Coronavirus Information
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MARION COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RESPONSE TO COVID-19:
In an effort to help serve the community and the inability of some to acquire necessary items such as Food and Medicine, I am making the Sheriff's Office available to assist in delivery of these items to citizens in Marion County.
Grocery stores and Pharmacies in Marion, Hillsboro and Peabody have been advised of this and will call as we are needed or if you or someone you know needs this service you can call the Marion County Sherifff's Office at 620-382-2144 with a request.
All orders will be picked up and delivered to your home at no charge. Officers will not transfer funds for these items either from the place of purchase or individual.
Sheriff Robert Craft
UPDATE: CDC Announces Shortened COVID-19 Quarantine Periods
Fact sheet regarding the current Coronavirus (COVID-19).
You can also call the phone number 211 for information on COVID-19.
- This number is accessible 24/7/365, 180 languages, completely confidential. You will be speaking to a live, trained individual. United Way sponsors it. If you would like more information on 211: http://www.211.org/
As the COVID-19 situation changes, so does information.
To minimize panic due to bad/false information please refer to reliable websites, including:
- Center for Disease Control (CDC)
- NIH
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
- HCC RESOURCE GUIDE for a complete list of websites to find what you need to know.
Reminders: Encourage individuals to stay home if they are sick, get a flu shot, always wash their hands, use a barrier to open doors (tissue), and use a knuckle to turn on/off a light or press an elevator button, fist bumps instead of handshakes.
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The public often misunderstands the terms Quarantine and Isolation.
Quarantine = used to isolate individuals who may have been exposed to a particular disease. It is a period of watchful waiting. The practice protects the general population from the risk of exposure to a disease.
Isolation = used to separate ill persons who have a communicable disease from those who are healthy. Isolation restricts the movement of ill persons to help stop the spread of certain diseases.
For more information regarding quarantine and isolation
If you have questions please contact us.
Marion County Health Department
620-382-2550
Important Executive Orders, Resolutions, and other notices:
- RE-OPENING PLANS BY COUNTY provided by KDEM, updated weekly
- KDHE Guidelines for re-opening businesses
- Marion County's State of Local Public Health Emergency RESOLUTION 2020-09
- USDA and FEDERAL RURAL RESOURCE GUIDE Programs to provide immediate and long-term assistance
- Marion County Health Department - GUIDANCE FOR RESTAURANTS - May 18, 2020
- Marion County Health Department Memo - CDC Guidelines - March 23, 2020
- SBA - SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE Offers Disaster Assistance to KS Small Businesses
- The Small Business Owner's Guide to the CARES ACT provided by US Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship
- SCKEDD Disaster Relief Loan Program for Small Business (SDRP) provides maximum $25,000 loans with first 6 months deferred
- At-HOME ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES for Youth and Families
- KDHE Guidance for Workers Who Visit Homes
- KDHE Interim Guidance for Cosmetology and Barber Shops including Esthetics, Nail Technology, Electrology, Tanning, Tattoo and Body Piercing, and Massage Establishments and Schools.
- KDOA Grocery Store Food Safety
- KDOA Drive-Thru Food Safety
- KDHE and KDA Recommend Reduce Acreage Burning
- KDCF Hero Relief Program provides childcare subsidies to eligible healthcare workers, first responders and other essential workers.