Harvard Health Publishing has created the COVID-19 Health Literacy Project with translated accessible COVID-19 information in 37 different languages to help all patients, especially those in non-English speaking communities. This information can be found at www.covid19healthliteracyproject.com

• Avoid coughing or sneezing into your hands or in the air. Always try to cough or sneeze into a tissue, and then throw the tissue away. If you do not have a tissue, cough/sneeze into your arm.
• Wash your hands regularly using soap and hot water. Make sure to wash for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
• As much as you can, avoid touching your eyes, mouth and nose with unwashed hands.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces, like your cell phone.

• Guidance for Managing Stress and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic (New York State Office of Mental Health)
• Helping Children Cope With Changes Resulting From COVID-19 (National Association of School Psychologists)

• Resources for Mental Health and Talking to Young People About COVID-19 (NSYED)

• Resources on anxiety, working from home, depression and more
• Manage Anxiety & Stress and Anxiety Related to COVID-19
• Taking Care of Your Emotional Health
• COVID-19 Mental Health Resource Hub

In a climate of fear surrounding a rapidly evolving disease outbreak, it is important to share accurate information with your children as a means of maintaining a realistic and fact-based understanding of the situation. The adults in young people’s lives can help provide accurate information, explore emotions, and, most importantly, play a role in reducing stereotyping and scapegoating.

We should be able to understand and help prevent the spread of coronavirus without resorting to stereotypes and xenophobia. Teaching young people about the disease and, at the same time, deconstructing how scapegoating works will pave the way to a deeper understanding and empathy for all people.

Here are some resources to help you talk to your children about coronavirus COVID-19:

• Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource - National Association of School Psychologists
• How to Talk to Kids About Coronavirus - New York Times
• How to talk to kids about the coronavirus, according to Long Island experts - Newsday
• Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus - NPR

• Talking to Children (CDC)
• Caring for Children (CDC)

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