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HUNTINGDON — The Carroll County Health Department partnered with Coordinated School Health and other stakeholders within the community to shed light on human trafficking during the week of July 27-August 2, 2020.
Human trafficking, also known as modern day slavery, is quickly becoming a major public health concern. Today, an estimated 40.3 million people are being trafficked worldwide, including 180 cases reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline in Tennessee last year.
“Tennessee has been recognized for our progressive efforts for reducing human trafficking, and our mission to continue to work on this crisis until there are no more victims,” said Tennessee Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey, MD, MBA, FAAP. “Human trafficking has to stop, and we are dedicated to providing resources and education to our communities.”
The Red Sand Project is a participatory art installment designed to shed light on human trafficking. Due to COVID-19, participants in events in their neighborhoods, office groups and respective spaces around the state practiced social distancing and other precautions while pouring red sand in the cracks of sidewalks in areas with high foot traffic, to symbolize human trafficking victims that “fall between the cracks.”
Although there was not a large gathering this year due to COVID-19, there were many red sand pours across Carroll County during the week of July 27 through August 2 to help increase the awareness for this important cause. Pictures were posted on social media using the hashtags #RedSandTN and #ItHasToStop.