Links to Web sites that provide information on how to keep yourself and others healthy and well, in body and mind, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Be aware of how your actions can not only keep you safe and well, but how you can contribute to the health and safety of all of Canada during this time. Find support for managing the adjustments required to temporarily change how you live and work.
Some good news during an uncertain time
COVID Kindness – CANADA: Sharing acts of #covidkindness and uplifting stories from the front lines of Canadian health care.
About COVID-19
Public Health Agency Canada – Information and Hotline
Grand Council Treaty #3 – Information and Resources
Canadian Institute for Health Information – COVID-19 page
People who are at high risk from illness due to COVID-19
Coronavirus information in a range of languages – Written by doctors of the worldCOVID-19 Symptoms and Treatment
COVID-19 Fact Sheet for Indigenous Communities
Fact or Myth COVID-19
World Health Organization (WHO) – Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Myth busters
Fact or Fiction? Unicef COVID-19 Quiz
About COVID-19 for children
A simple, easy-read visual resource explaining Coronavirus
Social Stories about Coronovirus by Carol Grey
A simple story to help children manage anxiety about Coronavirus
A coronavirus Story for children – Elsa support
Self-Assessment Information, online tools and Assessment Centres
Government of Canada – Self assessment tool and app
COVID-19 Employer Assessment Tool
Nunavut – Use the Government of Canada Self-Assessment Tool
Quebec – general checklist and Self Care guide
Yukon Find the Respiratory Assessment Centre
Testing and Test Results
Flatten the Curve
Actions to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19: Flattening the curve. These are the most important ways that you can protect yourself and your family from respiratory illness, including COVID-19.
Prevention & Risks – Government of Canada
Flatten Flatten is a not-for-profit that focuses on using the self-reported data of Canadians to enable a tool that helps to slow the spread of COVID-19. To do your part, fill in the form when your symptoms change, share with all of your friends, and then tell them to do the same.
Disinfect
About Hard Surface disinfectants, hygiene and sanitizers Government of Canada
Food safety
healthing.ca On safe grocery shopping
Social & Physical distancing
Social and Physical distancing
Physical distancing: Actions for reducing the spread of COVID-19 – Canada Public Health
Physical Distancing Do’s and Don’ts (FNHA poster)
How Physical Distancing Works (FNHA infographic)
Social Distancing Guidance
Masks
Consideration in the use of homemade masks
Optimizing the use of masks and respirators during COVID-19
A quick way to test a mask Facebook video
COVID-19 at home
How to care for yourself and others with COVID-19 at home
How to Quarantine at Home when you may have been exposed to COVID-19
How to isolate at home when you have COVID-19
How to care for a child with COVID-19 at home
Pregnancy, Childbirth and caring for Newborns – COVID19
Pregnancy, Childbirth and caring for newborns: Advice for mothers (COVID-19)
Protecting pregnant women and new mothers during a pandemic (FNHA)
Access to Medical Personnel by phone or online
Ontario dial a doc – OHIP Covered phone appointments with Ontario doctors
Province of Alberta Health Link 811
Manitoba Health Links – Info Santé
Quebec – If you think you have the Virus – call the 877 hotline (French only)
Quebec Info Santé and Info 8-1-1
Prince Edward Island Contact information for COVID -19
Newfoundland and Labrador +811 Health Line
Northern Health , BC – 24/7 online clinic and information line
Saskatchewan Public Health line
Yukon – Virtual check-in to see your doctor
Toronto Public Health eChat – Chat live with a Public Health Nurse
Mental Health Support
WHO guidance to support mental health during this time
Taking care of your mental health
Anxiety Canada – Coping with COVID-19
COVID-19 Youth Mental Health Resource Hub
Mental Health and Wellness during COVID-19 Mental Health Commission of Canada
How to Manage anxiety during the COVID-19 outbreak Lifespeak
Mental Health and Cultural Supports available during the pandemic (FNHA Onfo Graphic)
Youth Mental Health Canada – Mental Health resources during COVID-19
COVID-19 Managing and Coping with Stress – InfoGraphic
Care for your mental health – Managing stress, Helping others
Taking Care of Your Emotional Health
Stress & Coping Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Children and Youth
Healthy Minds Nova Scotia – for post-secondary school students
Everfi Online resources for teachers at no cost: Mental Wellness for Youth
Managing Anxiety and Stress in Families with Children and Youth During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Helping Children Cope with Stress During the 2019-nCoV Outbreak
7 Tips for Talking to Kids about COVID-19
Supporting kids in the time of COVID-19
Access to Mental Health support
Therapy Assistance Online (TAO) is a free and private online resource with interactive activities and videos for people facing mental health challenges. It includes activities on a variety of topics, and you can choose which ones you want to explore.
Hope for wellness helpline – on-line chat counselling service
Chimo is a provincial crisis phone line, accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to all residents of New Brunswick.
Mental Health and Coping During COVID-19 New Brunswick – includes regional phone numbers for Community Addictions and Mental Health centres
BC Contact information and walk-in locations for mental health support or services in your area
Mental Health new Virtual Therapy Program – Manitoba
Stay connected
Connect for free with people worldwide that are also stuck at home, using the Dialup app (also free)
Stay Active
Marathon Training Academy – Virtual Social Distancing run
Parks Canada – Current response, closures and updates
Live-streaming workouts offered by Canadian Gyms
MISFITSTUDIO Elements of dance, yoga and Pilates. Free live classes on its Instagram account. @misfitstudio Rotating schedule two to three times a day.
Common Ground 416 Live streaming at-home workouts on Instagram several times a week. Core, oblique and cardio-style exercises. @sopearin
Lift Corktown – CrossFit gym. Dumbbell and kettlebell (think deadlifts and rows) workouts. @liftcorktown
6IX Cycle – A burn that targets all the muscle groups that a gruelling spin class would. Bursts of rhythm-based cardio and mini-band work. @6ix_cycle
Formation Studio Instagram livestreams. A variety of dance-based classes for free. @formationstudio
Barry’s Bootcamp – Instagram livestream. Focus on specific muscle groups and body parts each day of the week, with Sundays dedicated to rest. @theyeboah or @haylesbeth
Fit Factory Fitness Live everyday (twice a day on weekdays; once a day on weekends) on Instagram. Full-body workouts. @fitfactoryto
Fit Squad. Tune in every weekday at noon for a bodyweight workout. @fitsquad_training