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H1N1 Communications

Practices with clear, useful messages about H1N1, including risk communications, education and awareness campaigns, and materials for different media.

New Item Use of H1N1 Funding to Contract with Advocacy Groups and CBOs (AZ)
Health department emergency response planners in Maricopa County, Arizona, were successful in expanding their existing outreach activities to get key messages about pandemic influenza...   >> More
New Item Reaching Out: An Evolving Communications Strategy (RI)
The emergence of H1N1 flu in the spring of 2009 posed unique communications challenges for state and local health departments nationwide. Media focused attention on the potential...   >> More
New Item Young Artists Foster H1N1 Awareness (GA)
The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) designed an art contest as part of its Roll Up Your Sleeve campaign, aimed at educating the public about H1N1 flu. The Shoo-Flu-Shoo...   >> More
New Item Public-Private Partnership Increased H1N1 Vaccinations (WA)
The Snohomish Health District (SHD) in northwest Washington State successfully organized mass vaccination clinics (MVC) in October and November 2009, as its "central strategy to...   >> More
New Item Videoconference Training: Emergency Planning for Special Needs Communities (VA, WV)
The Virginia Department of Health Emergency Preparedness and Response program partnered with six state agencies and West Virginia University to deliver a key training program via...   >> More
New Item Weekly Reports Provide User-Friendly H1N1 Information to the Public (NY)
During Spring 2009, preparedness staff at the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) received many questions about H1N1 from the public and media. Advances in knowledge about...   >> More
New Item Hospital-Based Epidemiologist Program Aids H1N1 Response (NC)
North Carolina's hospital-based Public Health Epidemiologist (PHE) Program significantly aided the state H1N1 response and is credited with improving public health infrastructure and...   >> More
New Item Preventing the Spread of Infection in Faith Communities Toolkit (WI)
An emergency preparedness presentation that occurred in Waupaca Wisconsin in January 2009 revealed an unexpected concern among regional residents: infection control at faith-based...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Vaccination Media Campaign Launched (NY)
The Jefferson County Public Health Service (JCPHS) in New York State credits a broad-based media campaign with increasing vaccine uptake. Public Information Officer (PIO), Faith...   >> More
New Item Food Workers Learn about Flu (IL)
Throughout the country, health departments have struggled with how to best reach medically underserved populations during the novel H1N1 influenza pandemic. In Illinois, the Kane...   >> More
New Item Outreach Initiatives Aim To Reduce H1N1 Disparities (MA)
The Massachusetts State Department of Public Health is dedicating over $1 million in funding to enable community-based organizations (CBOs), such as community health centers, to...   >> More
New Item Dark Site Stores Emergency Communications until Crisis Occurs (CA)
One of the most common and useful tools in any crisis or emergency communication management strategy is a dark web site. This practice is fairly common in the private sector and has...   >> More
New Item Video Ad Shares Memorable Health Hygiene Messages (VT)
In September of 2009, the Vermont Department of Health (VDH) created an ad campaign with the "get vaccinated" message as the main point. The airing of these ads was delayed, in the...   >> More
New Item Collaborations and Outreach Via Schools Encourages Parents to Get the Facts (WV)
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (WVDHHR) formed a close partnership with the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDOE) to produce educational materials...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Outreach to Multicultural Communities (OH)
The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) conducted multicultural outreach to a wide range of communities just as their H1N1 vaccination campaign was underway. Health department planners...   >> More
New Item Promotion of H1N1 Vaccination During National Influenza Vaccination Week (OH)
The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) used National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) to promote continued uptake of H1N1 vaccination. NIVW was observed during January 10-16, 2010, and...   >> More
New Item Public Engagement on Social Distancing and Mass Fatalities (OH)
The Center for Public Health Practice (OH CPHP) at The Ohio State University College of Public Health held several community engagement meetings on controversial subjects related to...   >> More
New Item Building Collaborative Relationships with Tribes (NV)
The Nevada State Health Division's collaborative relationship with area American Indian tribes and the addition of a tribal liaison position led to a successful H1N1 response in this...   >> More
New Item Movie Theaters Utilized to Spread Public Health Messages (AZ, CA, NC, PA, VA)
Eager to get out the message about H1N1 vaccine, public health officials across the United States went looking for receptive audiences in dark, crowded places where violence is often...   >> More
New Item Using the NC Laboratory Response Forum and Micronet to Communicate and Plan H1N1 Response
