"Be committed. Be well." Face Masks
Scope and Content
The "Be committed. Be well." Face Masks include two blue face masks with printed "Be committed." in orange on a white background and "Be well." in blue on a white background.
Dates
- 2020
Creator
- New River Valley Public Health Task Force (Person)
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-) (Organization)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Administrative History
The New River Valley Public Health Task Force is a consortium of local agencies, formed in March 2020 to mitigate and minimize the regional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Partners include the New River Health District (Virginia Department of Health); LewisGale and Carilion hospitals and healthcare systems; New River Community College, Radford University, and Virginia Tech; the Counties of Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, and Pulaski; City of Radford; Towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg; local law enforcement and first responder agencies; New River Valley Community Services; New River Valley Regional Commission; local public school divisions; and area merchants’ associations and chambers of commerce.
The "Be committed. Be well." campaign was conceived by the Town of Blacksburg and Virginia Tech and merged with similar outreach efforts by the City of Radford, Radford University (“Slow the Spread. Do the Five.”), local municipalities, healthcare providers, and other partners.
Source:
"NRV TASK FORCE URGES RESIDENTS TO “BE COMMITTED. BE WELL.” WITH NEW COVID-19 OUTREACH CAMPAIGN", News release, August 17, 2020, https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/news/2020-regional-news-releases/nrv-task-force-urges-residents-to-be-committed-be-well-with-new-covid-19-outreach-campaign/
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Abstract
The "Be committed. Be well." Face Masks include two blue face masks with printed "Be committed." in orange on a white background and "Be well." in blue on a white background. The "Be committed. Be well." campaign conceived by the Town of Blacksburg and Virginia Tech, and it was taken over by the New River Valley Public Health Task Force, which formed in March 2020, to unite various different health campaigns in the NRV during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source of Acquisition
The collection was transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in August 2020.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the "Be committed. Be well." Face Masks by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the "Be committed. Be well." Face Masks was completed in June 2021.
- Title
- "Be committed. Be well." Face Masks, 2020
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- LM Rozema, Archivist
- Date
- 2021 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
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