Staying Home Resources

Staying Home Resources

Texas Watch and the Texas Watch Foundation are 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.   Watch Governor Abbott's address to stay at home here. 

The Importance of Staying Home: 

• Coronavirus in Texas cities: See how social distancing could reduce stress on hospitals (Texas Tribune, 4/07)

• 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

• As social distancing shows signs of working, what’s next? Crush the curve, experts say. (Washington Post)

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

• 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)

• Department of Homeland Security's Identifying Critical Infrastructure During COVID-19 

• San Francisco had the 1918 flu under control. And then it lifted the restrictions. (NBC News)

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)

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

• CNA training: How to effectively wash hands (CNA Class Near Me)

• The list of who's most at risk for severe cases of COVID-19 just got longer, CDC says (Yahoo)

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

• Become a Master Gardener

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

• Texas state parks closed (NBC DFW)

Mental Health Resources: 

• Coronavirus Sanity Guide (Ten Percent Happier)

• Mental Health Hotline (HHSC)

• Mental Health Resources

• Free Mental Health Hub (PsychHub)

• 15 Apps to keep you healthy while sheltering in place (ISP)

• 60 Digital Resources

For those with schoolchildren, please see: 

• Texas Education Agency

• Wide Open School

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

• Texas Tribune's School Reopening Plans

Need Childcare? 

• Care.com partnership with frontline workers
• Resources for child care from the Texas Workforce Commission
• If you are a restaurant worker, have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and need childcare, visit Coregives.org

Last updated: June 29, 2020