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Physical Health Resources
Caregiving can be stressful but smoking isn’t the answer: Tips to Quit Smoking from Former Smokers
What You Need to Know About Vaping
Complete Care Plan Form/Plan de cuidados completo
United Black Golfers Association
Video: ‘I Broke the Generational Health Curse’
Girlfriends, Let’s Get Outside and Play!
40 Ways Walking Can Improve Our Lives (and Our Looks!) After 40
10 Online Workouts You Can Do to Support Black Trainers
12 Fab Black Women To Follow To Meet Your 2021 Fitness Goals
22 Black Trainers To Sweat With, Support During Black History Month
10 Dope Black Female Trainers To Follow For Daily Fitness Inspiration
‘Decide to take up space out there’s: Meet the woman behind Black Hikers Week
This Group Is Showing People that Nature Is for Black Women, Too
Six Black-led organizations changing the face of outdoor recreation
These Black hiking groups are changing the outdoors
Exercise for Caregiver Health and Well-being
Exercising When You’re Caring for Someone Else
Daily Exercise Advice for Caregivers and Those Being Cared For
Simple Ways Caregivers Can Stay Active
The Caregivers Library: Exercise and Caregiving
One Woman Is Creating a Revolution in Black Women’s Health
Rev. Run and Justine Simmons Fight Back Against Diabetes
How Much Physical Activity Do You Need?
Choose Your Physical Activity Worksheet
Why Walking is the Most Popular Form of Exercise
Why is physical activity so important?
10 Ways to Relax in Nature and Stress Less
Mental Health Resources
One Day University Lecture Series, Presented by AARP – How Music Shapes the Brain
Psychological Caregiver stress: Tips for taking care of yourself – Mayo Clinic
Best Practices for Helping Older Adults Stay Socially Engaged
Expanding Circles: Prevent Isolation and Loneliness as You Age
Alzheimers Association 24/7 Helpline
The Seven Worst Habits for Your Brain
Culturally Responsive Caregiver Support and Dementia Services
CAREGIVER EMOTIONS: 2 TIPS FOR MANAGING TOUGH FEELINGS
African Americans | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Compassion Fatigue and Self Compassion Webinar
Six Ways to Help Caregivers Take a Break
10 Sisters Shaping the Conversation About Black Women’s Mental Health –
Why Every Black Woman Needs Mindfulness Meditation
Barriers to care: Black Americans at higher risk for Alzheimer’s and less likely to seek help
Alzheimer’s Public Health News
How Does Stress Affect Your Body?
Fight Stress with Health Habits
Early Serious Mental Illness Treatment
Financial Health Resources
Webinar Series: Financial and Housing Guidance with CreditSmart
Financial Subsection The Financial Caregiving Roadmap
7 WAYS FOR CAREGIVERS TO PROTECT THEIR FINANCIAL HEALTH
Connecting Older Adults and Their Caregivers to Local Resources/Conecta a los adultos mayores y a sus cuidadores con recursos locales
The Pandemic has Created More Stress for Black Caregivers
Watch Nona Hendrix – World Mental Health Day
An Insider’s Guide To Cut Costs on Prescription Drugs
Spiritual Health
Watch: Denzel Washington’s Life Advice
All the Lonely People: Finding Hope In Uncertain Times
Religion and spirituality as resources for African American families in end-of-life care
Medicine for the Caregiver’s Soul
When You Want to Connect with Others
The Caregiver’s Companion: A Christ-Centered Journal to Nourish Your Soul
4 Prayers for When You Need It
COVID and Flu
How to Soothe Symptoms of COVID-19
Caregivers in America During COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccine: Answers for Dementia Caregivers and People Living with Alzheimer’s
Blacks Hospitalized for COVID-19 Face Higher Odds of Death
This Is What a Breakthrough COVID Infection Feels Like
Booster Shots: Who is Eligible and When
COVID-19 Vaccines for Caregivers
Fall 2021-Spring 2022 Flu Season Warnings
Breakthrough Cases: Navigating this Phase of the Pandemic
Who is Eligible for the Vaccine COVID shot?
