COVID Science for Churches

A Returning to Church Webinar, August 11, 1-2 pm

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Struggling to keep up with the latest science on COVID-19? Wondering about issues like:

• What we understand about COVID now that we didn’t a few months ago, and why some of the recommendations from public officials have changed
• Airflow in your building, HVAC and how they impact health & safety
• Cleaning, sanitizing and how long you should let spaces sit dormant between uses
• What do masks make it “safe enough” to do? What are face shields good for?
• The science of vaccine development and what all these projections of vaccine availability amount to.
• What the different types of risk levels public health officials use, mean.
• When we might be able to sing together again, safely.
• Discerning reliable sources of information and when it might be safe to gather in buildings again.

Join us for an hour with a trained scientist and experienced industry executive who also knows church dilemmas very well. Lisa Allgood is a Commissioned Ruling Elder in the PC(USA) who has been offering clarity with easily-understood, up to date information in online presentations to groups around the country. We are delighted she has agreed to share her expertise with us. The hour will include both presentation and time for audience questions.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:  LISA ALLGOOD

Trained as an immunocytochemist and a graduate of the University of Medicine and Dentistry NJ, Lisa spent 36 years as an executive in the pharmaceutical industry. She is a Commissioned Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA) currently serving as Transitional Executive Presbyter for the Presbytery of Cincinnati.  Lisa is Secretary of the Board of Directors for Sinapis, a Christian non-profit based in Kenya serving entrepreneurs in 10 countries on two continents, training and equipping them to build their businesses, thereby breaking the cycle of poverty in a Christian ethical framework, and also serves on the Board of Women Helping Women, working on breaking the cycle of gender-based violence. Lisa has two daughters: one completing her doctorate in clinical psychology at Xavier University, and one living in North Carolina, where she is married and teaches High School Chemistry and Environmental Science. Travel and photography are her favorite hobbies when she’s not running endless meetings!

RECORDING

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