Wellness

Social Distancing

What is "social distancing?"

Social distancing means stay at home except for essential activities such as grocery shopping, pharmacy visits, doctor visits, etc. Try to limit those essential activities to approximately 1 x per week when possible. Avoid events and places in which large groups of people gather. Don't invite people over to your home and don't visit others in their home. Both inside and outside of your home, you should stay at least 6 feet away from others when possible. Avoid handshakes, high-fives, and hugs. Wash your hands with soap and warm water as often as possible for at least 20 seconds.

How do I stay sane during quarantine and social distancing?

• Help us build a list of things to do in RI! Everything is free unless indicated otherwise. Note: some of the physical activities may be replicated below.

• A resident at Cambridge Health Alliance also compiled a list of COVID resources.

• Netflix Party: This allows for groups of people to come together in a zoom-like fashion and watch and comment on movies together.

• Grocery and meal delivery options in RI, compiled by the Providence Community Health Centers (PCHC).

• WhileAtHome.org is a resource hub for all things COVID-19. Find a testing location for COVID-19 near you. Connect with a doctor via text immediately. Find tools for teachers & parents. Volunteer. Repair your small business today. Find out who's hiring. If you're an artist, apply for an emergency grant.

Healthcare

Health insurance: Coverage in the state of RI has now expanded to cover telemedicine, including primary care and behavioral health services (more health insurance details).

Note: Brown Health Insurance is United Healthcare. United Healthcare will comply with all national and local policies. However, it is not required that any individual practice implement telehealth. So in short, if a clinician or practice decides to use a telehealth platform, United Health (and thus Brown Student Health Insurance) would cover that care. In addition, Brown Health Services continues to have 24/7 nurse advice coverage after hours and on weekends as they usually do. This is available with or without a Student Health Insurance Plan. They also now have telehealth and will soon have telepsych services available to all Brown students.

Brown Health Services: remains open at this time. For all questions related to COVID-19 symptoms and self-quarantine; please call Christie Benvie @ 401-863-7525.

Mental Health & Physical Activity

Student Health Council (SHC):

• • The members of the SHC are all accessible by email and able to be there for all of you, confidentially, over video and phone. We can field questions about resources and supports in the medical school and provide individual, confidential peer counseling to students.

  • Students will be paired with an upperclassman peer counselor. If you would like a SHC peer counselor, please fill out this Google Form that goes only to our 4th year chair, Sigrid Young.

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at Brown: CAPS has moved to working remotely, but is still available to support students (401-863-3476). Laurice Girouard (laurice_girouard@brown.edu), our medical school CAPS therapist, is also available to meet remotely.

Virtual Mindfulness Sessions with Dr. Flynn: Dr. Mary Flynn is going to lead live Zoom sessions of 15 minute guided meditations with optional Q&A twice a week for the foreseeable future, to give interested students a chance to engage in mindfulness live and directly interface with someone to answer their questions. Sessions will take place at 12:15 pm on Mondays and 4 pm on Thursdays for the foreseeable future. All sessions will be on Zoom. You can tune into them whenever you want and do not need to attend every session. If you are interested, please submit your name to this form and we will share the Zoom information with you.

ZenCare: Search engine that can match you with psychiatrists and therapists. Includes resources for online therapy / telemedicine.

Ten Percent Happier:

• • A meditation app, wants to express their appreciation for healthcare workers by providing free access to the app.

  • “We want to deeply thank and recognize healthcare workers all over the world who are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are a healthcare worker we would like to support you by offering free access to the app -- please email care@tenpercent.com for instructions. Thank you for your dedication and care."

Headspace: Headspace has one mission: to improve the health and happiness of the world. Headspace provides guided meditations, animations, articles and videos. To access Headspace, you can download the app or visit the Headspace website.

Calm App Blog

Peloton: Peloton is the maker of fully connected, high-end stationary bicycles and treadmills and is offering 90 days free on its app. The app can be used with any bike or treadmill, and the offerings also include floor workouts, yoga and meditation classes. Instructors will be offering live classes from the company’s New York studios, but alone, without anyone else in the room.

Les Mills on Demand: Les Mills, the New Zealand worldwide organization, is offering free virtual classes, some classes require equipment you might have at home. They are temporarily allowing free access to 100+ workouts during the COVID-19 disruptions.

The Down Dog app: This app offers yoga, barre, 7-minute cardio workouts. For anyone who wants to practice at home can do so, we are making all of our apps - Down Dog, Yoga for Beginners, HIIT, Barre, and 7 Minute Workout - completely free until May 1st. In response to the many school closures taking place, we are also offering free access until July 1st for all students and teachers (K-12 and college). To access the free school membership, please register your school's domain by visiting downdogapp.com/schools. We are also extending free access until July 1 for all healthcare professionals so we can help those who are helping us. Please visit downdogapp.com/healthcare to register your work healthcare domain.

Support local RI yoga studios!

• • Jala Yoga: $10 suggested rate, Weekdays at 8 am & 5 pm and Weekends at 9:30 am & 4:40 pm on Zoom (meeting ID 643 602 5100)

  • Providence Power Yoga: donate what you can

AMS Support

• Learning Environment Forms: For any and all concerns about the learning environment, we encourage you to report via the Learning Environment form.

• OSA Sponsored Zoom Drop in Sessions: In an effort to stay connected and support you remotely, the Office of Student Affairs will be holding drop-in sessions via Zoom. This will be an opportunity to connect with peers and medical school leadership to obtain up to date information amidst a rapidly evolving situation.

  • Mondays: MD23

  • Tuesdays: MD22

  • Wednesdays: MD21

  • Thursdays: MD20

  • Fridays: All classes

• Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs at AMS: Drop-in to the ODMA on Zoom

  • Mondays: 10:00am - 11:00am | 2:00pm - 4:00pm

  • Tuesdays: 10:00am - 12:00pm | 2:00pm - 4:00pm

  • Wednesdays: 9:00am - 11:00am | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

  • Thursdays: 10:00am - 12:00pm | 2:00pm - 4:30pm

  • Fridays: 9:00am - 11:00am | 2:00pm - 4:00pm