Communications Committee Awareness Program

In March the Communications Committee met to create a communications plan for 2016. From this meeting, the group initiated an Awareness Program. The goals of the Awareness program are to:

• Increase awareness of NCBDDD at CDC and public health agencies
• Increase communication with others beyond members of the Friends
• Increase awareness of how your organization plays a role in public health
• Increase the visibility of the group, highlight programs, and to support the mission of group

As part of this awareness program, the committee has created social media and dissemination tools.

Calendar

A Public Health Events calendar has been created. It is a Google Calendar that all members can see. Follow this link to calendar  Events are color coded by thematic area.

Please send any events, observations and the thematic area they fall under (if applicable) to Shannon Haworth shaworth@aucd.org

LinkedIn Group

There is now a LinkedIn group for members to share stories, events, research, and other relevant information group members would like to share. Follow this link to LinkedIn Group

Follow us on Twitter

The group now has a Twitter account. The Twitter handle is @FriendsofNCBDDD

In the future the communications committee will facilitate Twitter chats around topics of interest, and post relevant information to share with followers

Dissemination Tools

To aid in dissemination information about the group and increasing membership there are now tools for dissemination: (see highlighted)

• A template for sharing stories
• An overview of the Friends of NCBDDD
• A draft presentation
• A dear colleague letter for recruitment

We hope these new tools will increase the visibility of the group, highlight all the good work done by group members and programs, and further the mission of the Friends of NCBDDD.

For more information, or if you like to join the communications committee, please contact Shannon Haworth, Communications Chair, shaworth@aucd.org