Things To Do At Home

Things you can do at home to support mental and emotional health:
• 32 National Parks you can explore from your couch, from the Grand Canyon to Yellowstone: (requires google earth)
o Article: https://www.insider.com/national-parks-america-virtual-tours-3d-visit-2020-3

• New York Public Library is offering more than 300,000 e-books and audiobooks available for free:
o Source: https://www.nypl.org/books-music-movies/ebookcentral

• Museums are offering free virtual tours:
o Article: https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours

o Article: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-institute-chicago-offers-open-access-44000-images-1377739

Additional Resources
• Metropolitan Opera: Nightly Met Opera Streams: https://www.metopera.org/

oArticle explaining the program: https://www.metopera.org/about/press-releases/met-to-launch-nightly-met-opera-streams-a-free-series-of-encore-live-in-hd-presentations-streamed-on-the-company-website-during-the-coronavirus-closure/

• Zoos are bringing their animals online during COVID-19 closures:

o Article

https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-covid19-zoos-closed-philadelphia-elmwood-park-cape-may-animals-20200319.html

• NPR: NPR is compiling a list of live virtual concerts to watch.
o Article:

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/17/816504058/a-list-of-live-virtual-concerts-to-watch-during-the-coronavirus-shutdown

• NASA: NASA has put their entire collection of images, sounds, and videos of galaxies, planets, and space missions online, publicly accessible and copyright free for anyone to view or use.
o Source: https://www.nasa.gov/

3 Articles:
Reviewing the Effectiveness of Music Interventions in Treating Depression: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5500733/

• “In particular, elderly participants showed impressive improvements when they listened to music or participated in music therapy projects.”
• “Dementia patients showed significant cognitive and emotional benefits when they sang, or listened to familiar songs”