Question: What are the steps to identify and reduce risk?

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Older Adults
section_content: Steps to Reduce Risk of Getting Sick
There are things you can do to reduce your risk of getting sick.

Stay home if possible.
Wash your hands often.
Keep space between yourself and others (stay 6 feet away, which is about two arm lengths).
What You Can Do 
How to Protect Yourself

Symptoms
Symptoms of COVID-19 can range from mild symptoms to severe illness and death.
Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure. Watch for fever, cough, and
shortness of breath. Watch for symptoms. 
Develop a Care Plan
A care plan summarizes your health conditions, medications, healthcare
providers, emergency contacts, and end-of-life care options (for example,
advance directives). Complete your care plan in consultation with your doctor,
and if needed, with help from a family member or home nurse aide.
A care plan can have benefits beyond the current pandemic. You can update your
care plan every year, or any time you have a change in your health or
medications. Care plans can help reduce emergency room visits and
hospitalizations, and improve overall medical management for people with a
chronic health condition, resulting in better quality of life.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, having a care plan is an important part of
emergency preparedness.

Guidance on how to develop your emergency preparedness care plan.
Download a fillable care plan form [5 pages]
Serious Illness Care Program COVID-19 Response Toolkit

Senior Living Facilities
People with loved ones in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other
types of senior living facilities may be understandably concerned about their
loved one’s risk of illness from COVID-19.
To protect these vulnerable friends and family members, CDC has advised that
long-term care facilities

restrict visitors,
regularly check healthcare workers and residents for fevers and symptoms, and
limit activities within the facility to keep residents safe.

Older Adults are at Higher Risk
See below for estimated percent of adults with confirmed COVID-19 reported in
the U.S: | Adults 65 – 84 | Adults 85+
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Hospitalizations | 31-59% | 31-70%
Admission to intensive care | 11-31% | 6-29%
Deaths | 4-11% | 10-27%

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Detailed explanations given under the actual header of "Steps to Reduce Risk of Getting Sick" which is exactly what query states.
Has detailed advice for reducing risk of infection with coronavirus.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Excellent

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Frequently Asked Questions about Biosafety and COVID-19
section_headers: Specimen Handling
How should the laboratory perform a risk assessment to identify and mitigate risks?
section_content: All laboratories should perform a site-specific and activity-specific risk
assessment to identify and mitigate risks and determine if enhanced biosafety
precautions are warranted based on situational needs, such as high testing
volumes, and the likelihood to generate infectious droplets and aerosols. Risk
assessments and mitigation measures are dependent on the procedures performed,
identification of the hazards involved in the process and/or procedures, the
competency level of the personnel who perform the procedures, the laboratory
equipment and facility, and the resources available.
The risk assessment should identify all potential scenarios of a particular
activity that could produce a negative outcome. The risk assessment should
prioritize those potential negative outcomes, or risks, based on an evaluation
of the likelihood and consequences of each of those identified risks. The risk
assessment should determine the most appropriate control measures, and how the
system will measure the effectiveness of those control measures.
For additional information, refer to the following:

Laboratory biosafety guidance related to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)pdf iconexternal icon
Risk Assessment Best Practicespdf iconexternal icon
World Health Organization Laboratory Biosafety Manual, 3rdpdf iconexternal icon


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Answer is good if the requester is a lab worker given that it was not specified in what capacity the individual was asking when they posed the question. However, a more vague or open answer should have been given to the requester so that they could drill down via links to whatever scenario was more appropriate for them.
Has a detailed discussion of risk assessment and mitigation specifically in a laboratory context.

Reviewer ratings:
Could be Improved
Excellent

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Frequently Asked Questions
section_headers: Community Mitigation
Who is involved in community mitigation actions?
section_content: Individuals, communities, schools, businesses and healthcare organizations all
have a role to play in community mitigation. Policies*, which include limits
on large gatherings, restrictions on businesses, and school closures are often
needed to fully put in place community mitigation strategies.
Each community is unique. Because some actions can be very disruptive to daily
life, mitigation activities will be different depending on how much disease
has spread within the community, what the community population is like, and
the ability to take these actions at the local level. To identify appropriate
activities, all parts of a community that might be impacted need to be
considered, including populations most vulnerable to severe
illness, and those who might be more impacted socially or economically.
When selecting mitigation activities, states and communities need to consider
the spread of disease locally, characteristics of the people who live in the
community (for example, age groups, languages spoken, overall health status),
and the kind of public health resources and healthcare systems (like
hospitals) that are available in the community. State and local officials may
need to adjust community mitigation activities and immediately take steps to
scale them up or down depending on the changing local situation.
Putting mitigation into practice is based on:

Emphasizing individual responsibility for taking recommended personal-level actions
Empowering businesses, schools, and community organizations to take recommended actions, particularly in ways that protect persons at increased risk of severe illness
Focusing on settings that provide critical infrastructure or services to individuals at increased risk of severe illness
Minimizing disruptions to daily life to the extent possible

*CDC cannot address the policies of any business or organization. CDC shares recommendations based on the best available science to help people make decisions that improve their health and safety. In all cases, follow the guidance of your healthcare provider and local health department. Local decisions depend on local circumstances.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Has vague, high-level advice that isn't very helpful to most people.
Mitigation could possibly fall under risk reduction but it's not a verbatim answer to the terms specified in the query. Still, most of the steps outlined should be helpful if the individual is someone who is in a leadership position of sorts.

Reviewer ratings:
Could be Improved
Acceptable