CDC Social Media Update

What's New in Social Media CDC Focus on Spanish Social Media The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has historically offered health information for the Spanish audience through the CDC en Español website. In order to reach a broader audience, Facebook and Twitter profiles were launched in early 2011. Since their inception, the number of fans and followers has continued to increase, as well as the type of health topics shared. Along with Features, Vital Signs and outbreak information, CDC's Spanish social media channels have been utilized to promote the work of other federal agencies such as AHRQ's campaign featuring a vidoenovela series on diabetes awareness, USA.gov's Help for Difficult Financial Times and National HIV Testing campaigns. In order to increase engagement with followers, a weekly survey has been conducted to gather information on fan's interest in cancer information, resources and their interest in cancer information on CDC en Español. Help us promote these social media channels to your public health partners to ensure that important health and safety information is made available to the Spanish audience. Spotlight on eCards Electronic greeting cards are an effective way to share health and prevention information with your family, friends, and coworkers – with  more of a personal touch. CDC has an extensive selection of Health-e-Cards on  a variety of topics including healthy living, nutrition, parenting, and heart health. Sending a free eCard is easy. Simply choose from the over 100 colorful greetings available, type in an email address and name of the intended recipient and press send. Follow Dr. Coleen Boyle (@DrBoyleCDC) Dr. Coleen Boyle directs CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.  On Twitter, she shares news about the center's work on birth defects, disabilities and blood disorders as well as resources for health care providers and people living with the conditions the center studies. A complete list of CDC profiles can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/Twitter.html   CDC.gov Features now on Pulse CDC.gov Features are consumer-focused articles that capture the full scope of CDC's work on cross-cutting topics such as healthy living, traveler's health, specific diseases, and environmental health. This collection of articles is now available on Pulse, a new reading application that incorporates easy to navigate panning story bars that allows users to choose from selected traditional sources, blogs, and social networks. This free application can be downloaded for use on iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Pulse also allows the sharing of articles via email. Facebook and Twitter. We Value Feedback We hope you find this newsletter informative and beneficial. Please contact us at socialmedai@cdc.gov to let us know how we are doing or if you have suggestions for topics. Modify/Update Subscriber Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Send Feedback  |  Learn more about CDC Email Updates To receive the latest news for your region, please update your profile with your country, state and zip code. Questions or problems? Please contact support@govdelivery.com. STAY CONNECTED:  CDC on Facebook  CDC on Twitter  CDC on YouTube         This email was sent to filter@clubhouseb.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · 1600 Clifton Rd · Atlanta, GA 30333 · 1-800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)