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Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work

Get Smart About Antibiotics Week

Save the Date! October 6-10, 2008
What is Get Smart About Antibiotics Week?

Get Smart About Antibiotics Week 2008 is the first effort to coordinate the work of CDC’s Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work campaign, state-based appropriate antibiotic use campaigns, non-profit partners, and for-profit partners during a one week observance of antibiotic resistance and the importance of appropriate antibiotic use.

Through a variety of activities and resources, the messages of the Get Smart campaign will be delivered.

On this page:

Program Planner Resources
Planning Document
Get Smart Week Tools
Media Tools

Official 2008 Partners of Get Smart About Antibiotics Week

  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • American Academy of Physician Assistants
  • American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine
  • American Association for Nurse Practitioners
  • American Medical Association
  • American Pharmacists Association
  • American Public Health Association
  • Association of American Medical Colleges
  • Convenient Care Association
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • Infectious Diseases Society of America
  • National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  • National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
  • Student Association of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

Participating State Partners

  • California
  • Colorado
  • Florida
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Michigan
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • North Carolina
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Utah
  • Virginia

If you would like to get involved in Get Smart About Antibiotics Week, please contact the campaign at getsmart@cdc.gov.

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More information from CDC about antibiotic resistance

Thinking beyond Get Smart About Antibiotics Week, CDC has many other resources about antibiotic use and resistance. Visit the following websites to learn more:

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Date: October 3, 2008
Content source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases / Division of Bacterial Diseases
 
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