You’ve Already Taken the First Step
to Slow the Spread of COVID-19
Now that you’ve been tested, heres what to do next to protect the people you care about and your community.
About Contact Tracing
Be a hero. If you test positive for COVID-19, make sure people you’ve been around
recently for more than a few minutes stay safe. Some people call this contact tracing.
We call it your superpower in the face of this pandemic!
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Heres how you do it:
Make a list. Think of people you’ve spent time with over the past two weeks or so and
make a list. In case you test positive, you will already be prepared to take the first,
most urgent step: sharing this list with your local health department’s team to help
alert others who might be at risk.
Stay home. If you can, be in a room by yourself with the door closed and use your own
bathroom. Do your best to stay away from other people until you get your test result,
and to always wear a mask if you are near people.
Answer the call! If you test positive, you’ll get a phone call or text from a member of
the COVID-19 Community Outreach Team, who is from your local health department.
They will answer your questions, offer advice on taking care of yourself, and may be
able to connect you to available support such as delivery of groceries, medications,
and COVID-19 related supplies like masks and a thermometer.
Share. You’ll talk with a member of the COVID-19 Community Outreach Team about
the people you’ve been around recently. Then the COVID-19 Community Outreach
Team member will tell them they may have been close to someone who tested
positive for COVID-19. This is done condentially, which means they will not give your
name. They will also direct your close contacts to stay home, and provide them with
information on how to get tested. At no point during these conversations will you be
asked to provide your Social Security number, bank account or credit card information,
or immigration status.
Rest assured. The member of the COVID-19 Community Outreach Team will keep your
identity private. Your personal health information is also protected and not shared with
other government agencies – thats the law.
You can help slow the spread of COVID-19. If you see your local health department or
NC Outreach (844-628-7223) appear on your phone, please answer the call to protect
your community and the people you care about. You may also call NC Outreach
(844-628-7223) to learn more about available support to stay healthy.
For more information visit www.covid19.ncdhhs.gov.
Use This Sheet to Make the List of All
the People You Have Been Around Recently
If you test positive for COVID-19, a case investigator will call you to discuss who you have been around
and ask where you spent time to determine where you were likely exposed to COVID-19 and who else may
have been exposed to COVID-19. This quick list can help you think about people you have recently been
around so you will be ready if your local health department reaches out to you to get this information.
Here are some things to think about. Have you:
Gone to work or school?
Gotten together with others (eaten out at a restaurant, gone out for drinks, exercised with
others, had friends or family over to your place, volunteered, gone to a party, pool, or park)?
Gone to a store in person (grocery store, mall)?
Gone to in-person appointments (salon, barber, doctors or dentist’s ofce)?
Ridden in a car with others (including in an Uber or a Lyft) or took public transportation?
Been inside a church, synagogue, mosque or other places of worship?
Who lives with you?
Who have you been around in the last 14 days? (If you need more space, write on a separate piece of paper
or make this list on your electronic device.)
NAME PHONE DATE YOU LAST SAW THEM WHERE YOU LAST SAW THEM
What activities have you done in the last 14 days that involved other people?
ACTIVITY LOCATION DATE
YOU KNOW THE 3 Ws, NOW MEET THE APP
Download the SlowCOVIDNC app to anonymously share a
positive COVID19 test result and notify those with whom you
have been in recent close contact
The app protects your identity and privacy while empowering
you to protect yourself, your family, and your community
Available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store
Learn more here: covid19.ncdhhs.gov/slowcovidnc
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