{"id":21542,"date":"2020-07-02T15:39:22","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T22:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=21542"},"modified":"2020-07-02T15:39:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T22:39:22","slug":"governor-newsom-launches-wear-a-mask-public-awareness-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/07\/02\/governor-newsom-launches-wear-a-mask-public-awareness-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Newsom Launches ‘Wear a Mask’ public awareness campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As COVID-19 cases rise throughout the state and in advance of the Fourth of July weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the \u201cWear A Mask\u201d public awareness campaign encouraging Californians to use face coverings \u2013 one of the best ways people can protect themselves and others from the virus. The campaign is taking an aggressive approach to slowing the spread of COVID-19, which will save lives and allow the state to reopen the economy. The campaign, which will continue until at least the end of the year, will kick off in English and Spanish and then expand into other languages later this month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe all have a responsibility to slow the spread. It is imperative \u2013 and required \u2013 that Californians protect each other by wearing masks and practicing physical distancing when in public so we can fully reopen our economy,\u201d said Governor Newsom. \u201cWe all need to stand up, be leaders, show we care and get this done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The campaign will begin with a statewide push ahead of the holiday weekend. Broadcast and radio PSAs are being distributed in English and Spanish with local ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, Univision, Telemundo, Ethnic Media Services, and iHeart Media affiliates. Billboards and outdoor advertisements are visible statewide in both English and Spanish thanks to ClearChannel, Lamar, VisCom Outdoor, iKahan Media, and LED Truck Media. The campaign includes a variety of shareable social media content with key messages on why and how to wear a mask. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the coming weeks, the campaign increasingly will focus on those who have been disproportionately harmed by this pandemic, particularly California\u2019s Black and Latinx communities. Messages will be translated into seven languages and delivered by trusted messengers. In addition, the Listos California emergency preparedness campaign will be supporting paid media efforts and bolstering community engagement efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cWear a Mask\u201d campaign received seed funding in partnership with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, The Skoll Foundation, Rick Caruso, Tom Steyer, the CDC Foundation, and Sierra Health Foundation. It\u2019s a continuation of the \u201cYour Actions Save Lives\u201d campaign that has promoted critical public health messaging throughout the pandemic, raising more than $10.75 million in cash and $27 million in in-kind partnerships with multimedia organizations and members of the Governor\u2019s Task Force on Business and Jobs recovery. Additional cash contributions and partnerships will be announced in the coming weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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