In support of CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) annual Seasonal Flu Vaccination campaign, the National Center for Health Marketing has created a variety of interactive media products to provide information and motivate people to Get Vaccinated!
A feature article, Protect against Flu, is posted on the CDC.gov home page to alert consumers about the importance of getting vaccinated again this year. The article covers basic information about the flu, who should get vaccinated, symptoms and complications, and how flu is spread.
Public health partners and other organizations are asked to promote the "Don't Get the Flu. Don't Spread the Flu. Get Vaccinated." campaign message once again this year by posting the graphical button on their Web site.
Promotion is recommended starting in October, and running through the end of February 2009. This year's National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) is scheduled for December 8–14, 2008.
Help support this campaign by participating in the following activities:
To add this button to your page, copy the html code and paste into your site:
<a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/?s_cid=partners15" title="Don't get the flu. Don't spread the flu. Get Vaccinated. www.cdc.gov/flu"><img style="width:180px; height:150px; border:0px;" src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/flu/2008/flubadge3_180x150.gif" alt="Don't get the flu. Don't spread the flu. Get Vaccinated. www.cdc.gov/flu" /></a>
Additional graphic thumbnails and codes are available here.
Upcoming campaign releases include:
CDC is seeking partners to participate in a CDC.gov Content Syndication pilot of content from the Seasonal Flu Web site. Content syndication allows CDC to share timely and relevant content that is automatically and seamlessly updated on partners' Web sites. The display of the content will be consistent with the partners' look and feel for their own sites and, once code is posted, no maintenance is required. If you are interested in participating in the pilot, please send an e-mail to NCHMInteractiveMedia@cdc.gov, and include which content pages you would like to post on your site.
During NIVW (December 8–14, 2008), CDC will be conducting two bloginars, one with mommy bloggers to address the importance of vaccination, vaccine safety and communication messages, and one with healthcare bloggers to discuss ways to encourage colleagues to get vaccinated, to respond to questions about vaccine effectiveness, and to share other clinical updates. If you host a blog and would like to participate, please send an e-mail to NCHMInteractiveMedia@cdc.gov.
CDC and Whyville, a popular virtual world for "tweens," children aged 8–11, will collaborate for a third year on an in-world activity to engage tweens and grandparents in vaccination activities.
Send any questions or suggestions to NCHMInteractiveMedia@cdc.gov.
Page last reviewed: November 13, 2008
Page last updated: November 13, 2008
Content source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Content owner: National Center for Health Marketing