There are five key areas that are important to self-assess and track: status (level of exposure to Covid-19), breathing (cough/shortness of breath), temperature (fever), body (additional symptoms), and mood (mental health matters too).

Red, Orange, Yellow, and Blue. This color scale is easily recognizable to your medical team. Each color corresponds to a different level of severity. Red is high severity and requires medical attention and/or self-isolation. Orange is moderate severity/high self-quarantine. Yellow is low severity/light self-quarantine. Blue means you are well. After answering questions, each key area will be designated a color. Colors will stay the same or change to reflect how you feel.

Establishing a personalized health history creates transparency and a common language, guiding actions that help ourselves, our loved ones, and each other. Knowledge and coordinated efforts are powerful tools to ease worry and stop the spread of Covid-19.

Self check-ins have been shown to be critically important in fighting viruses like coronavirus. The new normal of our daily lives can feel ungrounding. Understanding your own and your loved ones’ health status (even when well) helps us better navigate our new circumstances and make more informed decisions that benefit all of us. Sharing our journeys with each other makes it easier to reach out for help, help others, or just know we are not alone.