Updates from Government and Medical Leaders
- PDF: Order of the State Public Health Officer regarding all of California to shelter-in-place.
- Click Here to Learn More About the Order
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) in California COVID-19 is a new illness that can affect your lungs and airways. It’s caused by a virus called coronavirus. We’re all in this together. We are working rapidly to keep our state healthy.
- City of Oakland Website with links to SBA (Small Business Association) and Alameda County (added 4/7/20)
- Center for Disease Control Covid-19 website (added 4/7/20)
Resources for Parents
Here are some helpful resources for talking with your children about the coronavirus and things to do with them.
- “Just for kids: A comic exploring the new coronavirus” from National Public Radio
- “Talking to kids about the coronavirus” from the Child Mind Institute
- “How to talk to your kids about coronavirus” is a fantastic resource with concrete information from the Girls Scouts of America
- “Helpful coronavirus resources for parents and kids” is a resource from Sparkle Stories for the whole family to talk about the coronavirus
- “Thirty ‘Virtual’ Field Trips” – This is simply a great resource to pass the time with children while practicing social distancing
Resources for Shopping Hours, Pharmacies for Seniors
Susan J. with the support of the wellness team, compiled a list of resources that will help seniors/pregnant and the immune compromised community know which stores they can shop at exclusively during certain times or using special lines. Anyone can access this resource list in view only mode. If you have difficulty opening this link in google docs for the first time, here’s some help. To open the links that are in the resource spreadsheet, hover your mouse arrow over the link. A little box will open with a symbol in the right hand corner with an arrow pointing upwards to the right. Click on that symbol and you’ll be taken to the url’s website.
More Resources on the Virus – Anxiety, Disinfecting, Social Distancing, Masks…
- resource for people who are anxious about the virus and covid-19.
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New York Times is free to everyone during this pandemic, as they break news on the matter
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NY Times article about wearing masks (added 4/7/20)
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A link for making facemasks. These can also be found on You Tube by searching “making facemasks for coronavirus” or “making facemasks for COVID-19” (added 4/7/20)
