Coronavirus Guide

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During stressful situations, such as an infectious disease outbreak that requires social distancing, quarantine, or isolation, people may feel anxiety, worry, or fear. This guide is intended to provide resources to maintain wellness for students, families, and faculty during COVID-19 outbreak quarantine and social distancing. 

Coping Health Services:

If you or someone you know is feeling lonely or need support, the following recommended resources may provide assistance.

The following section contains wellness resources for Faculty and Students during quarantine. 

Visit the: UNLV - HSL Guide to Learning and Working Remotely

TAO (Therapy Assistance Online) Connect 

• UNLV Community Members have free access to TAO Connect; use your @unlv.edu email address to Sign Up for a free account. TAO Connect services include: a meditation library, modules for managing stress, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and more. 

• Features of TAO Connect have been made available to the public to assist during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Down Dog Apps

• Down Dog is offering access free exercise and wellness apps for students and faculty/educators (K-12 and college) until July 1, 2020.

• Access the the following apps on your mobile device: Down Dog, Yoga for Beginners, High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), Barre, and 7 Minute Workout.

• To access the free school membership, please sign up with your .edu email address.

The following search string, terms, and articles can assist in guiding research on the psychological and wellness impact that stems from quarantine, isolation, and social distancing during disease outbreaks.

Search String:

You can copy and paste the following search string into Google Scholar or any of the UNLV Library databases:

Results from Database Searches:

See the links below to go directly to a list of results from pre-run searches. You may be asked to sign in with your UNLV ACE Account credentials to access the results and the articles.

• Results from PubMed

  • ​​The following search string was used for PubMed:
  • (SARS OR epidemic OR pandemic) AND (posttraumatic stress OR quarantine psychology)
  • Search altered to include the MeSH term: quarantine psychology
• ​Results from Academic Search Premier
• Results from Web of Science
• Results from Google Scholar

Related Search Terms and Keywords:

• ​Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)​
• epidemic
• pandemic
• infectious disease outbreak
• virology
• social distancing
• isolation / self-isolation
• quarantine
• quarantine psychology
• isolation
• psychology
• posttraumatic stress

Parents

The links below are resources for parents to prepare, communicate, and guide their families during periods of quarantine, social distancing, and isolation. Also, below you will find free resources to help parents keep their children and teens active and engaged.

Children

The resources below are free activities, websites, or events for children during quarantine and social distancing measures. 

Teens

The resources below are free activities, websites, or events for Teens during quarantine and social distancing measures. 

The following resources can help anyone and everyone cope during self-isolation, quarantine and social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Source: World Health Organization PDF

Source: World Health Organization PDF

Mayra Corn, MLIS
UME Liaison Librarian & Technology Manager
UNLV Health Sciences Library