{"id":648,"date":"2020-03-16T17:06:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T17:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utia-dev.tennessee.edu\/news\/?p=648"},"modified":"2020-03-20T19:19:59","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T19:19:59","slug":"just-what-is-social-distancing-and-how-does-it-differ-from-self-isolation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utia-dev.tennessee.edu\/news\/just-what-is-social-distancing-and-how-does-it-differ-from-self-isolation\/","title":{"rendered":"Just What Is Social Distancing? And How Does It Differ from Self-isolation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>New UT Extension Publication Outlines the Differences<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KNOXVILLE, Tenn. \u2013 Events\nhave been cancelled. Schools are shut down. Restaurants are switching to take\nout. Even churches have gone online. But people are confused about how they can\nhelp prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and also protect\ntheir families and themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One way to help yourself and others is to practice social distancing. A new University of Tennessee Extension publication can help you understand social distancing and how it differs from self-isolation and quarantines. <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.tennessee.edu\/publications\/Documents\/D77.pdf\"><em>What You Need to Know About Social Distancing, Self-quarantine and Self-isolation<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>(UT Extension publication D 77), says social distancing means avoiding close contact with others (keeping a distance of 6 feet or more), avoiding crowds, and suspending social practices, like shaking hands. The publication\u2019s author, Lisa Washburn, an associate professor and community health specialist in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, say the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends social distancing to limit the spread of coronavirus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washburn recommends that those interested in more details or who wish to follow the latest information about COVID-19 visit the websites for the Tennessee Department of Health (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tn.gov\/health.html\">tn.gov\/health<\/a>) or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/index.html\">cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through its land-grant mission of\nresearch, teaching and extension, the University of Tennessee Institute of\nAgriculture touches lives and provides Real. Life. 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