Barton County Health Department Family Planning Program

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WEDNESDAY: VIOLENCE PREVENTION — reduce personal and community violence to improve health

Increased stress can lead to increased aggression, feeding a cycle of violence especially in communities already under strain. And, as APHA member Elena Ong writes in this Public Health Newswire post, "Since the first case of the new coronavirus was reported in Wuhan, China, in December, there’s been a surge in reports of microaggressions, discrimination and violent attacks against people who look Chinese or Asian."

Much of the stress people are feeling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is linked to fear fed by misinformation. Help counteract the "infodemic" of bad and troubling information by sharing WHO's mythbusters and resources on APHA's COVID-19 page and Get Ready site. And as Ong reminds us, "let’s fight fear-mongering with principled and visionary leadership."