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The CDC, along with other government agencies, increasingly are using social media to inform and educate the public. In addition to their traditional web presence, we are seeing agencies use twitter chats and updates, stream live webinars and press conferences, and many of these agencies maintain Youtube Channels with updated selections of videos.
As an example, the CDC’s Streaming Health video channel features 300 videos, on a wide variety of health topics.
Over the past week, they have uploaded 7 videos on influenza, which run anywhere from 2 to 10 minutes in length.
10:27
Misconceptions about Flu and the Flu Vaccine
3:06
Flu: Medicine Safety and Children
2:45
Flu Warning Signs That Need Medical Care Right Away
8:55
Answers to Common Questions about Flu Vaccine Safety
6:27
Flu Vaccine Information for Pregnant Women and Children
5:44
Answers to Common Questions about the Flu Vaccine
2:22
How to Know if You Have the Flu: Flu Symptoms
For convenience, you’ll find the videos arranged by topic in 18 playlists, including: Influenza, Emergency Preparedness, Novel H1N1 Influenza, Cancer, PSAs, and videos en Español.
In another social media venue, next Monday the CDC will conduct a `twitter chat’ on STD’s. Here’s the announcement.
Join us! We will be talking more about STD prevention and young people during our live Twitter chat with CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrFriedenCDC) on April 23 at 1 pm EDT. #CDCChat
