Abstract
Because of the pandemic, the future feels difficult and uncertain, and few of us have much control over it, beyond doing our best to keep ourselves informed and those around us safe. The result is a lot of unhappy people. Gallup survey data show that pessimism about the future of the pandemic in the U.S. is rising. This is infecting our general outlook. This article explains on how one local government and health department successfully communicated during the pandemic and even increased community engagement. This was done through encouraging a sense of community ownership.
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Scott, Cora
(2021)
"Coming together while standing apart Encouraging community ownership during the isolating days of a pandemic,"
eJournal of Public Affairs: Vol. 10:
No.
2, Article 11.
Available at:
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/ejopa/vol10/iss2/11
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