6' apart is better than 6' under. A mask is better than shroud..
Would you be interested interested in the comments of an old lady who has seen the din die down on seat belts and they are now mandatory without violating the constituation?
Hi Grace,
Thank you for visiting the Community Tool Box and Ask an Advisor, we very much appreciate your having taken an interest in trying to compel people who are otherwise not inclined to wear masks or keep a safe social distance to do so in these challenging times; it is a concern that many of us share. We, at the Community Tool Box (CTB) also appreciate your two very clever slogans that could actually become part of a social marketing campaign if you were so inspired. I know you didn't ask for specific advice about moving these two slogans into the mainstream, but let me offer you two resources from the CTB about social marketing that you could use to develop a public service campaign of your own so that those slogans are widely shared and seen, and perhaps have an impact on people's behavior! In general, resources in the CTB fall into two broad categories, chapters and toolkits; chapters are more in-depth while toolkits give you the nuts and bolts of how to take action along with great real-life examples; in my estimation, examples are the most effective and efficient way to learn from the experts to inform your own work. So, if you're interested in social marketing, Chapter 45 and Toolkit 13 are your go-to resources. I've provided the links to the chapter and the toolkit so you don't have to root around in the CTB looking for them. The job of the advisor is to tease out the most useful CTB resources for the work to be done and then it is up to you to read, review, and integrate the information from those resources into your work; the advisor simply leads you in the right direction then it's up to you to going forward.
Chapter 45 - Social Marketing of Successful Components of the Initiative: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/sustain/social-marketing (in particular, sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8).
Toolkit 13 - Implementing Social Marketing: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/implement-social-marketing-effort (all, plus the examples)...this toolkit will take you through the process from A to Z on how to conduct a social marketing campaign to influence people to wear masks and maintain social distance.
As I said Grace, you might not want to take on a a whole social marketing effort, and all of this is a lot more than you bargained for, but I do hope you'll take a look at Chapter 45 and Toolkit 13, and perhaps become inspired to try and get your two clever and timely slogans into the collective consciousness of the members of your community. With that Grace, thank you so very much for your comments and slogans, I can see wearing masks and social distancing are issues you really care about. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to come back to the CTB and we'll take up where we left off. Best of success to you in all that you do on behalf of your community.
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