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| Special Edition Member Newsletter Summer 2021
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Update!
Umpqua Health Alliance strives to keep our members up to date on what’s happening in the community as well as within our company. If you have any questions or have suggestions for our next newsletter, please contact us! Call 541-229-4842 or email us at info@umpquahealth.com
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You can get this letter in another language, large print,
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Resources
- For up to date information about the fires and evacuation notices, please visit these websites:
- Help with keeping your pets and livestock safe
- Saving Grace is providing temporary housing for pets such as dogs, cats, rabbits, gerbils, etc. This does not include livestock.
- If you need a place to house your household pets while you’re in evacuation status, please contact Saving Grace at 541-672-3907.
- They request that you call in advance, so they have time to get a spot ready for them.
You can drop them off Monday-Saturday, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM - They will keep detailed records so that your pet will be returned to the correct owner
- Animal Control is helping with getting livestock animals to safety. This includes horses, cattle, sheep, goats, etc. Their phone number is 541-440-4471.
- They have some ranches available and the Douglas County fairgrounds has stables available to house your animals.
- They can help you transport your animals with their trailers if needed
- They ask that you don’t wait until the last minute to call them for help as it may take them a while to secure transportation and get up to your farm.
- If you’re looking for hotels to stay in, there are many here in Roseburg that allow pets. A list of hotels provided by Google that state they are Pet Friendly can be found here
- Additional Resources for children and parents impacted by Wildfire
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Fire Safety
Wildfire smoke can harm you in multiple ways. Smoke can hurt your eyes, irritate your respiratory system, and worsen chronic heart and lung diseases. Please go here: https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/wildfires/smoke.html to find fact sheets that tell you how you can protect your health and be safe if you are exposed to wildfire smoke.
- Set up a “clean room” if you cannot minimize the smoke in your home.
- Choose a room. It should be big enough to fit everyone in your household and be comfortable to spend time in. A bedroom with an attached bathroom is a good choice.
- Prevent smoke from entering the room. Close windows and doors in the room, but don’t do anything that makes it hard to get out. If there is an exhaust fan or range hood in the clean room space, only use it for short periods.
- Stay cool. Run fans, window air conditioners, or central air conditioning. If your HVAC system or window air conditioner has a fresh air option, turn it off or close the intake.
- Filter the air in the room. Use a portable air cleaner that is the right size for the room. Run the portable air cleaner continuously on the highest fan setting if you can. If you have central HVAC, you can also install a high-efficiency filter (MERV 13 or higher) in the system. Run the system’s fan as often as possible to get the most out of the filter. See the Indoor Air Filtration fact sheet and EPA’s Guide to Air Cleaners in the Home for more information
- Members can also try taping an air filter to a box fan as an alternative
- Avoid activities that create smoke or other particles indoors, including:
- Smoking cigarettes, pipes, and cigars
- Using gas, propane or wood-burning stoves and furnaces
- Spraying aerosol products
- Frying or broiling food.
- Burning candles or incense
- Vacuuming, unless you use a vacuum with a HEPA filter
- Spend as much time as possible in the clean room to get the most benefit from it. Avoid exercising while in the clean room to help reduce exposure to any particles that may enter the room.
- Avoid going outside if possible, and especially avoid strenuous outdoor activities. If you must leave your home, consider using a N95 respirator mask
- Keep Oregon Green - https://keeporegongreen.org/prevent-wildfires/?utm_source=KEZI&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=2021
- This site offers advice on how to properly avoid causing fires at home, when camping or other outdoor activities, and at work.
- Get emergency messages and FlashAlert messages from the Oregon Department of Forestry at: https://www.flashalert.net/news.html?id=1072
- Find out the current air quality in your area by visiting https://tripcheck.com/, also at https://www.iqair.com/usa/oregon.
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UHA Contact Information and Offerings
- UHA Care Coordination has been reaching out to all members that are potentially affected by the recent wildfires here in Douglas County. If you are in the area and need N95 masks for smoke exposure, need assistance with urgent needs, housing, or help with food/water please call Customer Care. We will get you connected with a Care Coordinator.
- UHA will pay to replace any covered medications that were left during evacuation or were lost in the fires. UHA has activated our emergency preparedness protocol to allow pharmacies to override prescriptions that may be too early to pick up normally. Call your pharmacy today to receive an emergency 7-day refill on your prescriptions.
- If you lost items like your glasses, crutches, glucose monitor etc. due to the fire, UHA is here to help. We will help you replace your Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics Orthotics, and other supplies. Call your DME supplier or you Primary Care Provider for more information about getting your replacements.
- As always, UHA’s Customer Care will be available to answer any of our questions and provide any updates available to us.
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