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  • Your local and/or state public health officials may be making recommendations for the care of decedents and/or public gatherings that are more stringent than what the CDC and federal government have recommended. In these cases, you should defer to your state and/or local public health officials.
  • The CDC has advised if you think you have been exposed to COVID-19 and/or develop a fever and symptoms, such as cough or difficulty breathing, call your healthcare provider for medical advice. If you are concerned about a potential exposure, this risk assessment for healthcare personnel (HCP) from the CDC may be useful.

Webinars & Videos for Funeral Directors

A note regarding embalming/technical webinars: 

  • The CDC guidance for the care of a decedent's body represents the minimum precautions a funeral professional should take while caring for the body of someone who died of confirmed or suspected COVID-19. You should use your best professional judgement to determine whether you should take additional precautions beyond what is recommended by the CDC.
  • Your local and/or state public health officials may be making recommendations that are more stringent than what the CDC has recommended. In these cases, you should defer to your state and/or local public health officials.

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Practical Guidance Webinars

One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, LendingUSA surveyed funeral homes across the country to gain a better understanding of the funeral professional’s experience over the past year. What did we find? Funeral professionals faced exacerbated challenges in 2020 due to the pandemic—and so did families.

Key Takeaway:

  • PPP statement Details pertaining to the SBA subsidy Process and timing

2020 was a stress-filled year that has taken its toll on everyone, and funeral directors have been hit especially hard. We now have more than decades of research demonstrating that working in high stress, trauma-exposed professions, such as funeral service, carries risk to the staff. With COVID 19 still raging, it’s more important than ever to have the tools and resources to practice self-care so that you can best serve your client families. Our trainers will provide new ideas for strategies for increasing your health and resiliency while working during a pandemic in a high stress field.

Key Takeaways:

  • Meditation tools you can use right now
  • New ideas for coping strategies
  • Mindful movements

Key Takeaways:

  • PPP statement
  • Details pertaining to the SBA subsidy
  • Process and timing

Key Takeaways:

  • Employee engagement techniques
  • HR best practices and policies for employee retention 
  • Compliance with state/federal laws, CDC guidelines and safety requirements
  • Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Key Takeaways:

  • Employee engagement techniques
  • HR best practices and policies for employee retention
  • Compliance with state/federal laws, CDC guidelines and safety requirements
  • Families First Coronavirus Response Act

This video was not produced by NFDA. The presenter is sharing their own information and opinions, not those of NFDA. 

Please refer to official guidance from CDC and other federal, state and local public health officials.

This video was not produced by NFDA. The presenter is sharing their own information and opinions, not those of NFDA. 

Please refer to official guidance from CDC and other federal, state and local public health officials.

Additional resources mentioned in the webinar are:

Centers for Disease Control & Protection

World Health Organization

OSHA

Department of Labor

Communicating with the Public: If you wish to share information with your community discussing funerals for confirmed/suspected cases of COVID-19 and the steps you are taking to keep families, guests and others safe, NFDA has prepared a news release template – download it here. You can customize this news release with specific information about your funeral home and the steps it is taking during this unprecedented time. The text in this news release can also be adapted for use as a message on your funeral home’s website or social media platforms.