Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Remedies when Staying at Home

As we stay indoors and maintain our social distance, it is so vital we maintain health and wellness too.  This edition of the County's Caregiver Blog we feature a range of quality virtual programs that will keep you active, stimulated and most importantly living with purpose.

The County's new Engage@HOME channel is part of this solution.
Below are a few reminder of trusted online resources that provide quality social engagement, plus guidance for healthy living.
Click here to visit Engage@HOME



Go4Life

ENDURANCE. STRENGTH. BALANCE. FLEXIBILITY.
Go4Life, an exercise and physical activity campaign from the National Institute on Aging at NIH, is designed to help you fit exercise and physical activity into your daily life.
Click here to stay new fitness lifestyle


Leading Age Podcast 
Aging Unmasked PodcastAging Unmasked is a new podcast from LeadingAge where we normalize, humanize, and unmask taboos in aging. Subscribe to Aging
Click here to listen


Well Connected - phone lifelong learning - English
CONNECT FROM ANYWHERE
The Covia Well Connected program is a community made up of participants, staff, facilitators, presenters, and other volunteers who care about each other and who value being connected. All groups are accessible by phone from wherever you are at no cost to you.
Click to start exploring


Well Connected - phone lifelong learning - Español
Este galardonado programa ofrece actividades, educación, grupos de apoyo y conversaciones amistosas por teléfono o en línea.
Conéctese desde cualquier lugar
Well Connected Español es una comunidad compuesta de participantes, empleados, facilitadores, presentadores, y otros voluntarios que se preocupan por los demás y que valoran estar conectados. Todos los grupos son accesibles por teléfono o computadora desde cualquier lugar sin costo alguno.


EdX - Online University Education classes
edX is the trusted platform for education and learning. Founded by Harvard and MIT, edX is home to more than 20 million learners, the majority of top-ranked universities in the world and industry-leading companies. As a global nonprofit, edX is transforming traditional education, removing the barriers of cost, location and access. Fulfilling the demand for people to learn on their own terms, edX is reimagining the possibilities of education, providing the highest-quality, stackable learning experiences including the groundbreaking MicroMasters® programs. Supporting learners at every stage, whether entering the job market, changing fields, seeking a promotion or exploring new interests, edX delivers courses for curious minds on topics ranging from data and computer science to leadership and communications. edX is where you go to learn.
Click here to visit the EdX special Covid-19 webpage


TED Talks - Respected lectures

TED is a global community, welcoming people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world. We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and, ultimately, the world. On TED.com, we're building a clearinghouse of free knowledge from the world's most inspired thinkers — and a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other.



MIT Open Courseware

Unlocking Knowledge - MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity.
Empowering Minds - Through OCW, educators improve courses and curricula, making their schools more effective; students find additional resources to help them succeed; and independent learners enrich their lives and use the content to tackle some of our world’s most difficult challenges, including sustainable development, climate change, and cancer eradication.Click here to explore MIT OCW





NPR at your fingertips
It is easy to keep in touch with current events, topical issues, cultural conversations
At the top of the NPR webpage you select from the follow broad catagories:
- News
- Arts and Life
- Music
- Shows and Podcasts
- and the opportunity to Search
Under each category you can then take a deep dive into the extensive array of NPR broadcast, past shows and programming.
Click here to stay your NPR enjoyment