children, KidsHealth offers information on a variety of topics. The site also includes free videos on common lab tests and how the body works.
Need information on medications? While your healthcare provider and pharmacist are your best sources of information, the following guides may be helpful.
♦ MedlinePlus Medication Information – Basic medication information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine on drugs, herbs and supplements.
♦ FDA Medication Guides – An online version of the paper handouts from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that accompany prescription medications, containing information about side effects, instructions for use, and more.
♦ Poison Control Centers – In case of an emergency, call 911. The Poison Help Line at 1-800-222-1222 provides free, confidential medical advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Of course, our catalog offers numerous reference materials and books to borrow on a variety of health topics. Please do not hesitate to ask us for help, or to make an appointment for a private consultation on finding the right resources for you. (PLEASE NOTE: As of March 15, 2020, the Library closed to the public. Apart from a short period in November, we continue to remain closed, but we are providing a variety of library services, including curbside delivery of books and other materials. We continue to offer help in locating information and resources that meet your needs. Email or call the library and leave a message. Your privacy is assured.)
The following curated lists of library materials may be useful to you. You may place them on hold via our online catalog and we will deliver them to you via the table on our ramp outside the library. If you need assistance in placing holds, click HERE for instructions or email us for your username and password.
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“While we have faced challenges before, this one is different. This time we join with all nations across the globe in a common endeavour, using the great advances of science and our instinctive compassion to heal. We will succeed – and that success will belong to every one of us.
“We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return: we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again.
“But for now, I send my thanks and warmest good wishes to you all.”
– Queen Elizabeth II, 05 April 2020
With thanks to Julie Perrin of the Jaffrey Public Library, for creating some of the content included here, and to all the librarians of New Hampshire. Working together, we can change the world!
