Coronavirus (COVID-19): Health, Safety, & Prevention

General

• CDC Coronavirus (COVID-19)
  Centers for Disease Control information & guidance. Symptoms, testing, prevention, what to do if you are sick.
  
  
• MedlinePlus 
  Comprehensive consumer-oriented information on health/medical topics.
  
  
• Merck Manual Medical Information
  Consumer oriented COVID-19 Information & Resources as well as comprehensive information on other health/medical topics.
  
  
• A Round-Up of Multilingual Resources on COVID-19
  
  
• Clarkson Health Sciences Library
  Search for more health & medical information through the Libraries portal. 

Some Mental Health Resources

• Clarkson Libraries Mental Health Resources Guide
  
  
• Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
  A variety of pandemic response resources to support health & well-being.

• CDC – Manage Anxiety & Stress
  Information on stress reduction and coping from the Centers for Disease Control.

• WHO Mental Health Considerations
  Statement about mental health considerations from March 6, 2020 from the World Health Organization. 

• Search for Mindfulness via Coursera
  List of online courses related to mindfulness.

• TED Talks
  Select videos to the topic of happiness.

• Coronavirus anxiety is real. Here are mental health tips to help.
  Tips from the Tampa Bay Times.

• How to keep coronavirus fears from affecting your mental health
  Tips from CNN News

• Coronavirus: How to protect your mental health
  Tips from BBC News

• Headspace-Weathering the storm
  Meditations, sleep, and movement exercises to help with this stressful time.

For Kids

• Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): How to Talk to Your Child
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Your Questions Answered

• American Red Cross – Disaster Preparedness Planning
  Make a plan. Create and practice an emergency plan so your family will know what to do in a crisis.

• American Red Cross – Special Needs Emergency Preparedness
  Disaster safety for people with disabilities. Create an emergency plan that addresses your needs.

• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC): Prevention & Treatment
  languages: English, Spanish, Chinese Simplified

• Coronavirus Guidelines for America
  A link to the PDF from the White House.

• Contact Tracer Training
  A free online course from Johns Hopkins University to train an army of contact tracers to slow the spread of COVID-19. 
  
  
• Contact Tracer Jobs in NY
  New York State will hire and train a team of staff working remotely to support the NYS Department of Health (NYSDOH) and Local Health Departments (LHDs) to perform COVID-19 contact tracing in communities across NYS

• Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Fighting Products List
  A PDF of the list of products that can be used against the coronavirus.

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) FAQ
  This webpage provides information for workers and employers about the evolving coronavirus outbreak.

• What You Need to Know About Hand Washing (video)

• WHO: Advice for the Public
  Basic protective measures against new coronavirus from the World Health Organization.

• WHO: When and how to use masks
  Guidance from the World Health Organization.

• How to Make a Mask (CDC)
  Sew & no-sew options (scroll down page).
• Make Masks Pattern Library