International humanitarian group helps combat spread of COVID-19 in Immokalee

Global Response Management is in the planning phase of a home care program that'll help provide free accessible clinical care in Immokalee.

The needs that are not beingmet."TO HELP COMBAT THE SPREADLOCALLY... AN INTERNATIONALMEDICAL RELIEF GROUP HAS ARRIVEDIN IMMOKALEE -- ONE OF THEHARDEST HIT AREAS IN THE STATE.FOX 4’S SANDRA RODRIGUEZ SPOKEWITH GLOBAL RESPONSE MANAGEMENTON WHAT STEPS IT’S TAKING TOCOMBAT THE SPREAD.(0:08 - 0:17)1:16 - 1:25NATS *WITH A POPULATION OF ROUGHLY24,000 PEOPLE.8:34:16(Helen Perry, ExecutiveDirector, Global ResponseManagement):"As an international medicalorganization we are constantlylooking for and tracking areasof the world that need aresponse."IMMOKALEE IS NOW LEADING THESTATE IN POSITIVE CASES OFCOVID-19DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS ARRIVEDIN IMMOKALEE TO SUPPLEMENTCOVID-19 TESTING BACK IN MAYAND NOW GLOBAL RESPONSEMANAGEMENT IS ALSO STEPPING INTO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF THEVIRUS1:29:30(Helen Perry, ExecutiveDirector, Global ResponseManagement):"So what we’re hoping to do isto set up a clinical programwhere we can bring in ourmedical volunteers, doctors,nurses, nurses practitioners,and work with these patientswith close monitoring with thegoal of trying to catch ourmildly ill patients and preventthem from becoming severelyill."FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS━ A SMALLGLOBAL RESPONSE MANAGEMENT TEAMOR GRM HAS BEEN WHAT THE NEED ISIN IMMOKALEE3:35:17(Helen Perry, ExecutiveDirector, Global ResponseManagement):"The major one that we see isthe need for advanced clinicalcare that’s free and accessibleto residents of Immokalee."GRM PLANS TO HAVE A HOME CAREPROGRAM RUNNING IN THE NEXT 2WEEKS...41:27(Helen Perry, ExecutiveDirector, Global ResponseManagement):"One of the challenges inImmokalee is that there’s alimited ability for socialisolation because there is a lotof community living that goeson, there’s multiple familiesliving in single-familystructures."AS OF FRIDAY━ OVER 12-HUNDREDPEOPLE HAVE TESTED POSITIVE INIMMOKALEE3:50:19(Kristine Hollingsworth,Department of Health in CollierCounty):"With more testing, there willbe more positive cases, however,this does not negate the factthat COVID 19 is in ourcommunity."THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TOSELF-ISOLATE ARE PROVIDED APLACE TO STAY THROUGH THEDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH2:46:03(Kristine Hollingsworth,Department of Health in CollierCounty):"While they are in that nonecongregate sheltering, we doprovide meals so three meals aday are provided as well asgroceries and other serviceslike laundry service."GRM HAS BEEN WORKING CLOSELYWITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHAND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS TOCOME UP WITH PREVENTIONSTRATEGIES THAT CAN BE APPLIEDIN ALL AREAS10:53:44(Helen Perry, ExecutiveDirector, Global ResponseManagement):"Immokalee is not justfarmworkers, there are peoplewho work in nursing homes or inthe hospitality industry atrestaurants."LL TAG:GRM PLANS TO BE HERE 90 DAYSTHE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OFCOLLIER COUNTY SAYS THE BEST WAY