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COVID-19 Training for Healthcare Workers
This course is designed for training physicians, nurses and other healthcare workers. It covers topics including symptoms and signs in patients with COVID-19, early stabilization of patients, preventing the need for intubation, and ventilator management of patients.
The course is available in English, Spanish, Hindi, and Portuguese and can be accessed through Coursera or edX below. Download our Digital Medic app on iOS and Google Play for use in offline mode.
Viral Facts series
Viral Facts is a regular series dedicated to quickly and credibly answering common COVID-19 questions. Our goal is to create evidence-based videos on timely topics that appeal to a general audience.
How do Vaccines Fight COVID-19?
Did you know that vaccines work by triggering your body’s natural immune response to protect you from specific germs, like the virus that causes COVID-19? Take a closer look at how this happens, and why some people experience symptoms in the first few days after receiving the vaccine, in our latest animated video.
IMAGES IN 12 LANGUAGES OR CREATE YOUR OWN!
Many of our COVID-19 infographics are available for download in multiple languages, including Afrikaans, عربى (Arabic), English, French, हिंदी (Hindi), isiXhosa, isiZulu, Kiswahili, 普通话 (Mandarin), Portuguese, Setswana, and Spanish.
If you don’t see your language, you can customize your own infographic and add your organization’s logo using the steps shown in the video above. Use the buttons below to access and download the content.
AN EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH EDUCATION TOOLKIT
Health education can slow the spread of COVID-19.
Our materials provide key information on high-priority topics related to the prevention and understanding of COVID-19. Our content is designed to be:
- available freely with open access
- easily adaptable to various languages and contexts
- mainly visual (to address language & literacy barriers)
- mobile friendly and usable in low-bandwidth settings
- includes recommendations that consider varying environmental contexts
DOWNLOAD AND ADAPT THE TOOLKIT BELOW FOR USE IN YOUR OWN SETTING
- Afrikaans
- Arabic
- English
- French
- Hindi
- isiXhosa
- isiZulu
- Kiswahili
- Mandarin
- Portuguese
- Setswana
- Spanish
Series 7: Mental Health
After viewing this content, the learner will be equipped with evidence-based strategies for coping with stress, both for themselves and for children, during periods of heightened anxiety such as during COVID-19.
Series 6: Mask Use
After viewing this content, the learner will be able to 1) Describe 3 different types of mask (N95, surgical, cloth), when they should be worn, and by whom. 2) Describe how to put on, wear and take off a fabric mask safely. 3) Recognize improper uses of masks. 4) Know that mask wearing alone cannot prevent spreading coronavirus and hand-washing and physical distancing are still vitally important. 5) Describe features that make a fabric mask most effective. 6) Describe how to properly care for fabric masks.
Series 5: Journey of the Virus
After viewing this content, the learner will be able to 1) Understand how the coronavirus enters the body 2) Describe how COVID-19 affects breathing and in severe cases prevents oxygen from reaching the body. 3) Describe spectrum of symptoms caused by COVID-19 including no symptoms, mild flu-like symptoms, and severe symptoms and possible death. 4) Recognize when to seek immediate medical care 5) Interrupt the journey of the virus through hand washing and not touching your face.
Series 4: Other Strategies to Prevent Spread at Home
SERIES 3: MANAGEMENT OF RESPIRATORY SECRETIONS
After viewing the content, the learner will be able to: 1) Explain the role of respiratory secretions in the transmission of the virus, 2) Describe how to keep respiratory secretions from spreading around. 3) Describe how to keep others’ respiratory secretions from reaching their eyes, nose, mouths and noses. 4) Explain the importance of keeping surfaces and objects clean.
SERIES 2: PHYSICAL DISTANCING
After viewing the content, the learner will be able to: 1) Know the symptoms of respiratory infection and the need to stay home, 2) Understand how distance between individuals reduces the spread of virus, and 3) Understand the risk of social interactions.
SERIES 1: HAND MANAGEMENT
After viewing the content, the learner will be able to: 1) Identify why hand washing is important, 2) Describe the spectrum of available hand-cleaning techniques, 3) Explain how to effectively wash their hands, and 4) Recall when to wash their hands.
Customizable Assets
You can now customize our assets with your own translated text and logo. View the demo videos below and click “Get Started” to create and download your custom assets.
Infographics
1. Translate into a new language
2. Add your organization’s logo
3. Download and distribute
Videos
1. Translate into new language
2. Process updated video
3. Download and distribute
Debunking COVID-19 Myths
With fear and misinformation spreading almost faster than the virus itself, it is more important than ever to ensure myths are debunked and accurate health information is accessible to all.
Our health communication expert, Dr. Seema Yasmin, responds—tap below to hear her responses.
additional resources
Here are more COVID-19 education resources from our Stanford community.
Our Collaborators
Feedback? Questions?
Need additional health education content? Contact us at digitalmedic@stanford.edu. While we might not be able to respond to all messages right away, we appreciate your input and rely on it to shape our dynamic work.
All materials in our COVID-19 toolkit are open access and all work is available for use, distribution and adaptation under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA license.
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