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Campaigns - Health Information

Collage of campaignsCDC works on a wide range of health problems that call for communication to be used to improve health behavior. For quick access to news from CDC, try In The News.

Campaigns And Programs At-A-Glance

If you work in public health … this can assist you in planning and implementing your own, more localized campaigns. If you are a health practitioner … use this to find materials you can use with your patients. If you are a health consumer … look for information to inform your health decisions.

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Title Audience Best Time to Promote Contact

Appropriate Antibiotic Use in Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

Health care consumers, physicians, pharmacists

Late summer, early fall right before cold and influenza season

Barbara Govert

Appropriate Use of Antibiotics in Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Students

Year round

Pat Cook

Brush Up on Healthy Teeth: Simple Steps for Kids' Smiles

Parents of children under six years old

In February during National Children's Dental Health Month

Claudia Vousden

Business Responds to AIDS/Labor Responds to AIDS (BRTA/LRTA) Programs

Employees/workers of all ages, Human Resource Directors, Labor Union Members

Ongoing Year Round

Rachel Wynn

Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings

Clinicians, segmented by medical specialty and patient populations

Year-Round

Valerie Applebaum

Choose Your Cover Skin Cancer Prevention Campaign

Adolescents and young adults

Spring and summer in general, but other times as climates and circumstances indicate

Charles Green

Comprehensive Strategy for Prevention of Hepatitis C and Its Consequences

General public and health professionals

May is Hepatitis Awareness Month

Linda Moyer

Control Your Diabetes For Life

People with diabetes

All year round

Phillis McGuire

Fight BAC!

All Americans

Summer grilling, back to school events, holiday stuff, National Food Safety Month which is September

Julia Smith

Get Smart

Spanish-speaking, Hispanic parents of young children and healthy adults between the ages of 21- 49

Year round

Pat Cook

Healthy Pets, Healthy People

General public

Year round

Heather Bair

Healthy Swimming

Parents

Memorial Day

Michael Beach

CDC H. Pylori

Female patients, African-American patients

Awareness Week 2002: 10/7/02 through 10/13/02

Barbara Govert

Influenza Vaccine Delay Media and Education Campaign

People at high risk of complications from influenza and people between age 50 and 64

Fall

Curtis Allen

National Bone Health Campaign

Parents, healthcare providers, and school influencers

All year round

Judith McDivitt

National Folic Acid Education Campaign

Primary: healthcare providers, women of child-bearing age (English and Spanish), and policy makers

Secondary: Women who will soon be of child-bearing age

All year round

Katherine Lyon-Daniel

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

Professionals in violence prevention, including health care, law enforcement, and education; parents; and teens

All year round

Paul Abamonte

NEATO Mosquito Interactive Lessons

Elementary School Systems

Spring: incorporation into LHU education programs related to summer health risks

Late Summer to early Fall: incorporation into elementary curricula

CDC-DVBID

Ready, Set, It's Everywhere You Go!

Healthcare/health promotion professionals, media

All year round

Judith McDivitt

Screen For Life National Colorectal Cancer Action Campaign

General audiences 50 and over, African Americans, Hispanics, and Alaska Natives, Medicare beneficiaries

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month but campaign may be promoted throughout the year, especially if there's a news hook, such as a prominent person is diagnosed or new research findings are released.

Cynthia Gelb

Spanish-Language Childhood Immunization Campaign

Parents/caregivers of children age 2 and younger, and expectant parents

All year round

Curtis Allen

Tool Kit to Prevent Senior Falls

Health professionals who conduct or plan to conduct fall prevention programs for older adults

All year round

Steve Stewart

Teens Talk Straight About Epilepsy

14- to 19- year-olds who have epilepsy, particularly those newly diagnosed

Summer: camps, special youth activities

Fall: middle, high schools

Whenever teens are brought together in a group

Patricia Price

Verb™ Youth Media Campaign

Tweens (youth ages 9-13), parents and youth influencers

Year-round with particular emphasis on low-activity months such as winter

youthcampaign@cdc.gov 




This page last reviewed June 23, 2004

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