[CED/CD/EAT] Question from admin

Wed Jan 19 10:58:54 MST 2022

>From the state 4-H team, we have had a similar situation as many others ¼ of our team members had COVID or were isolated due to exposure. The team was asked to depopulate and work remotely since last week. We have been disrupted in holding statewide events and have postponed two contests in January till later dates in February and March while monitoring COVID rates across the state. So, while our team has not been disrupted in our day-to-day work, COVID has proved a disruption in our program delivery.

With appreciation,

Jeremy
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Jeremy Elliott-Engel, Ph.D.
Arizona 4-H State Program Leader & Associate Director, Arizona Cooperative Extension
Associate Extension Specialist, Agricultural Education, Innovation, and Technology
The University of Arizona
Forbes 301D, P.O. Box 210036
1140 E. South Campus Dr.
Tucson, AZ 85721
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From: Carstens, Renee - (rcarstens) <rcarstens at arizona.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 10:53 AM
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Subject: RE: Question from admin

Gila County Update -

I requested that staff work remotely as much as possible last week and this week as we evaluate positive COVID cases.   About ¼ of the Gila team or their immediate family members tested positive with COVID last week.   Symptoms varied, some staff were sick for a couple of days, some for a full week, but all were isolated at home.   Programming has continued remotely from the rest of the team and as staff recovered from mild symptoms they have returned to remote work.  There are a few programs that continue to provide in person (Range Monitoring, Master Gardener -both providing services outdoor).

As of yesterday, all but one Gila County team members are working remotely or in the field.

Renee Carstens
Gila County Cooperative Ext. Director, 4-H Youth Development
Cell: (928) 978-8511
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Subject: [CED/CD/EAT] Question from admin

Dear Directors and ADs:

I was sent an email with some questions about COVID's impact on Extension programs, and I thought I would do a quick canvas to see if any of you had some input.

The questions are:

  1.  Are you struggling to deliver on missions one way or another because of clinical COVID illness so severe - meaning that people literally can't work?
  2.  Are you hearing of a lot of CES employees with SARS COV2 positive tests (i.e., SARS COV2 infection) who are required to take isolation/quarantine periods? Please include your definition of "a lot".
  3.  Are you hearing of a lot of CES employees with SARS COV2 negative tests who are required to take isolation/quarantine periods because of familial exposure? Please include your definition of "a lot."

I will need to answer by the end of the day. My take is that there are a few instances but not what I would call a lot.

Let me know if you have any input on this.

Ed

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Edward C Martin, Ph.D.
Interim Director of Cooperative Extension
Division of Agriculture, Life, & Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension

Professor/Extension Specialist - Biosystems Engineering
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

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