For this week’s #AskUConnExtension Showcase, let’s do our part in keeping our community safe—get vaccinated today.
Text: From UConn Extension, let’s all do our part to protect those we care about most. Visit the resources below to learn more about vaccine safety in our community:
wecandothis.hhs.gov/
pages.extension.org/excite
cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19
It’s hard to imagine a time when we didn’t know COVID-19 existed. Now when people say “virus,” we know what they mean. The impact of COVID-19 on our lives, our activities, and our freedom has affected us all. The responsibility is ours, as a community, to help stop this virus. Now we have a new, safe, and effective tool to help us do that—COVID-19 vaccines.
Getting vaccinated adds an important layer of protection for you, your family, and loved ones. Here are some things you should know about the COVID-19 vaccine:
If you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, visit CDC’s FAQs web page: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/faq.html.
To learn more about the different vaccines for COVID-19 and how vaccines work, visit:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines.html
Updated COVID-19 Resources from CDC:
CDC has a new Toolkit for Young Adults: 15 to 21 that includes easy to read FAQ’s, fact sheets, infographics, PSA’s, social media messages, and videos. The webpage contains a Coronavirus Self-Checker with questions to help individuals determine if they need to seek medical care. Compiled mental health resources are also published on the Support For Teens and Young Adults webpage to include COVID-19 prevention messages along with contact information for disaster, domestic violence, child abuse, and suicide prevention services. We have identified these resources to be particularly useful for youth.gov’s efforts in communicating with youth. In addition, on the Toolkit for K-12 Schools, programs can find updated social media messages, posters, and videos on how to properly wear face masks, appropriately practice social distancing, and safely manage youth sports.
Social Capital Resources from HHS/ASPE:
· Virtual Training Series on the Value of Social Capital for Incarcerated/Reentering Populations: This training will offer concrete strategies for organizations working with incarcerated/reentering individuals to help them improve participant outcomes through building and leveraging the social capital of their participants. Webinar 3 will have a focus on youth mentoring and have speakers from OJJDP and Roca describing their work in this area.
· Bi-weekly Tuesdays 2-3 p.m. EDT starting August 4, 2020, Register here: https://bit.ly/3e2C88M
· Social Capital Considerations for the Incarcerated and Reentry Population: This issue brief summarizes six considerations for organizations working with incarcerated/reentering individuals who are interested in improving their participants’ outcomes through strengthening their individual social capital. The brief provides specific examples of how these action-oriented considerations are being implemented by four different organizations.
· Networks that Work Podcast: This podcast features conversations with human services researchers and practitioners to better understand how to help program participants create and access social capital to improve their lives and outcomes.
Are you having trouble deciding whether you want your child to do virtual or in-person learning this coming school year?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a School Decision-Making tool for Parents, Caregivers and Guardians to help you with your decision. This tool will help you weigh the risk and benefits of each learning style. To access the tool click here.
The CDC has a Happy Handwashing Song that can help kids time how long they have to wash their hands. There are also various videos to help you learn how to protect your family from COVID-19.