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Important Advisories

  • Your local and/or state public health officials may be making recommendations for the care of decedents and/or public gatherings that are more stringent than what the CDC and federal government have recommended. In these cases, you should defer to your state and/or local public health officials.
  • The CDC has advised if you think you have been exposed to COVID-19 and/or develop a fever and symptoms, such as cough or difficulty breathing, call your healthcare provider for medical advice. If you are concerned about a potential exposure, this risk assessment for healthcare personnel (HCP) from the CDC may be useful.

Webinars & Videos for Funeral Directors

A note regarding embalming/technical webinars: 

  • The CDC guidance for the care of a decedent's body represents the minimum precautions a funeral professional should take while caring for the body of someone who died of confirmed or suspected COVID-19. You should use your best professional judgement to determine whether you should take additional precautions beyond what is recommended by the CDC.
  • Your local and/or state public health officials may be making recommendations that are more stringent than what the CDC has recommended. In these cases, you should defer to your state and/or local public health officials.

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Grieving Alone & Together

Supporting Your Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Helping Grieving Families During the Pandemic

A Brush With Death: Episode #9 - Embracing New Ideas in Times of Adversity

COVID-19: Live-Streaming Funerals During the Pandemic

COVID-19 & Finances: Ensuring Your Business Survives

A Brush with Death: Episode #8 - Embalming with COVID-19

Managing Your Staff During COVID-19: How Millennials Can Help

NFDA Webinar: Taking Care of Them, Taking Care of You

A Special Message from Wally Hooker, CFSP, MBIE

Communicating with the Public & Using Technology to Serve Families

A Conversation with the CDC

Handling Families with COVID-19

This video was not produced by NFDA. The presenter is sharing their own information and opinions, not those of NFDA. 

Please refer to official guidance from CDC and other federal, state and local public health officials.

How to Embalm with Coronavirus (COVID-19)

This video was not produced by NFDA. The presenter is sharing their own information and opinions, not those of NFDA. 

Please refer to official guidance from CDC and other federal, state and local public health officials.

Practical COVID-19 Guidance for Funeral Directors

Additional resources mentioned in the webinar are:

Centers for Disease Control & Protection

World Health Organization

OSHA

Department of Labor

Communicating with the Public: If you wish to share information with your community discussing funerals for confirmed/suspected cases of COVID-19 and the steps you are taking to keep families, guests and others safe, NFDA has prepared a news release template – download it here. You can customize this news release with specific information about your funeral home and the steps it is taking during this unprecedented time. The text in this news release can also be adapted for use as a message on your funeral home’s website or social media platforms.