In the Know: Surgeon General Delta Variant Message
People who got the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine are often ignored.
Kamala Harris Urges African Americans to Get the Vaccine
Common Questions About the COVID-19 Outbreak
Role of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in Vaccine Recommendations.
COVID Variants: What You Should Know
Is It a Cold, the Flu or COVID-19?
How to Socialize After Isolation
COVID-19 Vaccine Equity for Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups
Descendants of ‘Tuskegee Experiment’ star in new PSA
Therapeutic Resources
Music
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>Articles that Join the Music
John Legend’s ‘Never Break’ speaks to resilience and overcoming hard times
John Legend’s ‘Never Break’ speaks to resilience and overcoming hard times
The 50 Best Party Songs By Black Artists That Make Us Sing, Dance and Celebrate
37 Songs You Can’t Help But Dance To
The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
3rd Hour of TODAY (@3rdHourTODAY) Tweeted:
Tuba trailblazer Richard Antoine White spoke with @craigmelvin about how the instrument helped him go from the streets of Baltimore to the symphony stage. #MotivationalMonday https://t.co/oOyYv76kwJ https://twitter.com/
Art

SELF-CARE FOR CAREGIVERS: ART WELLNESS EXCHANGE WITH HAND MADE DREAMS
Black Refractions: Highlights from The Studio Museum in Harlem
Open Air: An Artist Conversation with Stephanie J. Woods
The Silent Epidemic Facing African American Caregivers
WHO CARES FOR THE CAREGIVERS? U-M ALUMNA USES IMAGERY TO SHOW THAT BLACK CAREGIVERS’ LIVES MATTER
Cooking
Check out Sunny Anderson in Cooking for Real
Gardening
Recognizing Black and Brown Botanists and Encouraging Visions of Diversity in the Field
Tanisha Williams: Botanist And Founder of Black Botanists Week
Meet Jasmine Jefferson, founder of Black Girls With Gardens
Black Entrepreneurs Sow Seeds Of Healthier Eating During Pandemic Gardening Boom
Five Reasons Why Black People Should Garden
These Black Gardeners On Instagram Are Sure To Inspire You
You Can Thank Black Horticulturist Booker T. Whatley for Your CSA
Just Bees And Things And Flowers: How Black Women Gardeners Will Survive In The COVID-19 Crisis
‘We deserve this peace and joy’: black gardeners bloom on TikTok and Instagram
10 Gardeners, You Should Follow on Instagram
Black Historical Figures in Horticulture
Why Black People are Turning to Gardening in Troubled Times
Just Bees And Things And Flowers: How Black Women Gardeners Will Survive In The COVID-19 Crisis
Sports Related
Mental Health & Wellness Series | Jacoby Brisset
NFL Mental Health & Wellness Series | Carlos Dunlap
NFL’s ‘As We Run Campaign’ Highlights Reunion Between Players and Fans
LeBron James confirms he was vaccinated for Covid-19 months after being initially skeptical
Honoring our Military
Caregivers as Partners Clients of Behavioral Health Services Webinar Presentation Slides
Voices of the Community – People Living With Disabilities
Veteran Family Support Programs
In honor of Military Families Month, we rise up strong
24/7 Support for Military Members
Operation: Showers of Appreciation
Military and Veteran Caregivers
US Department of Veteran Affairs Coaching to Care
US Department of Veteran Affairs Comprehensive Assistance Program
Additional Reading
The Caregiver’s Bookshelf: Memory’s Echo – The New York Times
Q & A: Walter Mosley on Taking Care of Your Parents
African American Mystery Writers and Their African American Detectives
Create a National Book Festival
The Nobel Prize in literature goes to a Black writer for the first time since 1993
More Than 120,000 Children Lost A Caregiver During The Coronavirus Pandemic
Reading Subsection African American Caregiver Resiliency
Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19