Know Your W’s
What is Know Your Ws? Who created this Campaign?
Know Your Ws is a campaign created by the NC Department of Health and Human Services to remind people how to stay safe and flatten the curve during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The NC Department of Health and Human Services wants to encourage people to understand that even though we might be physically apart, it is important for us to come together as a state and take action in order to protect ourselves and one another. The “Staying Apart Brings Us Together.” Also, they want to remind people to “Protect Your Family and Neighbors.”
Source: https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/materials-resources#slowing-the-spread
What are the Symptoms of Covid-19? How long does it take for someone to start showing symptoms?
The symptoms of COVID-19 consist of congestion or runny nose, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever or chills, muscle pain, fatigue, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea.
It can take a person between 2-14 days to show symptoms of the virus, after being exposed.
How can you stay healthy during this time?
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze
Wash hands with soap and water for 20+ seconds each time
Stay home - especially when sick
Throw away tissues after coughing, sneezing or blowing your nose
Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands
Avoid close contact with people who are ill
Clean and disinfect surfaces that are frequently touched
WEAR YOUR MASK and cover your mouth and nose
HoW and when does the virus Spread?
The COVID-19 spreads through respiratory droplets that are produced when an infected persons coughs or sneezes. Also, it can spread between people are close in contacts with one another, less than 6 feet apart.
People are most likely to spread the virus when they have symptoms, which are listed above.
It is possible for you to get the virus by touching contaminated objects; however, this is not the main way the virus spreads.
“Staying apart brings us together. Protect your family and neighbors.”
How does Pitt County SADD teach its students to handle these issues?
The SADD chapters in Pitt County are doing their part to prevent the spread of Covid-19. We are promoting the prevention messages related to the 3 Ws on our SADD Facebook and Instagram accounts, and now that we are back in school, our SADD members are role modeling the Ws for their peers. Throughout the pandemic, Pitt County SADD has promoted positive messaging through our social media sites, and leaders have connected via zoom calls and other creative means. While at home, students participated in group activities such as painting kindness rocks that we delivered to our local Children's Hospital. In Pitt County, SADD chapters are looking for out-of-the box ways to promote health and wellness.