Tag Archives: CDC

Social Media Abuzz with Swine Flu (H1N1)

Social media has over the past week been domianted by swine flu (H1N1) discussion. This weeks experience is the perfect example of why health/development agencies must take their messgae to where people are, and where the discussion is happening.
WHO raised the pandemic level to an alarming 5 (out of 6), and panicked people across the [...]

CDC leading the way

We follow with interest and excitement the US Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) use of social media. Some of the new approaches to health promotion include recently launched eCards through which people can send greetings, while sharing health related messages.. they’ve also opened a virtual flu clinic on Whyville.net, a site that explains a wide [...]