Health & Wellbeing Information Pack - Coping with COVID-19 Isolation Collated By Donegal Local Development CLG - DLDC

Health & Wellbeing
    Information Pack

Coping with COVID-19 Isolation
       Collated By Donegal Local Developm ent CLG
                       April 2020

Health & Wellbeing Information Pack - Coping with COVID-19 Isolation
       Collated By Donegal Local Development CLG - April 2020

At the moment we are all stuck at home self-isolating or in confinement, many
of us are away from our families and definitely away from our friends which can
be particularly hard mentally. Children are home from school and they also need
activities to help them cope with what must be a very bewildering time for them.
To get us through this stressful, boring and worrying time a wide range of
agencies and individuals have put together some excellent videos covering
cookery, food & nutrition advice, exercise programmes for all ages mental
wellbeing and general advice on how to cope during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We have put together this pack to try and help you navigate through some of
these wonderful resources.

Health & Wellbeing Information Pack - Coping with COVID-19 Isolation
    Collated By Donegal Local Development CLG - April 2020

                                    Content:

1. Mental Wellbeing
  1.1     Parents/ Families
  1.2     Women
  1.3     General

2. Exercise & Fitness
  2.1     Children & Youth
  2.2     General Age Groups
  2.3     Older People

3. Cookery & Nutrition
  3.1     Kids
  3.2     General Age Groups

4. General Information
   4.1 Training
  4.2     Supports
  4.3     Farming
  4.4     DLDC Support Team
  4.5     Donegal County Council Helpline

Health & Wellbeing Information Pack - Coping with COVID-19 Isolation
        Collated By Donegal Local Development CLG - April 2020

1. Mental Wellbeing
1.1 Parents/ Families
Parenthub:
Information on a range of services & supports for Parents.
WEBSITE: www.parenthubdonegal.ie (search for all services across the county)

             https://www.facebook.com/Parenthubdonegal/
Lifestart:
Parenting information
WEBSITE: www.Lifestartfoundation.org

             https://www.facebook.com/Lifestart-Foundation-Ltd-108700842540793/

LYFS: (Letterkenny Youth & Family Services)
LYFS is a community based Youth & Family support initiative.
Letterkenny Youth & Family Services Parent Support Group is starting back, via Zoom on
Monday 6th April at 11am.
Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/631680339

             https://www.facebook.com/Lyfscommunityproject/

CYPSC: Children And Young People’s Service Committee
Information & advice
WEBSITE: https://www.cypsc.ie/your-county-cypsc/donegal.229.html

             https://www.facebook.com/CYPSCDonegal/

Health & Wellbeing Information Pack - Coping with COVID-19 Isolation
         Collated By Donegal Local Development CLG - April 2020

Donegal County Council Library:
WEBSITE: www.donegallibrary.ie (free online resources & fun activities for all the family)
Libraries are currently closed but there are lots of resources are online.

           https://www.facebook.com/DonegalCountyLibrary/

St. Johnston & Carrigans Family Resource Centre:
Relaxation/mindfulness via Zoom (private message the FRC via Facebook to participate)

           https://www.facebook.com/St-Johnston-and-Carrigans-Family-Resource-Centre-
      752736094772565/

Finn Valley FRC & Springboard:
Have produced ‘Parenting through COVID-19’ Booklet CLICK HERE

     FVFRC - Booklet
   Parenting Through C
                 (Sample of supports provided by Family Resource Centres
   (FRC). Please check out your local FRC for their activities)

1.2 Women
Donegal Women’s Centre:
Trained listeners available for support; info also available re Family Planning
Clinics/Domestic Violence etc.
WEBSITE http://donegalwomenscentre.ie/

            https://www.facebook.com/DonegalWomensCentre/
National Collective of Community Based Women’s Network - NCCWN-Donegal
Women’s Network:
Support for women within their local communities.

           https://www.facebook.com/NCCWNDonegal/

Health & Wellbeing Information Pack - Coping with COVID-19 Isolation
        Collated By Donegal Local Development CLG - April 2020

