Ensuring Individual and Community Health in the COVID-19 Era

Who Is Covered by This Compact? This compact is for all resident members and staff. New members and staff will sign the compact before coming to International House.

Everyone in this community wants to minimize the risk that we will be exposed or expose others to COVID-19. This compact is our community’s call to action and to recognize our shared responsibility for community health, informed by science and founded on mutual respect. Each of us knows that we need to operate differently now than we did pre-pandemic, and that these changes require new habits and difficult adjustments. We also know these daily life changes are essential to our ability to be together. This understanding is the foundation for this agreement.

All of us at International House -- resident members and staff -- commit to doing what we can to reduce and stop transmission of COVID-19 within the House and in our communities. As signatories to this compact each of us commits to:

- Wearing a face covering over nose and mouth at all times in public*
- Keeping at least six feet or two meters (two arms lengths) apart from other people whenever possible
- Staying home when sick or after possible exposure to COVID-19
- Following basic health precautions including frequent hand washing/sanitizing and workplace and shared-space hygiene
- Following signs and guidance posted throughout International House
- When outside of International House, all resident members and staff are expected to follow city, state and federal public health requirements, including for face covering and physical distance.
- Participating in testing and contact tracing when required, and isolation and quarantine protocols, when required.

The expectation of International House is that all resident members and staff will adhere to these commitments. In the interest of supporting community health and safety, anyone who does not adhere to these commitments after being asked to do so by an appropriate authority may be asked to leave International House. These commitments are essential to protecting the public’s health, and to protecting ourselves, our neighbors, and each other. Together, we can do what it takes to reduce and stop COVID-19 transmission in our shared community. Thank you!

*The only exceptions to required face coverings are when you are alone in a private room with a closed door and when eating, but you must maintain six feet physical distance.