Posts from Those Nerdy Girls

All the posts from our Those Nerdy Girls Facebook page dating back to May 1st, 2020, are currently archived here and can be searched for by category, key words, etc. Be sure to check back often as additional posts are being added each day.

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Guide to Prenatal Care

Families/Kids Staying Safe

Helpful guide to prenatal care for those who are pregnant, from colleagues at the University of Michigan. More to come on this important topic. Link to original FB post

Compilation of Mental Health Resources

Mental Health

If you are looking for a useful compilation of mental health resources, everything from emergency care to caring for a loved one with mental illness to hotlines for population specific issues, please look no further. Mental Health America has compiled resources to help you find the resources you need. Link to original FB post

COVID-19 Vocabulary List

Staying Safe

Need a vocabulary list for today’s lesson? Here’s a quick guide on what all the new words mean. Social Distance – Maintain 6 feet of physical distance between you and other humans outside your home to avoid virus transmission Self-Quarantine – Staying inside your home and sometimes separate from the humans inside your home for Read more…

Tips for Safe Grocery Shopping

Staying Safe

HELPFUL TIPS FOR SAFE GROCERY SHOPPING, from the NYTimes TL;DR: Use wipes; keep your distance; lower your # of trips to the store; and don’t hoard. A reassuring quote: “The risk of becoming infected from touching any individual shopping cart is probably very, very low,” Link to original FB post

Psychological Effects of Quarantine

Mental Health

All jokes aside about virtual happy hours and introverts being prepared for this….What does the evidence tell us about the psychological effects of quarantine? This thoughtful article looks at this and how our individual and collective actions can help us deal with quarantine. Link to original FB post

Wisconsin’s “Safer at Home” order

Data and Metrics

Over the past week, Nerdy Girls Malia Jones and Lindsey Leininger​ have been building models and making recommendations in support of Wisconsin’s “Safer at Home” order. Malia reports: “I’m running some estimates on COVID-19 cases here in Wisconsin. Compared to a fictional scenario D (for Doing Nothing), we have *already* prevented 12,500 infections and at Read more…

Need a break from the news?

Mental Health

Check out The Happiness Lab podcasts for some helpful tools to cultivate happiness in spite of the situations around us. The Coronavirus BONUS episode “Rising to the Challenge” (bottom of the page) provides tools to help reframe the narrative in your head with humor, grace, and perspective. Link to original FB post