{"id":122651,"date":"2020-07-14T14:37:46","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T00:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=122651"},"modified":"2020-08-07T11:15:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T21:15:55","slug":"power-of-public-health-808","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/07\/14\/power-of-public-health-808\/","title":{"rendered":"#PowerOfPublicHealth808 encourages Hawai\u02bbi community to wear masks"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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People showing their support for #PowerOfPublicHealth808<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To help demonstrate the power of public health in Hawaiʻi,<\/span> two University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Mānoa Office of Public Health Studies<\/a> faculty launched a social media campaign #PowerOfPublicHealth808 to promote wearing face masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

Denise Nelson-Hurwitz<\/strong>, an assistant professor at the Office of Public Health Studies in the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work<\/a>, and Lisa Kehl<\/strong> practicum coordinator at the Office of Public Health Studies, designed the social media campaign #PowerOfPublicHealth808 to empower Hawaiʻi\u2019s<\/span> community to do their part to help keep people safe by wearing a mask during the COVID-19<\/abbr> pandemic.<\/p>\n

“We wanted the campaign, and hashtag, to be empowering, and relevant to our local community,” said Kehl. “We feel the aloha spirit practiced throughout Hawaiʻi,<\/span> and our strong sense of community encourages us to protect our neighbors, families and ourselves from COVID-19<\/abbr> by practicing physical distancing and wearing masks.”<\/p>\n

To participate, post a photo of you, your family or organization, wearing face masks and add the caption “I\/we wear a mask to protect\u2026” on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, using the hashtag #PowerOfPublicHealth808.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019ve seen growing participation on Facebook and Twitter from many age groups,” said Nelson-Hurwitz. “I\u2019ve especially loved seeing our students and graduates living out their public health training and posting their masked selfies.”<\/p>\n

Among those showing support for the social media campaign are Gov. David Ige and First Lady Dawn Amano-Ige, who posted a photo wearing their masks on Facebook and Instagram.<\/p>\n

“Wearing a mask has been effective in limiting the transmission of respiratory diseases for over a century. It is more effective at protecting others, but it is still effective at reducing the risk of getting sick yourself,” said Nelson-Hurwitz. “We in Hawaiʻi<\/span> can do this for our kupuna and our keiki, for our high-risk populations, including Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, and we can again demonstrate to the world why we\u2019re lucky to live in Hawaiʻi.<\/span>“<\/p>\n

—By Sarah Hendrix<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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