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This toolkit is to support employers and businesses in Yakima County, Washington that are restaurants or tiendas (food retail stores). The materials in the tool below will help businesses promote and share COVID-19 safety information with their employees and customers. We know businesses had to make changes and rapidly adapt during COVID-19. Our team at the University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center and our partners wanted to help.
Reducing the spread of COVID-19, and similar viruses, in workplaces keeps employees, customers, and communities healthier and safer. Vaccines and reducing the spread of COVID-19 can help employees continue to work without getting sick and encourage customers to safely buy from businesses.
Yakima County: Restaurants and Tiendas
We collaborated with Radio KDNA and additional community partners to create this toolkit with the most current information on COVID-19 guidelines and support for restaurants and tiendas in Yakima County, Washington. The materials include local requirements and industry specific information. You can download the full toolkit as one document or view individual materials from the toolkit below.
Please note, materials were last added and updated April 2022. New information after that time has not and will not be added.
L&I Requirements and Guidance for Preventing COVID-19
What is this for? This is for business owners to read and help support them in making COVID-19 safety decisions in their business. This material is from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I).
OSHA COVID-19 Guidance for Restaurants Resuming Dine-In Service
What is this for? This is for restaurant owners to read and help support them in making COVID-19 safety decisions for indoor dining. This material is from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
OSHA COVID-19 Guidance for Retail Workers
What is this for? This is for tienda owners to read and help support them in making COVID-19 safety decisions for shoppers and employees. This material is from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
COVID-19 Vaccine Safety
What is this for? This is a handout to give employees so they can better understand that COVID-19 vaccines are safe, what to expect with vaccination, and who participated in vaccine trials based on race and ethnicity.
COVID-19 Vaccines: What to Know
What is this for? This is a handout to give employees, so they know where and how to get vaccinated, how to prepare for vaccination, as well as what to expect.
Selecting and Wearing a Mask
What is this for? This is a handout to give employees so they know how to properly select and wear masks that will keep them and others safe.
Upgrade Your Mask
What is this for? This is to hang up where employees and/or customers can see it. It explains which types of masks offer the most protection from COVID-19.
Who is eligible for a COVID-19 booster and when should they get it?
What is this for? This is to hang up where employees and/or customers can see it. It explains which COVID-19 boosters people are eligible for based on the COVID-19 vaccine they had.
Valid Forms of Proof for COVID-19 Vaccination and Negative Test
What is this for? This is to hang up where employees and/or customers can see it. In Yakima County, it is optional to check customers’ vaccination status or COVID-19 test.
Attention! Face masks are recommended.
What is this for? This is a flyer you can hang on entrances to the business to encourage employees and customers to wear masks inside.
Wash Your Hands!
What is this for? This is a flyer you can hang in the restroom and/or near sinks to remind employees and/or customers to wash their hands (and how), which can help reduce the spread of germs and viruses.
Additional COVID-19 Resources for Business Owners
What is this for? These additional resources and information are to support business owners.
- Yakima Health District: COVID-19 Updates
- Yakima Health District: COVID-19 and Workplaces
- Washington State Department of Labor and Industries: Paid Sick Leave
- Washington State Department of Health: COVID-19 Information for Businesses & Workers
- Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center: COVID-19 Resources for Agriculture
- United States Department of Labor: What Workers Need to Know
- U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) COVID-19 Vaccine Information
Download Instructions
The items from this toolkit are stored on Google Drive. You will need to download the items in order to print them and share or hang them.
Once you are viewing the document in Google Drive, you will look to the top right corner of your browser for three dots in a vertical row. Click on the dots and a drop-down menu appears (see image below). Click download. Your computer might ask you where you want to save the document or it might automatically download into your downloads folder depending on your computer settings.
After saving the document to your computer, you can print it or email it. Feel free to share the link directly to the document in Google Drive, too.