1.3 General
Mental Health Ireland – Bill Vaughan
WEBSITE www.mentalhealthireland.ie
COVID- 19 Campaign to ‘Mind our mental health resource during the pandemic is called
’Connect, Communicate & Reassure’. Lots of suggestions to support our own & other
peoples’ mental health.

         https://www.facebook.com/Mental.Health.Ireland/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-
R&eid=ARCGj16_cpHdCaOTtW4AGN4TbjfFGfgcttHElNkzqk-
bsc3Sz5nZhbZ8W4NItoOyMYtCFIkuigwGd0I7

Emily Whelan Coaching:
Lots of practical exercises & positive stories to inspire you.
WEBSITE https://emilywhelancoaching.com/news/

           https://youtu.be/qnY2Uw-QLJo ( this is an anti anxiety exercise that might be helpful)

          go into videos and you'll get lots of Facebook live video content
https://www.facebook.com/EmilyWhelanCoaching/videos/2613252922284801/

COVID-19: A checklist on how to look
after yourself physically and mentally in the coming weeks
By Dr Michelle O'Driscoll

https://www.echolive.ie/wow/COVID-19-A-checklist-on-how-to-look-after-yourself-
physically-and-mentally-in-the-coming-weeks-48aae409-93d2-4a01-a16b-92738e761a70-ds

Health & Wellbeing Information Pack - Coping with COVID-19 Isolation
        Collated By Donegal Local Development CLG - April 2020

2. Exercise & Fitness

2.1 Children & Youth
St Johnston & Carrigans FRC - Healthy Families Fitness Programme for children &
parents to enjoy together online. Contact Deborah 0831535140.
Joe Wicks Join every day for a home workout for Kids
WEBSITE https://www.thebodycoach.com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html

2.2 General Age Groups
There are a number of exercise videos provided by trainers throughout Donegal. Samples
below:

         https://www.facebook.com/rushefitness/videos/1127701714288849/?t=0

         https://www.facebook.com/Mair%C3%A9ads-Pilates-699144386918150/

Joe Wicks: 15 minute daily work out:

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nZ2iBGvFhE

Laya Healthcare: Exercise & Stress Relief Demo’s:
WEBSITE
https://www.layahealthcare.ie/thrive/health/getthemostoutofyourgymmembership/

CLICK HERE TO SEARCH GOOGLE FOR OTHER EXERCISE WORKOUTS IN DONEGAL

Health & Wellbeing Information Pack - Coping with COVID-19 Isolation
        Collated By Donegal Local Development CLG - April 2020

2.3 Older People
Siel Bleu provides exercise programmes to older adults and adults living with chronic
disease. It has published free online indoor exercise videos. The HSE has also published
details of two chair based exercises that you can do at home.

          https://youtu.be/N_YbsBIfU4s

Joe Wicks 10 minute Chair Workout for Seniors:

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybVMu31DLQU

   3. Cookery & Nutrition:
3.1 Kids
 • Get kids cooking with Jamie Oliver www.jamieoliver.com/features/category/get-kids-
   cooking Well known celebrity chef Jamie Oliver provides recipe ideas for getting the kids
   cooking and baking. You can also follow him on Instagram for live cookery
   demonstrations during Covid-19.

3.2 General Age Groups
 • Safefood https://www.safefood.eu/Home.aspx A national website providing guidance
   around food safety, healthy eating, food recipes and food hygiene advice. There is a
   dedicated section on the website for Covid-19 in relation to food safety and healthy
   eating. Safefood also have an online recipe book 101 Square Meal, all recipes are easy to
   prepare, low-budget, tasty, yet highly nutritious.
   https://www.safefood.eu/SafeFood/media/SafeFoodLibrary/Documents/Healthy%20Eatin
   g/101_Square_Meals.pdf

 • Bord Bia- https://www.bordbia.ie/ an Irish state agency which aims to promote Irish
   food and drink. The website provide loads of ideas for cooking traditional Irish
   recipes. If you follow Bord Bia on Facebook or Instagram they are currently teaming up
   with celebrity chef and Dieticians for live cookery demonstrations.

