Online Video: CDC-TV and YouTube
October 2008 - June 2009
Launch Date: August 2008
Analysis: As of FY09 (Q3), CDC-TV has 24 videos with a total of 236,952 views and continues to show positive trends towards increased growth. The videos below are tracked by START, MIDPOINT, and FINISH areas of the video sequence illustrating user interactivity with the video. The page views for each equal the number of times a user hit the start button, jumped to a midpoint, or completed watching the video entirely.
CDC’s YouTube channel continues to grow in popularity with new titles and topics being added and nearly 2 million views to date. Earlier this year, CDC's "Symptoms of H1N1 (Swine Flu)" video reached more than 1 million views on May 31 (initial launch date: April 28) and ranked as the second most viewed on YouTube.com in the News and Politics category. CDCStreamingHealth includes several other health and safety videos on various topics such as violence prevention, concussion awareness, HIV testing, and new videos are added regularly to support this popular channel for message dissemination.
Month |
CDC TV |
YouTube |
|---|---|---|
Oct-08 |
18,433 |
548 |
Nov-08 |
14,596 |
3,155 |
Dec-08 |
12,072 |
2,612 |
Jan-09 |
12,301 |
1,744 |
Feb-09 |
13,330 |
1,916 |
Mar-09 |
15,146 |
3,193 |
Apr-09 |
62,580 |
1,076,665 |
May-09 |
66,315 |
548,780 |
Jun-09 |
22,179 |
202,872 |
Jul-09 |
13,589 |
148,949 |
All CDC-TV Videos
| Page | Start Playback | Midpoint Playback | Finished Playback | Overall Page Views | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CDC TV - Put Your Hands Together | 47,934 | 31,295 | 22,476 | 75,631 |
| 2 | CDC TV - H1N1 (Swine Flu) | - | - | - | 58,364 |
| 3 | CDC TV - Baby Steps: Learn the Signs. Act Early | 16,367 | 11,400 | 8,807 | 22,767 |
| 4 | CDC TV - Get The Picture: Childhood Immunizations | 5,233 | 3,144 | 1,977 | 11,199 |
| 5 | CDC TV - Break the Silence: Stop the Violence | 4,802 | 2,989 | 1,445 | 9,101 |
| 6 | CDC TV - The Quiet Killer | 3,858 | 2,414 | - | 8,927 |
| 7 | CDC TV - In the Swim of Things | 2,792 | 1,205 | 757 | 7,131 |
| 8 | CDC TV - Responding to Outbreaks | 52,583 | 23,305 | 715 | 6,733 |
| 9 | CDC TV - Go with the Flow | 2,399 | 1,016 | 722 | 6,193 |
| 10 | CDC TV - Personal Stories: Why Flu Vaccination Matters | 1,988 | 1,247 | 749 | 5,487 |
| 11 | CDC TV - Health Begins at Home | 2,054 | 1,436 | 1,218 | 4,008 |
| 12 | CDC TV - A Need To Know | 1,556 | 981 | 780 | 3,481 |
| 13 | CDC TV - Era of Preparedness | 1,690 | 1,006 | 516 | 3,049 |
| 14 | CDC TV - Behind the Scenes: Emergency Operations Center | 1,012 | 423 | 297 | 2,716 |
| 15 | CDC TV - Through the Eyes of the Eagle | 1,246 | 548 | 428 | 2,485 |
| 16 | CDC TV - Every Nine And A Half Minutes | 2,684 | 2,339 | 2,093 | 2,267 |
| 17 | CDC TV - A Plate Full of Color | 630 | 185 | 92 | 1,244 |
| 18 | CDC TV - Get The Facts | 977 | 858 | 752 | 1,180 |
| 19 | CDC TV - Tricky Treats | 505 | 146 | 63 | 1,138 |
| 20 | CDC TV - Knees Lifted High | 438 | 188 | 143 | 1,053 |
| 21 | CDC TV - Informate | 454 | 419 | 365 | 979 |
| 22 | CDC TV - Healthy Swimming Is No Accident | 428 | 424 | 399 | 838 |
