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Health Information Toolkit

This toolkit aims to assist local health authorities by providing various health communication instruments to alert the community and health care providers. The toolkit incudes fact sheets, brochures, letters, postcards, posters, and a media press release available for download.

To control and terminate local outbreaks of malaria, public health authorities must identify and treat all infected persons (symptomatic or not), thus preventing further mosquito-borne transmission of malaria parasites. To achieve this, local health authorities should

• Ensure proper and timely reporting
• Conduct active case finding in the community
• Alert the community and area health care providers

Fact Sheets

These fact sheets contain general information about malaria for the general public. These can be posted and/or passed out at schools, malls, sporting good stores, or religious centers.

Malaria: What You Need to Know to Protect Yourself in the United States (137KB/ 2 pages)General information from the Roll Back Malaria Partnership: latest malaria-related stories from a variety of media.

Until Malaria is Wiped Out, Protection is Best (84KB/ 1 page)
IInformation on protection from mosquito for general public

Fight the Bite for Protection from Malaria: Guidelines for DEET Insect Repellent Use (60KB/ 1 page)

Brochure

This brochure contains an overview about malaria for non-travelers.

Malaria: An Important Message for Non-Travelers (119KB/ 2 pages)

Letters

These letters are used to contact individual households and health care providers. These letters may be sent at the beginning of the outbreak, to assist in case finding and management.

Letter to the community within the affected outbreak area (21KB/ 1 page)
Download an editable Word document version of the letter (26KB/ 1 page)

Letter to the community outside the affected outbreak area (21KB/ 1 page)
Download an editable Word document version of the letter (27KB/ 1 page)

Letter to physicians (20KB/ 1 page)
Download an editable Word document version of the letter (27KB/ 1 page)

Postcard

This postcard can be mailed to notify affected communities and individual households. It may also be posted in high traffic areas such as grocery stores, banks, sporting good stores, in order to alert the community.

Postcard (44KB/ 2 pages)

Posters

These posters can be placed in high traffic areas and places where people frequently gather. They may also be placed in physician offices, schools, religious centers, post offices, and other public places.

Poster on protection against potential mosquito bites (245KB/ 1 page)

Two posters to notify the community of an outbreak:
"Attention" (87KB/ 1 page)
"Have you Heard" (65KB/ 1 page)

Media Press Release

The press pelease can be used for various media, e.g. newspapers, local newsletters, religious and community bulletins, and radio spots.

Press Release (89KB/ 1 page)
Download an editable Word document version of the press release (31KB/ 1 page)

Feedback Request

Please let us know how we can improve this toolkit.

Phone: CDC Malaria Hotline: 770-488-7788 (M-F, 8am-4:30pm, eastern time)

Email: nciddpdmalaria@cdc.gov