Podcasts and RSS
Annual Summary (2010)
Launch Date: July 2006
Analysis: Since launch:
- CDC RSS Feeds have been consumed nearly 105.6 million times
- The most popular CDC RSS feed is "RSS: CDC H1N1 Flu Updates_252" with 19,349,583 million views
- CDC Podcasts Feeds accessed over 8.48 million times
- The most popular Podcast download is "Podcast (a): Symptoms of H1N1 (Swine Flu)" with 11,933 downloads of the video and audio

| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSS: Feed (in views) | 368,168 | 1,957,966 | 8,531,891 | 20,601,862 | 74,132,483 |
| RSS: Click Through (in views) | 181,719 | 1,551,791 | 3,432,057 | 23,501,393 | 15,028,824 |
| Podcast: Feed (in views) | 214,298 | 657,671 | 2,382,726 | 5,234,804 | 4,749,905 |
| Podcast: Download (in views) | 164,284 | 459,315 | 1,386,504 | 4,428,761 | 4,134,285 |
Legend:
- RSS (x) = When the RSS feed itself (xml) is directly accessed
- RSS (h) = When a click through (hit) occured from a link within an RSS feed
- Podcast (v) = A video podcast
- Podcast (c) = A captioned video podcast
- Podcast (a) = An audio podcast
- Podcast (t) = A transcript download of an audio or video podcast

Rank |
RSS Feed Title |
Views |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RSS: CDC H1N1 Flu Updates_252 | 19,349,583 |
| 2 | RSS: 2009 H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) Health Messages_254 | 16,014,751 |
| 3 | RSS: Food Safety_146 | 6,164,010 |
| 4 | RSS: CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response: Recent Outbreaks and Incidents_233 | 5,162,375 |
| 5 | RSS: CDC Flu updates_20 | 4,663,437 |
| 6 | RSS: CDC Online Newsroom_183 | 3,532,121 |
| 7 | RSS: CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response: What's New_19 | 3,398,439 |
| 8 | RSS: CDC Features Series_108 | 1,956,537 |
| 9 | RSS: CDC Text Messages_185 | 1,305,438 |
| 10 | RSS: 2009 H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) Health Messages254 | 777,825 |
| 11 | RSS: Five Minutes or Less for Health Widget Feed_282 | 771,823 |
| 12 | RSS: Public Health Matters_186 | 753,102 |
| 13 | RSS: CDC Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA)_224 | 744,498 |
| 14 | RSS: CDC en Español_151 | 723,327 |
| 15 | RSS: CDC H1N1 Flu Updates252 | 665,880 |
| 16 | RSS: Health Information for International Travel/The Yellow Book_87 | 598,842 |
| 17 | RSS: Environmental Health_212 | 479,513 |
| 18 | RSS: CDC E. coli: Outbreak Updates_280 | 462,167 |
| 19 | RSS: CDC Travel Notices_66 | 427,006 |
| 20 | RSS: National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program_203 | 425,471 |
| 21 | RSS: VitalStats_67 | 423,853 |
| 22 | RSS: NCHS Publications and Products_68 | 421,545 |
| 23 | RSS: PHIL Image of the Day Feed_303 | 411,781 |
| 24 | RSS: Health Marketing Musings_55 | 382,188 |
| 25 | RSS: CDC Hurricane Health and Safety Tips_264 | 339,440 |
| 26 | RSS: CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response: News and Announcements_135 | 339,033 |
| 27 | RSS: Women's Health RSS_348 | 272,591 |
| 28 | RSS: Health Data Interactive_191 | 236,160 |
| 29 | RSS: CDC Injury Center_295 | 215,586 |
| 30 | RSS: Kids' Health RSS_355 | 208,418 |
| 31 | RSS: CDC E. coli_77 | 201,752 |
| 32 | RSS (h): UPDATE: 2009 H1N1 Flu International Situation Update | 187,029 |
| 33 | RSS (x): CDC H1N1 Flu Updates | 184,532 |
| 34 | RSS: CDC Flu updates20 | 175,890 |
| 35 | RSS: CDC HIV/AIDS Prevention Resources_10 | 173,647 |
| 36 | RSS: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)_5 | 151,227 |
| 37 | RSS: CDC Salmonella: Outbreak Updates_334 | 147,466 |
| 38 | RSS (h): UPDATE: Influenza and Pneumonia-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths from August 30, 200 | 142,981 |
| 39 | RSS: NCHS Responses to Recent Health Policy Data Requests _262 | 137,663 |
| 40 | RSS: Case Studies in Environmental Medicine_175 | 131,641 |
| 41 | RSS: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal_8 | 128,130 |
| 42 | RSS: CDC Smoking and Tobacco Widget_274 | 102,289 |
| 43 | RSS (x): CDC Flu updates | 101,774 |
| 44 | RSS: CDC Public Health Law News_54 | 91,525 |
| 45 | RSS: CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response: Recent Outbreaks and Incidents233 | 91,250 |
| 46 | RSS (x): CDC Travel Notices | 90,801 |
| 47 | RSS (h): 2009 H1N1 Flu: International Situation Update | 88,869 |
| 48 | RSS (h): History of Bioterrorism: Anthrax | 74,722 |
| 49 | RSS (x): Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal | 72,841 |
| 50 | RSS: CDC Online Newsroom Formatted Articles_4 | 72,321 |
Most Popular Podcast Downloads

