[College Hill Topeka] Fwd: Media Release: Emergency Order of Local Health Officer – Changes to Sports and Athletic Activities

[Katrina Shaw]

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Rachelle Vega-Retana <rvretana at topeka.org>
Date: Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 8:29 AM
Subject: Media Release: Emergency Order of Local Health Officer – Changes
to Sports and Athletic Activities
To:


*Topeka, Kan.* – An Emergency Order of Local Health Officer has been issued
for Topeka and Shawnee County effective beginning *Friday, January 29 at
12:01 a.m*. This public health order is being issued to continue to
mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the Shawnee County community. This order
will remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. February 26, 2020 unless renewed,
rescinded or superseded by a subsequent order.



Dr. Dennis Cooley, Shawnee County Interim Health Officer, has adopted the
following changes to the local requirements which can be found on our
Shawnee County Health Department website at www.shawneehealth.org
<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.shawneehealth.org&c=E,1,MmvdXcJmTl3qteNWliNMJ3F5-HKBgMlcdWxT4iRek_W_lq3iTPnLu58HBbMIyIRmD0ZvFwBORL0Jjq1qmBvi7bqFdisYvTAkO94-6Q8fHhjYlWq4wvJdjA,,&typo=1>
:



·         *Sports and Athletic Activities*:

o   *Sports and athletic activities are allowed*, subject to the
limitations of social distancing and mass gatherings

o   Spectators of sporting events should follow the mass gathering rules

o   For team sports, the two teams combined shall be considered as one mass
gathering, *whose size shall not exceed 25 people*. These individuals are
included in mass gathering size.

o   For events open to the public, organizers shall enact necessary
measures to assure that social distancing and mass gathering rules are
applied for the public

o   Bar, concessions and restaurant areas shall meet the same requirements
as those not located within the venues

o   *Mask wear is mandatory when not participating in direct competition*

Questions regarding the Emergency Order can be sent to covid19info at snco.us
or call *785.251.4848.*



Attachment:

Emergency Order of Local Health Officer (1/28/2021)





*Shawnee County Health Department is committed to working in partnership
with our community to promote and protect the optimal health of all people
by bridging gaps to eliminate health inequities, respecting the diversity
of our community, through adaptive and innovative processes.*



*Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube*

[image: Logo_Color_Transparent(3x2.5)]*Craig Barnes*

Division Manager

Community Health Outreach and
Planning

Shawnee County Health Department

2600 SW East Circle Drive

Topeka, KS 66606

http://www.shawneehealth.org/
<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.shawneehealth.org%2f&c=E,1,KZE7rYTLs-J12ND75N8V5KkKYjN5DGLhYEVAEjmZ5WSDEWG6aYy3d8epPuRJKTcDb2LFpt_ox0Bi0EFdGSbHtHdujor7IBIMChYcDdnIWFncSXlT2N7X&typo=1>

785.251.5612 office

785.806.6310 cell

785.251.5696 fax







Rachelle Vega-Retana, Grants Administrator

City of Topeka, Dept. of Planning & Development

Division of Housing Services

620 SE Madison St.  1st Floor – Unit 8

Topeka, Ks. 66607

Phone: (785) 368-4490

Fax:      (785) 368-2546

Email:    rvretana at topeka.org



The preceding email message (including any attachments) contains
information that may be confidential, protected by the attorney/client or
other applicable privileges or that may constitute non-public information.
This message is intended to be conveyed only to the designated
recipient(s). If you are not listed as a recipient of this message, please
notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and then delete
it from your system.  Use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of
this message by unintended recipients is not authorized and may be
unlawful."
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image003.png
Type: image/png
Size: 40788 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://collegehilltopeka.org/pipermail/neighbors_collegehilltopeka.org/attachments/20210128/c8135526/attachment-0002.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.png
Type: image/png
Size: 173997 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://collegehilltopeka.org/pipermail/neighbors_collegehilltopeka.org/attachments/20210128/c8135526/attachment-0003.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: 01282021 Emergency Order of Local Health Officer.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 92037 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://collegehilltopeka.org/pipermail/neighbors_collegehilltopeka.org/attachments/20210128/c8135526/attachment-0002.pdf>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: Shawnee County Health Order  1-28-2021.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 158499 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://collegehilltopeka.org/pipermail/neighbors_collegehilltopeka.org/attachments/20210128/c8135526/attachment-0003.pdf>