Social Media Tools

Badges and Buttons

Badges are small graphic images that include a message and link to a web page. Buttons are graphic elements that include an image, a short call-to-action message, and a link for more information. They are created to be shared, and include HTML code that allows you to post them on a website.

Copy the code below for this "Help your children play! Celebrate Worldwide Day of Play." button (180x150): <a href="https://www.presidentschallenge.org/informed/news.shtml" title="Help your children play! Celebrate Worldwide Day of Play."><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/dnpao/hw/hw-wdop-180x150.jpg" style="width:180px; height:150px; border:0px;" alt="Help your children play! Celebrate Worldwide Day of Play." /></a>	Copy the code below for this "Help your children play! Celebrate Worldwide Day of Play." button (300x250): <a href="https://www.presidentschallenge.org/informed/news.shtml" title="Help your children play! Celebrate Worldwide Day of Play."><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/dnpao/hw/hw-wdop-300x250.jpg" style="width:300px; height:250px; border:0px;" alt="Help your children play! Celebrate Worldwide Day of Play." /></a>
Copy the code below for this "State & Community Programs: DNPAO" button (171x122): <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/statePrograms/index.html?s_cid=bb-dnpao-obweb-002" title="State and community nutrition, physical activity and obesity programs."><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/images/dnpao_statePrograms_badge.jpg" style="width:171px; height:122px; border:0px;" alt="State and community nutrition, physical activity and obesity programs." /></a>	Copy the code below for this "The Let's Move! Cities, Towns and Counties initiative" button (170x100): <a href="http://www.letsmove.gov/become-lets-move-city-or-town" title="The Let's Move! Cities, Towns and Counties initiative, which supports local elected officials who are working to build healthier communities."><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/images/letsMove_badge.png" style="width:170px; height:100px; border:0px;" alt="The Let's Move! Cities, Towns and Counties initiative, which supports local elected officials who are working to build healthier communities." /></a>
Copy the code below for this "Video of First Lady Michelle Obama encouraging families to get active in the Great Outdoors" button (170x100): <a href="http://www.youtube.com/letsmove" title="Video of First Lady Michelle Obama encouraging families to get active in the Great Outdoors."><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/images/letsMove_videos_bage.png" style="width:170px; height:100px; border:0px;" alt="Video of First Lady Michelle Obama encouraging families to get active in the Great Outdoors." /></a>	Copy the code below for this "The National Physical Activity Plan, which aims to increase physical activity in America" button (180x234): <a href="http://www.physicalactivityplan.org/" title="The National Physical Activity Plan, which aims to increase physical activity in America."><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/images/NPAplan_badge.png" style="width:180px; height:234px; border:0px;" alt="The National Physical Activity Plan, which aims to increase physical activity in America." /></a>
To add this button to your page, copy the HTML code below and paste it into the BODY section of your page: <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/leanworks"> <img border="0" src="http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/DNPAO/images/LEAN_Works_282x234.jpg" alt="CDC's LEAN Works! A free resource for worksites from CDC" width="282" height="234"></a>

Content Syndication

Content syndication is an application that enables partner organizations to display current CDC health content and allows visitors to the public health partner's website access to CDC content without leaving the partner website.

Current web pages available for content syndication:

Physical Activity

eCards

e-Cards are electronic greeting cards that you can send to friends, family and co-workers. Simply select an e-Card, type in an email address and name, and send a greeting that encourages healthy eating and active living.

Walking School Bus Healthy Living	Walk at Work 2 Healthy Living
Walk at Work 1 Healthy Living	Walk for Health Healthy Living
Walkable Communities Healthy Living	Walk to be Active Healthy Living
Walk at Work Healthy Living	Worldwide Day of Play Healthy Kids

Podcasts

Listen to or download these podcasts to learn more about the obesity epidemic, physical activity and the food systems.

Physical Activity

Keep Your Kids Moving
A recent CDC study found that only about one in 10 high school students is getting enough exercise.

Keep Your Kids Moving (A Cup of Health with CDC)
If you think your child spends too much time playing video games or watching TV, you're probably right. A recent CDC study found that only about one in 10 high school-aged students is getting enough exercise.