Additional Communication Resources for Child Care and Early Childhood Programs

CDC Posters about Flu Prevention for Child Care and Early Childhood Programs

Use the following posters and fact sheets in your offices, play areas, hallways, break rooms, and restrooms to educate child care and early childhood program staff and families about ways to prevent the spread of flu.  Consider providing posters and flyers to parents.

www.cdc.gov/germstopper/materials.htm (available in different sizes and languages)

Other Posters about Flu Prevention for Child Care and Early Childhood Programs

www.publichealth.va.gov/flu/materials/ (includes other posters, brochures, buttons, stickers and other materials)

CDC Fact Sheets, Brochures, and Flyers about Flu Prevention for Child Care and Early Childhood Programs and Parents

Stopping Germs at Home, Work and School

www.cdc.gov/germstopper/home_work_school.htm (available in English and other languages)

2009 H1N1 Flu: Flyers and Other Print Materials

www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/flyers.htm (includes brochures, flyers, fact sheets, and other materials about 2009 H1N1 flu and seasonal flu)

Seasonal and Novel H1N1 Flu: A Guide for Parents

www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/flugallery/2009-10/parents_guide.htm

Widgets

A widget is an application that displays the featured content directly on your Web page. Once you’ve added the widget to your Web site, there’s no maintenance. When CDC.gov updates content, your site will be updated automatically. You will have up-to-date, credible health information on your Web page.

You can easily add a CDC widget to your Web page. Use CDC widgets to keep your staff and parents informed about flu. When they click on the widget, your Web page displays the featured, up-to-date content.

CDC’s flu widgets are available at www.cdc.gov/widgets. For more CDC social media tools, go to: www.cdc.gov/socialmedia/h1n1.

Flu.gov widgets are available at www.hhs.gov/web/library/hhsfluwidgets.html. For more Flu.gov social media tools, go to www.flu.gov/news/socialmedia.

Sample Widgets