Students use social media to ask peers to heed COVID-19 safety rules

Students use social media to ask peers to heed COVID-19 safety rules The fight is not over

Students in 2021 multimedia storytelling classes at North Carolina A&T State University produced and edited public service announcements to persuade their peers to get the vaccine, wear masks, social distance, and frequently wash their hands to prevent catching COVID-19.

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Robyn Nelson

Samir Robinson

Emani Eaglin

Taji Moore

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Listen to the PSAs. Click on names.

Jacqueline McCellan

Shakilah Smith

Zaria Wilson

Sydney Ross

Kendall Johnson

Mahogany Burros

Zaria Jackson

Trinity Brown

Lauren Winn

Brionna Thompson

Ashley Jackson

Lucy Pearsall-Finch

Maregeor Frierson

Camyrn Hamlett

Kina Johnson

The PSAs were based on CDC guidelines and followed health communication research recommendations that concluded that the messaging should be framed around positivity and "I care about you. We are in this together." The PSAs may have more impact toward changing student behavior because the messages come from fellow students who have experienced many of the same challenges that their classmates have experienced related to coronavirus.

Photos by Caroline Jones and Kaye Hayes were taken before coronavirus struck.

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For more information about the PSAs, contact Dr. Smith at kcsmith1@ncat.edu.

Created By

kim smith

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Credits:

Created with images by BlenderTimer - "coronavirus corona virus" • Shutterbug75 - "camera aperture digital camera" • Alexandra_Koch - "corona world mask" • ottlukas14 - "micro-phone model microphone" • HOerwin56 - "headphones radio music" • Fotocitizen - "microphone music audio" • leo2014 - "face mask covid-19 epidemic"