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Get Smart About Antibiotics Week

Save the Date! October 5-11, 2009

What is Get Smart About Antibiotics Week?

Get Smart about Antibiotics Week is an annual effort to coordinate the work of CDC’s Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work campaign, state-based appropriate antibiotic use campaigns, non-profit partners, and for-profit partners during a one week observance of antibiotic resistance and the importance of appropriate antibiotic use.

See 2008 for last year's event.

Planning Document

Get Smart Week Tools

GSW Ad for — Parent of Younger Child PDF version (447 KB, 1 page)
GSW Ad for — Parent of Older Child PDF version (670 KB, 1 page)
GSW Ad for — Provider (with links) PDF version (887 KB, 1 page)
GSW Ad for — Provider (without links) PDF version (229 KB, 1 page)
GSW Ad for — Pharmacist (with links/with dates) PDF version (398 KB, 1 page)
GSW Ad for — Pharmacist (without links/with dates) PDF version (684 KB, 1 page)
GSW Ad for — Pharmacist (with links/without dates) PDF version (397 KB, 1 page)
GSW Ad for — Pharmacist (without links/without dates) PDF version (680 KB, 1 page)
Antibiotics & You Curriculum
Icon/Button/Logo for GSW Event (Get Smart logos for linking to this site from your site)

Media Tools

Drop-In Feature Story PDF version (133 KB, 1 page)
Radio and Television PSAs
Online Materials
Media 101
Press Release (2009 Event)
MMWR - Notice to Readers (2009 Event)

Official Partners of Get Smart About Antibiotics Week

View a list of Official Partners of Get Smart About Antibiotics Week

Related Materials

Thinking beyond Get Smart About Antibiotics Week, CDC has many other resources about antibiotic use and resistance. Visit the following websites to learn more:

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