Health, Family & Home Helping you and your family THROUGH COVID-19
Maintaining physical distancing can be stressful for individuals and families. UF Health and University of Florida experts have provided a variety of resources to help promote physical and mental wellness at home; maintaining a clean home to prevent exposure; answers to your questions about food safety; and ways to educate, engage and entertain children.
Maintaining Well-Being
UF COllege of medicine wellness
Resources for Well-Being
Dr. Lisa Merlo Greene of the Wellness Program in the College of Medicine has put together a list of wellness resources available online, including entertainment, exercise, meditation resources, religious services, and more.
UF Psychiatry
2 Minute Resilience Resets
These daily 2 minute sessions will include focused breathing to stimulate the soothing part of the nervous system, and a practical tip from resilience science to help you maintain your stability in these difficult times.
IFAS
Communicating with Older Adults in a Health Crisis
Communication tips to help families and friends of older adults protect—and respect—their elders during the coronavirus pandemic.
IFAS
Managing Stress During a Pandemic
Strategies for coping with and mitigating stress during this uncertain time.
managing Finances and households
IFAS
Cleaning and Disinfecting
IFAS has a number of guides of household cleaners and tips on how to properly clean and disinfect your household to minimize the chances of exposure.
IFAS
Food Safety and Preparation
Guides on COVID-19 and grocery / takeout food safety, pantry prep, and general food safety tips.
IFAS
Financial Counseling
UF/IFAS Extension Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) agents are ready to help you and your family make the best financial decisions for your financial stability and wellbeing.
IFAS
Stimulus Checks:
Tips and FAQs on how to use the extra funds your stimulus checks will provide.
CHILDREN’S Resources
RESOURCES
Families with kids
Resources for keeping kids engaged and entertained during the COVID-19 response.
College of Education
Home-Based Educational Activities
Resources from the College of Education’s Anita Zucker Center, CEEDAR Center, Lastinger Center and the UF Literacy Institute.
UF Literacy Institute
Parent Resource Hub
This collection of web-based language and literacy resources was compiled and curated by UFLI faculty and graduate students.
UF LITERACY INSTITUTE
Dyslexia Resource Hub
This collection of dyslexia resources was compiled and curated by faculty and doctoral students at the University of Florida Literacy Institute.
IFAS / Florida Sea Grant
Bite-Sized Science
This webinar series promotes healthy oceans and coastlines with education on fisheries, coastal habitats, sustainability and aquaculture.
IFAS / 4-H
Embryology Science
A video series documenting the 21-day development cycle of a chicken egg.
IFAS
Virtual Field Trips
Virtual field trips with Professor Kevin Folta on horticultural topics.
WUFT TV
Educational Programming Schedule
WUFT’s educational programming schedule, PBS learning sites.
Cade Museum
Cade-at-Home
STEAM activities for students.
DISNEY
Disney Imagineering in a Box
Imagineering in a Box is a free, online educational curriculum available through Khan Academy. Lessons compile expertise of Disney Imagineers from hundreds of career disciplines around the world to share with learners of all ages.
Disney
Disney Animals on Disney Now
An educational and informative look at some of the majestic animals in our care at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Each video is approximately 2 minutes in length and free to access.
DISNEY
Draw Mickey Mouse at Home
A complete series of how-to tutorials on drawing Mickey Mouse through the years for the budding artist in your life.