Marketing Materials
PowerPoint Presentation called What is Public Health?
This PowerPoint presentation can be used by your organization to present to the public information about Public Health. Feel free to add your logo and contact information, but please credit the Public Health Association of Nebraska and the Health Care Cash Fund when using these materials.
About PHAN's Social Marketing Program
In October of 2000, PHAN received a Health Care Cash Fund Grant to create Social Change Through Public Health Marketing Strategies. The grant was based on Strategy 8 in Turning Point: Nebraska's Plan to Strengthen and Transform Public Health in our State.
With the help of Pickering Creative Group , PHAN developed a marketing plan to increase the visibility and understanding of public health activities for policy makers and the general public. Materials were developed through that program and others are continuously being developed by PHAN members and other organizations that will aid local health departments and other organizations in educating the public about public health issues.
Guard against Antibiotic Overuse
Taking antibiotics when they are not needed can cause bacteria to become resistant to the antibiotic. These resistant bacteria are stronger and harder to kill. These "superbugs" can stay in your body and cause severe illnesses that can no longer be cured by once-effective antibiotics. To avoid the threat of antibiotic-resistant infections, avoid taking unnecessary antibiotics.
Communicable Diseases
Childhood Immunization Facts
Childhood Immunization Brochure
New standards for immunization
The CDC has released new standards for immunization of children and adults. The standards include recommendations for improving vaccination rates, and some other helpful ideas. Check out this website: http://www.cdc.gov/nip/recs/rev-immz-stds.htm
The Nebraska Food Code can be found at http://www.agr.state.ne.us/regulate/daf/fdcode.htm
The Environment
Pollution prevention and waste reduction videos
The Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center (P2RIC), with funding from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality is spearheading a project to make pollution prevention and waste reduction videos easily accessible to educators worldwide. P2RIC is in the process of collecting, digitizing and cataloging these videos to create an online library.
The link below will take you to the current library. Features are still being added that will allow the addition of abstracts for every chapter. The videos that currently have abstracts posted are Cost Reduction through Waste Reduction, EMS for Printers - It's a Bottom Line Benefit, and
Waste Not Want Not. These videos will give you a better idea of the look of the final product.
(1/10/2003)The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) - http://www1.icma.org/main/topic.asp?tpid=2 - has released a CD-ROM toolkit called the "Local Government Environmental Toolkit." This resource contains a number of publications, fact sheets, and other resources to help local government officials meet environmental and economic development challenges. Contents include resources on: Brownfields, Smart Growth, Military Base Reuse, and Environmental Liability. To request a free copy of this toolkit, call (877)865-4326 or write to lgean@icma.org.
Environmental Facts Fact Sheet
Environmental Issues Brochure
Injury Prevention
Injury Prevention Fact Sheet
Injury Prevention Brochure
Healthy Pregnancy
*Healthy Pregnancy Fact Sheet
*Healthy Pregnancy Brochure
Oral Health
TRICK OR TREAT?
Dental professionals have long recognized the link between good oral health and sound nutrition. Eating patterns and food choices are important factors that affect how quickly tooth decay may develop. You can download a resource titled ‘Candy is Dandy…but Tough on Teeth!’ (Spanish version) It was created by the County of San Diego. You may use this fact sheet to promote how to enjoy sweets while reducing the risk of tooth decay.
Press Release - Good Oral Health Practices Should Begin in Infancy
More information on Dental Health - www.hhs.state.ne.us/dental
Minority Health
Family Nutrition Educational materials in Spanish
Bilingual materials about nutrition are available through the Hispanic Health Council, the University of Connecticut Department of Nutritional Sciences, the Cooperative Extension System, and the Connecticut Department of Social Services. http://www.hispanichealth.com/pana.htm - click on "Materials Developed"
HHS' Special Diabetes Program for Indians -- This $150 million program, administered by HHS' Indian Health Service, promotes strategies for the prevention and treatment of diabetes and its complications for American Indians and Alaska Natives. More information is available at http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/Diabetes/.
Translated Diabetes Materials
The Translated Health Resources Exchange is an exciting collaboration among more than a dozen health care organizations in Minnesota, all of them interested in health care for the foreign-born patient. Representatives of these organizations are exploring ways to share the responsibility and cost of creating and distributing health education materials for non-English speaking patients.
This link goes to a database of health education materials available in the languages of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. http://www.eurasiahealth.org/index.jsp?sid=1&id=3542&pid=3540
Spotlight on Minority Health and Health Care Disparities
Kaisernetwork.org, the Kaiser Family Foundation's online news and information service, has recently added a new Issue Spotlight on Minority Health and Health Care Disparities, providing up-to-date news and information about efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care.
Press Releases
Other Fact Sheets
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK) Fact Sheet
A new fact sheet that highlights the measurable impact of reductions in tobacco prevention program funding in several states is now available from the CTFK. The fact sheet will be continually updated as new information becomes available. Check it out at
Radio Spots, Newspaper Ads and Billboards
You can use and modify these advertising tools to help promote public helath in your community. (Adobe Acrobat Reader)
* Radio Spots for PHAN's Social Marketing Media Advertising Materials. Three 30-second spots you can put on your local station.
News Ad 1 - If you think public health is for someone else ...
News Ad 2 - Could $11.2 million ...
News Ad 3 - You're living longer ...
Examples of three Billboards you can use to place around your community
Public Health Information
Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
See our page on the epidemic of overweight and obesity
Find topics on Diabetes, Exercise and Nutrition. Keep checking. This page is updated regularly!!!
Sponsored, in part, through a grant from the American Public Health Association and Pfizer.
Other Social Marketing Sources
CDC PSAs and Podcasts provide timely messages about what you can do to protect yourself and your family during a natural disaster. http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/psa/?s_cid=ccu060208_PSAs_e
CDC’s National Center for Health Marketing
Beyond the brochure: Alternative approaches to health communication
The AMC Cancer Research Center, in collaboration with the CDC, developed this guide to assist health educators and health communicators to assist in conceiving and producing educational materials that do not rely solely on the printed word. The intent is to present innovative intervention ideas and strategies that can be used to reach audiences who are not benefitting from current health communication efforts.
Click It, Don't Risk It, seat belt campaign
Groups and organizations are encouraged to join the seat belt coalition and to get involved!!! By going to http://www.clickitdontriskit.com/ and clicking on the "join the coalition" link, you can become members. There are activities that are easy for organizations to be a part of, such as the honor rolls.
National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
Food Safety and Inspection Service - United States Department of Agriculture
Meet Thermy!™ -- Consumer education program to promote the use of food thermometers.
Can't Open it???
Some of the documents on PHAN's website require Adobe Acrobat or PowerPoint software. You can download FREE Readers for this software so you will be able to view the documents.
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