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April 2009

CDC.gov Features Series Receives Award from World Wide Web Health Awards

CDC.gov Feature Series, the photo-based Health & Safety and graphic-based Data & Statistics feature pages, was awarded bronze recognition by the World Wide Web Health Awards for Health Promotion/Disease & Injury Prevention Information, in the government category. Criteria for judging this category includes how well health information was conveyed to the target audience, graphic design quality and overall quality and effectiveness. The CDC.gov features series is the result of intense CDC-wide coordination. The series' effectiveness is due to ongoing, consistent agency-wide collaboration with communicators, subject matter experts, and leaders, working across organizational lines.

The Web Health Awards is a program that recognizes the best Web-based health-related content for consumers and professionals. The program is held twice a year — spring/summer and fall/winter — with the goal of providing a "seal of quality" for electronic health information. The Web Health Awards is organized by the Health Information Resource Center (HIRC), a national clearinghouse for consumer health information programs and materials. This Web-based health awards is an extension of the HIRC's 16-year old National Health Information Awards (NHIA), the largest program of its kind in the United States. There were nearly 1,000 entries in last year's National Health Information Awards from hundreds of organizations.

February 2009

CDC.gov on Nextgov Top 5 Picks - Best Practices for Government Web Sites

Source: Nextgov Technology and the Business of Government

On Monday, February 2, 2009, Nextgov Technology and the Business of Government issued a story on Best Practices for Government Web Sites, by Melanie Bender. CDC.gov was chosen among five federal Web sites who employ the best online practices and pay careful attention to what users want to see and do online. The Top 5 federal Web sites include: NASA, Library of Congress, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Social Security Administration, and Transportation Security Administration.

September 2008

CDC.gov included in Best Health News Online

Source: Examiner.com

As reported by Examiner.com National's Best Health (9.30.08), CDC.gov was identified as one of the top sites for staying abreast of the most up-to-date health news and scientific innovations. The Top Sites include: eMedicineHealth.com/WebMD.com, Healthscout.com, Mayoclinic.com, Revolutionhealth.com, NIH.gov, CDC.gov, Healthfinder.gov, and Sciencedaily.com.

Examiner.com article excerpt: CDC.gov is the CDC's primary online communication, with about 41 million page views per month. Whether it's for personal use, a school report or data aggregations, this site provides the most current data and statistics on diseases and conditions, emergencies and disasters, environmental health and healthy living – along with news on research and government health policies. Stay informed on the latest in vaccinations, disease prevention and burgeoning treatments.

May 2008

CDC.gov Receives 2008 Government Web Manager's Web Best Practice Awards

Web Managers Best Practices Award

CDC.gov and the VA Midsouth Healthcare Network shared the top prize in the third annual competition sponsored by the Federal Web Managers Forum, a consortium of more 1,600 federal, state, and local government Web staff. The award presented by Web management peers resulted in

• Six finalists selected by judges based on the following criteria: identifying the top customer task, making such tasks easier to perform, measuring success, and improving the ease of performing critical tasks.

• The entire membership of the Federal Web Managers Forum had the opportunity to vote for award winners and select the recipients of the top prize.

You can find more information about the Web Managers Best Practices Award and the full list of winners at their Website.

April 2008

2008 National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pencil and Gold Screen Awards

Award of Excellence

CDC.gov was honored by the National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) with an Award of Excellence. NAGC is a national not-for-profit professional network of federal, state and local government employees who disseminate information within and outside government. Its members are editors, writers, graphic artists, video professionals, broadcasters, photographers, information specialists and agency spokespersons. Over 600 award nominations were received for NAGC's 2008 Blue Pencil and Gold Screen Awards.

More about the Blue Pencil and Gold Screen Awards and the full list of winners .

March 2008

CDC.gov Topic Sites Included in Top 100 List - Health Web sites you can trust

Source: Medical Library Association (MLA), Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS)

These lists of resources expand upon the MLA Top Ten List.

• Specific Health: CDC's Home Page
• Men's Health: CDC's Men's Health
• Senior Health: CDC's Healthy Aging

Recognition Criteria: quality criteria for currency, credibility, content, audience, etc.

November 2007

The Best.gov Health Sites as rated by .gov Watch

November 19, 2007

Gov Watch rated CDC.gov's Ten Tips for a Healthy Life page among the best for content, presentation, focus, and ability to improve the health of broad audiences. An excerpt from the review follows:

CDC's Tips for a Healthy Life

"The Centers for Disease Control has a series of ten health tips for men, women, and parenting. These guides are clear and actionable. And in the face of constant health fads, they presumably list enduring, research-based advice on the ten most important steps to health, which is always useful information. I would encourage CDC to consider expanding this series," writes Coby Logen of .gov Watch.

Also check out:

• The CDC homepage does a remarkable job of publishing and promoting the most timely and relevant health features!

CDC.gov Receives 2007 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

Best Site Design

Factors considered for this award are attractive and engaging Web design, access to key site information, strong branding, and excellent usability.

eHealth Organizational Commitment

This award recognizes an organization's commitment to using the Internet and technology to help achieve the organization's mission and strategic objectives. Factors considered include organizational focus on eHealth as well as initiatives implemented.

More about the eHealthcare Leadership Awards and the full list of winners.

September 2007

CDC.gov Receives 2007 WebAward

Best Medical Web site

• 11th Annual WebAwards with 2400 entries

• CDC.gov scored 68.5 out of a possible 70 points exceeding the industry averages of

• 49.7 for government sites

• 51.8 for the medical sites

• Sites were ranked on 7 criteria: design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copywriting and ease of use.

More about the Web Awards and the full list of winners.

March 2007

CDC.gov Included in "Top Ten" Most Useful Web Sites for Health Consumers

Source: Medical Library Association, Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS)

Recognition Criteria: credibility, sponsorship/authorship, content, audience, currency, disclosure, purpose, links, design, interactivity, and disclaimers.