Rank |
Podcast Title |
Downloads |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podcast: CDC Featured Podcasts_3 | 1,122,530 |
| 2 | Podcast: Emerging Infectious Diseases_49 | 526,589 |
| 3 | Podcast: CDC Featured Podcasts (Video)_3 | 509,258 |
| 4 | Podcast: A Minute of Health with CDC_50 | 184,914 |
| 5 | Podcast: A Cup of Health with CDC_53 | 183,774 |
| 6 | Podcast: CDC Featured Podcasts (Video with Captions)_3 | 137,662 |
| 7 | Podcast: CDC Kidtastics_172 | 130,749 |
| 8 | Podcast: Travel Safe_121 | 89,283 |
| 9 | Podcast: CDC Featured Podcasts (Transcript Only)_3 | 88,679 |
| 10 | Podcast: Women's Health_245 | 75,686 |
| 11 | Podcast: Clinical Diabetes Management_171 | 66,207 |
| 12 | Podcast: Un minuto de salud con los CDC_76 | 61,374 |
| 13 | Podcast: CDC Hurricane Preparedness_120 | 60,178 |
| 14 | Podcast: CDC Radio_298 | 58,668 |
| 15 | Podcast: CDC Emergency Preparedness and You (Video)_134 | 54,124 |
| 16 | Podcast: CDC Emergency Preparedness and You_134 | 51,580 |
| 17 | Podcast: CDC Kidtastics (Transcript Only)_172 | 46,865 |
| 18 | Podcast: CDC Seasonal FluView Update_219 | 45,493 |
| 19 | Podcast: CDC Hurricane Preparedness (Video)_120 | 44,651 |
| 20 | Podcast: Ask CDC_249 | 41,874 |
| 21 | Podcast: CDC Kidtastics (Video) | 38,088 |
| 22 | Podcast: Protect the Ones You Love: Child Injuries Are Preventable_214 | 37,903 |
| 23 | Podcast: Health Marketing Matters_144 | 37,079 |
| 24 | Podcast: Flu Stop with CDC_215 | 34,419 |
| 25 | Podcast: Healthy Aging_180 | 33,131 |
| 26 | Podcast: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Transcript Only)_49 | 32,680 |
| 27 | Podcast: Health Communication, Marketing & Media Conference _137 | 31,939 |
| 28 | Podcast: COCA Commentary_240 | 30,295 |
| 29 | Podcast: CDC Emergency Preparedness and You (Video with Captions)_134 | 29,063 |
| 30 | Podcast: Summertime Health and Safety_166 | 28,762 |
| 31 | Podcast: We Can Be Stronger Than Diabetes (Video)_131 | 28,304 |
| 32 | Podcast: A Minute of Health with CDC (Transcript Only)_50 | 27,244 |
| 33 | Podcast: We Can Be Stronger Than Diabetes_131 | 26,121 |
| 34 | Podcast: Health System Transformation Lecture Series (Video with Captions)_167 | 25,965 |
| 35 | Podcast: Health System Transformation Lecture Series (Video)_167 | 25,014 |
| 36 | Podcast: Health System Transformation Lecture Series_167 | 24,564 |
| 37 | Podcast: CDC Kidtastics | 24,475 |
| 38 | Podcast (a): History of Bioterrorism: Anthrax | 22,993 |
| 39 | Podcast: Travel Safe (Transcript Only)_121 | 22,686 |
| 40 | Podcast: A Cup of Health with CDC (Transcript Only)_53 | 22,340 |
| 41 | Podcast: We Can Be Stronger Than Diabetes (Video with Captions)_131 | 20,827 |
| 42 | Podcast: CDC Featured Podcasts3 | 20,463 |
| 43 | Podcast: Health Technology_117 | 19,757 |
| 44 | Podcast: Emerg Prep and Response Trainings for Clinicians_240 | 19,490 |
| 45 | Podcast: You CAN Help Prevent Birth Defects_138 | 19,374 |
| 46 | Podcast: Health Marketing and Interactive Media_213 | 19,180 |
| 47 | Podcast: Public-Private Partnerships in Chronic Disease Prevention_241 | 18,761 |
| 48 | Podcast: CDC Emergency Preparedness and You (Transcript Only)_134 | 17,785 |
| 49 | Podcast: CDC Press Briefings_339 | 17,436 |
| 50 | Podcast: Health Technology (Video)_117 | 17,110 |