 • Operation Transformation https://ot.rte.ie/ Well known RTE TV show- while it is now
   finished the website still provides as a useful tool for healthy recipes ideas and food
   shopping list.

Health & Wellbeing Information Pack - Coping with COVID-19 Isolation
         Collated By Donegal Local Development CLG - April 2020

   •   Library Services:
       http://www.donegallibrary.ie/mainnavigation/quicklinks/healthyireland/ Healthy
       Ireland at Your Library is a nationwide initiative, which Donegal Library Service are
       delighted to be a part of. It aims to increase health awareness in the areas of Mental
       Health, Physical Health and Healthy Eating. All 13 libraries in Donegal have a set of
       102 health books in a designated Healthy Ireland section

   •   Wholegreen Café- https://www.facebook.com/wholegreenjuiceco/ Healthy Café in
       Letterkenny- posting great recipes ideas on Facebook page during Covid-19

   •   CoH-Sync Project: https://www.facebook.com/CommunityHealthSyncProject/ EU
       funded project which aims to support individual around the health and well-being
       needs. Provide 1:1 support around healthy eating and improving your overall
       nutrition intake.

Other resources on Facebook that post cookery lessons/ videos regularly:
(Just google each day for videos)
   •   John Conmy: Cookery Demonstrations
   •   Crafts of Ireland: Cookery & Craft Demonstrations
   •   Mulroy College: Cookery Demonstrations

4. General Information:
4.1 Training:
Free online courses are available at www.Alison.com. Courses range from IT, Languages,
Science, Health, Humanities, and Business & Lifestyle.

4.2 Supports

An Post is introducing two new services to support communities during the current COVID-
19 crisis.‘Request a Check-In’ is a facility for family members to request a specific ‘An
Post Check-In’ by the local postman or postwoman for an older or vulnerable person during
the current ‘Cocooning’ period.

Also launching is An Post’s Newspaper Delivery service which will provide same-day
delivery to households nationwide Monday to Friday. An Post CLICK HERE

Health & Wellbeing Information Pack - Coping with COVID-19 Isolation
        Collated By Donegal Local Development CLG - April 2020

This is a list of services that have been made available for free for the duration of the
COVID-19 pandemic, and is being continuously updated. : CLICK HERE

Twiter: @ShaneHastingsIE
Email: giveback@shanehastings.eu
WEBSITE: https://covid19.shanehastings.eu/

Really Worth Checking Out – Some great resources available

4.3 Farming
Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine WEBSITE www.agriculture.gov.ie
Department’s public offices are closed to the public for the present, however, a new
telephone helpline to assist farmers with their queries in relation to current COVID-19
restrictions is in place from 1 April and the dedicated phone number is 076 1064468.
The phone lines will be open from 9.30am to 12.30m and from 2pm to 5pm. A range of
online facilities are also available.

4.4. DLDC Support Team:

           Community Health Team:
Lorraine McGowan              087 1804593
Siobhan Coyle                 087 3601503

          https://www.facebook.com/CommunityHealthSyncProject/

WEBSITE: http://www.dldc.org/community-health-sync-project/

Health & Wellbeing Information Pack - Coping with COVID-19 Isolation
       Collated By Donegal Local Development CLG - April 2020

          Lifelong Learning Team:
Kathy Cunningham             087 4126400
Noelle Blaney                087 1683869
Susan Kierce Marsh 087 9849386
WEBSITE www.dldc.org

          https://www.facebook.com/DLDC.CLG/

This is just a sm all selection of online supports that are available for

people to help them through the COVI D-19 pandem ic. W e hope you find

this pack helpful and you enjoy som e nice hom e cooking, you then partake

in som e ex ercise and finish your day w ith som e m editation. P lease all stay

safe and follow the guidelines and w e w ill all be out and about again soon

and think this w as just a bad dream . #Staysafe #Com m unityCall

Health & Wellbeing Information Pack - Coping with COVID-19 Isolation
              Collated By Donegal Local Development CLG - April 2020

                             4.5 Donegal County Council Helpline:

                                           _____________________

   WEBSITE:                      www.dldc.org
   TELEPHONE:                    087 362 8964
   EMAIL:                        info@dldc.org
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