As the Federal Government increases its use of challenges and contests to engage citizens in problem solving, Federal employees and contractors are seeking guidance on best practices. A briefing I attended yesterday, hosted by the Ad Council, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), and Google, brought together a stellar panel to discuss the topic. The [...]
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Best Practices for Federal Government Challenges and Contests
Nov 09
by Nadia Dawson
Category: Best Practices, Resources, Social Media
Apps for Healthy Kids
Oct 21
by Jennifer Chu
Category: Public Health, Resources
Recently Let’s Move! announced the winners of their Apps for Healthy Kids contest, in which developers, game designers, and other interested folks were invited to create mobile apps for tweens that promote healthy eating and/or physical activity. The only requirement was that the game or tool had to use USDA data sets that have been [...]
CDC’s Health Communicator’s Social Media Toolkit
Oct 18
by Cait Douglas
Category: Best Practices, Resources, Social Marketing
In case you haven’t seen it, last week, CDC launched “The Health Communicator’s Social Media Toolkit” on their Gateway to Health Communication & Social Marketing Practice page. This resource is provides a great introduction to social media with tips on how to incorporate social media into programs.
I really liked the addition of CDC’s Top Lessons [...]
New Resource: CDC’s Gateway to Health Communication and Social Marketing Practice
Aug 13
by Cait Douglas
Category: Resources, Social Marketing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) debuted a new website this week: The Gateway to Health Communication and Social Marketing Practice. The site includes public and private resources organized into six key topics: audience, campaigns, research/evaluation, channels, and tools & templates. A brief overview of each topic and available resources:
Audiences: Features CDC’s Audience [...]
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