In April 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began working together to provide consumers and partners with social media tools that provide information about the ongoing novel H1N1 flu outbreak. Widgets, mobile information, online videos and other tools to facilitate electronic communities, networks, and interactivity, and to encourage information sharing, collaboration and creativity.

• Use social media tools to share information about novel H1N1 flu
• Learn more about novel H1N1 flu

CDC provides many of social media tools in Spanish. For the novel H1N1 flu, CDC developed a number of interactive products in Spanish, including widgets, podcasts, and buttons.

• Use Spanish language social media tools to share information about novel H1N1 flu
• Learn more about novel H1N1 flu (Gripe Porcina)

During the Salmonella Typhimurium event of early 2009 and the associated recalls of numerous peanut butter and peanut-containing products, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) worked together to develop an integrated social media campaign. The goal of the campaign was to provide consumers and partners with social media tools to access up-to-date information about the recalls. 

• Use social media tools created for Peanut Product Recalls
• Learn more about Salmonella Typhimurium

For the last several years, CDC planned various social media activities to encourage people to "Get Vaccinated!" and to raise awareness about preventing the spread of seasonal flu.

• Learn about Social Media Tools used for Seasonal Flu Campaign 2008-2009
• Learn more about Seasonal Flu