Staying Home Resources

Staying Home Resources

Texas Watch is committed to helping consumers navigate these difficult times. It is important that we all stay home and stay safe. To help you do so, we have compiled resources related to staying home here. For more resources, please see texaswatch.org/covid19. 

Find out what the stay-at-home orders actually mean for Travis County, Harris County, Dallas County, Hays County, and Bexar County.   

The Importance of Staying Home: 

• Bill Gates - How we must respond to the COVID-19 pandemic (TED Talk)

• Don’t be like Patient 31 (Reuters)  

• How the Coronavirus Can Take Over Your Body (NY Magazine — Caution, strong language) 

• Restrictions are slowing Coronavirus infections, New Data Suggests

• Dr. Birx predicts up to 200,000 U.S. coronavirus deaths 'if we do things almost perfectly

• Virus hot spots in South poised for disproportionate suffering (Politico)

• State-level data misses growing coronavirus hotspots in the south (U Chicago)  

• Texas joins growing number of stay-at-home states (NY Times) 

• Gov. Abbott encourages Texans to stay at home (Office of the Governor)

Tips for Following the CDC guidelines: 

To protect yourself against coronavirus, the best advice is to wash your hand frequently for 20 seconds, avoid touching your face, cough into your elbow, keep a safe distance from other people, and stay home.

• What’s your hand washing song? (NPR) 

• Hand washing, so important (Youtube) 

• How to avoid touching your face (CNN) 

• The CDC is said to be considering asking people to cover their face in public

• Use Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of Coronavirus (CDC)

What to do when you’re at home: 

• Crowdsourced Quarantine Activity ideas

• Free Exercise Classes (Good Housekeeping)

• How to avoid eating all day (Wall Street Journal)

• Watch Free TED Talks

• Mental Health Hotline (HHSC)

• Mental Health Resources

• Become a Master Gardener

• Council of Dads: How to be a better family (Slate)

• Can I still go hunting? (Texas Parks and Wildlife)

For those with schoolchildren, please see: 

• Texas Education Agency

• Wide Open School

• A Free Book for 5-9 Year-Olds Explaining COVID-19

Last updated: April 7, 2020