In the initial days of the H1N1 pandemic, North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health used two existing systems, the NC Laboratory Response Forum (LRF) and Micronet, to...   >> More
New Item Efforts to Provide H1N1 Outreach and Situational Awareness (NY)
Planning and response activities related to H1N1 must be cognizant of and reflect stakeholder needs and expectations. Collaboration is essential as many different stakeholders have...   >> More
New Item Faith-Based Collaboration Provides Outreach in Multiple Languages (CT)
In the fall of 2007, the Connecticut Department of Public Health launched a campaign to increase pandemic awareness. As a part of this effort, planners identified the top six or seven...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Flu Partner Webcasts (WI)
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WI DHS) held weekly H1N1 briefings via live and on-demand webcasts to increase viewers, conserve resources, and communicate increasingly...   >> More
New Item Kentucky H1N1 FluView Newsletter
In order to disseminate timely, relevant, and compelling information to health decision makers and the public, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) launched a weekly...   >> More
New Item AARP Partnership Aids Outreach to Grandparents (VA)
Collaborative partnerships developed for other goals may be effectively applied to H1N1 pandemic response. The Virginia Department of Health's (VDH) partnership with the state's AARP...   >> More
New Item Outreach to racial and ethnic populations encouraging vaccination (VA)
As part of the Virginia Department of Health's (VDH) H1N1 vaccination campaign, state health officials undertook many activities to reach racial and ethnic minority populations in the...   >> More
New Item Emergency & Community Health Outreach (ECHO)
ECHO's goal is to bridge the gap between officials and cultures by getting emergency health and safety information out to limited English speakers in a timely manner. The project uses...   >> More
New Item Flu: Caring for People at Home booklet (MA)
This booklet is part of a statewide educational campaign that Massachusetts launched in the fall of 2007. These materials are particularly useful in the context of the novel H1N1 flu...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Fact Sheets in Multiple Languages (CT)
Fact sheets and resources from the Connecticut Department of Public Health provide basic information about H1N1 influenza in multiple languages. A fact sheet answers many frequently...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Foreign and Sign Language Resources (CO)
The department maintains a clearinghouse of H1N1 resources in 32 different languages. Resources were gathered from numerous public health agencies and represent a variety of...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Materials in Multiple Languages: Basic Information, Special Groups, and School Vaccination Clinics (RI)
Rhode Island Department of Health maintains a resource list of materials about H1N1 in 12 languages other than English. Basic information on H1N1 prevention and treatment is provided...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Public Service Announcements in American Sign Language
A set of video public service announcements in American Sign Language (ASL) describe essential information for preventing and treating H1N1 influenza. The videos include an overview of...   >> More
New Item Home Care Guide: Providing Care at Home During Pandemic Flu (CA)
The Home Care Guide provides the public with a comprehensive description of how to care for sick family members at home during a pandemic. It includes lists of emergency supplies,...   >> More
New Item Home With Flu - comic strip with tips for parents (WA)
When disease incidence peaked last fall, and before vaccine was available, Public Health ? Seattle & King County employees noticed that it was experiencing some messaging challenges....   >> More
New Item Situational Awareness Dashboard Consolidates H1N1 Vaccine Information (NY)
During fall 2009, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) faced the challenge of coordinating vaccine supplies to providers, as well as serving as the focal point for...   >> More
New Item Videoconferencing Technology to Disseminate Timely Messages (NC)
The H1N1 pandemic created a tremendous need to pass critical and timely information throughout the public health system and to partner with response agencies and entities. To...   >> More
New Item Tribal Emergency Response Committee Lays Important Groundwork for Response (MN)
The challenges of responding to the H1N1 influenza pandemic underscore the value of strong preparedness partnerships. On the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe reservation in East Central...   >> More
New Item A New Communications Route to Licensed Providers (VA)
When Virginia Health Commissioner Karen Remley, MD, MBA, FAAP declared a public health emergency due to the novel H1N1 influenza pandemic, her declaration by code allowed her access to...   >> More
New Item Red Cross Home Care for Pandemic Flu (National)
Home Care for Pandemic Flu is a two-page guide for the public on how to care for sick family members at home during a pandemic. The brochure includes a home care supply list, lists flu...   >> More

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