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Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
Sørensen, Kristine; Okan, Orkan; Kondilis, Barbara; Levin-Zamir, Diane
Title:
Rebranding social distancing to physical distancing: calling for a change in the health promotion vocabulary to enhance clear communication during a pandemic
Abstract:
Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, the term ‘social distancing’ received immense attention in the mainstream and social media and was embraced by governments as a universal precaution to stem the coronavirus pandemic. ‘Social distancing’ belongs technically to a set of non-pharmaceutical infection control actions intended to stop or slow down the spread of a contagious disease. However, several weeks into the outbreak, scholars discussed whether the term was, in fact, misleading and could be counterp...     »
Journal title:
Global Health Promotion
Year:
2021
Journal volume:
28
Journal issue:
1
Pages contribution:
5-14
Reviewed:
ja
Language:
en
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1177/1757975920986126
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
E-ISSN:
1757-97591757-9767
Impact Factor:
1,976
Scimago Quartil:
Q3
Date of publication:
24.01.2021
Semester:
WS 21-22
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