U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Southeast District Health Department
Helpful Small Business Websites during COVID-19
- Nebraska Business Development Center website: https://www.unomaha.edu/nebraska-business-development-center/services/businessresiliency-resources.php
- Nebraska Department of Economic Development website: https://opportunity.nebraska.gov/nded-covid19/
- UNL website on Businesses and Communities: https://disaster.unl.edu/businesses-communities
- CARES Act business benefits are found on this website in both English and Spanish: https://agecon.unl.edu/cornhusker-economics/2020/cares-act-financial-supports-smallbusiness
- This UNL Website is designed to help farmers, their markets, and customers during physical distancing and food safety concerns: https://foodsystems.unl.edu/covid-19
- The Rural Response Hotline can be reached at 1-800-464-0258.Vouchers are offered for counseling, with no charge for the client. Check out this website for more information: https://imneb.org/imn-programs/farming/rural-response-hotline/
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UNL Swine website for information on emergency depopulation of livestock facilities: https://animalscience.unl.edu/swine
Health and Safety Information
Contributing in a Changing World
Creating a Routine in Changing Times
Child Mind Institute provides daily tips and a collection of resources for parents on coping during COVID-19, including resources for supporting children with special needs. https://childmind.org/coping-during-covid-19-resources-for-parents/
The Center for Disease Control has resources for Daily Live and Coping in response to COVID-19 that cover both physical and mental health concerns. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/index.html
Child Trends has brought together a great set of resources on promoting resiliency in response to the COVID19 pandemic. https://www.childtrends.org/publications/ways-to-promote-childrens-resilience-to-the-covid-19-pandemic
UNL Coming Together for Wellness website providing resources to support couples and families:
https://cehs.unl.edu/comingtogetherforwellness/
UNL Rural Wellness website providing resources to help you and your family manage stress as you cope with challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic:
Podcast series offers support to parents and families
To listen to Stronger Together, visit https://mediahub.unl.edu/channels/115
Stay at Home Learning Opportunities
4-H Virtual and At-Home Learning: https://4h.unl.edu/virtual-home-learning
A Beautiful Day: https://cehs.unl.edu/abeautifulday/
Family Food and Fun at Home: https://food.unl.edu/article/family-food-fun-home
How to make Bread-in-a-Bag
Virtual embryology session at: https://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/embryology
Virtual Field Trips: https://4h.unl.edu/virtual-field-trips
The Healthy N Fit Families Challenge starts on Monday, April 6th and goes through Friday, May 1st, 2020. One nutrition and one physical activity challenge will be posted each week. We will provide different ideas to complete each challenge. Weekly challenges include:
- Week 1: Smoothie Challenge and Walk Challenge
- Week 2: Oatmeal Challenge and Indoor Activity Challenge
- Week 3: Snack Mix Challenge and Strength Challenge
- Week 4: Tortilla Challenge and Yoga Challenge
Families who complete the challenge will have a chance to win a nutrition or physical activity prize thanks to the 4-H Healthy Futures grant. Winners will be randomly selected and announced each Friday by 5pm (CT).
Additional details for each challenge will be added to https://food.unl.edu/healthynfitfamilies, Instagram, and Facebook Events Calendar