People First Articles

NIH Twitter Chats: Collaborations Multiply Successes

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine is making good Twitter Chats even better through collaboration.

@Sebelius: HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Joins Twitter

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius launched a Twitter account in March to engage directly with the public.

Reaching Teens Through Tumblr

StopBullying.gov launched a Tumblr page to engage youth from across the country to take a stand against bullying.

The Power of Infographics

Using infographics as a visual communications tool is a great way to present engaging, informative information to your audience.

Million Hearts™ en Español

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among US Hispanics, which is why Million Hearts™ has released all new Spanish language resources.

HHS on Pinterest

Several HHS components are now launching Pinterest accounts to promote health issues. AIDS.gov and CDC are two examples of them.

Leveraging Social Networks to Communicate During Public Health Emergencies

The test of an effective digital strategy comes during a crisis; Superstorm Sandy offered this for HHS.

Email Newsletters Putting People First

We’re putting the principles of the digital government strategy into practice at HealthCare.gov by making improvements to our email newsletter efforts.

HHS Voice-of-Consumer Tool: Collecting Qualitative Data

HHS recently presented its Voice-of-Consumer Tool to Federal Web Managers. This tool collections feedback from site visitors on their overall experience.

Using Microsoft’s “Readability Statistics” Feature to Create Plain Language

Plain language is baked into the Digital Government Strategy. We must use plain language so or writing is clear and so we follow web content best practices.