In the midst of worries about the global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, it's all too easy (and understandable) to slip into fears about the unknown and concerns about the suffering a global health crisis could cause.

In light of this, the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has launched its PositivelyWell campaign to encourage members of the industry and people around the world to replace fear with a focus on wellness.

On the PositivelyWell pages, wellness consumers and professionals will find optimistic articles on how being positive can lead to better health outcomes, as well as trusted resources on guidance about COVID-19 and a link to a new section on GWI’s wellnessevidence.com providing medical evidence and studies on how an optimistic outlook is strongly associated with better health outcomes, including positive effects on the immune system and longevity.

In addition, we’ve added a resource for wellbeing leadership strategies for responding to COVID-19 by Renee Moorefield, CEO, Wisdom Works Group & Chair, Wellness at Work Initiative.

While recognizing the extreme seriousness of the pandemic, the GWI believes that this is an important moment to reinforce the self-care/prevention message that is our mission, and to encourage a focus on building a strong immune system through exercise, healthy nutrition, stress reduction, smoking cessation and more.

All GWI’s resources are absolutely free, including its bi-monthly newsletter, the Global Wellness Brief, which will include important insights and information on optimism in upcoming issues. Anyone can subscribe here.