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HHS is now on Pinterest

HHS is now on Pinterest, the social network is a great way to share information about all the work HHS does.

Digital Strategy at One Year: Improving Services for HHS Customers

To promote openness and strategic thinking, the White House published the Digital Government Strategy one year ago.

Sun-setting the HHS Center for New Media

The HHS Center for New Media is being realigned with the HHS Digital Strategy and Digital Communications sites.

Increasing Public Participation in HHS Regulatory Activities

Federal regulation is one of the basic tools the government uses to carry out public policy. HHS is working to make our regulatory activities more public and open, and we need your feedback.

Coordinating Cross-Platform Messages on Food Safety

Americans eat a lot on Super Bowl Sunday; to help the public eat healthy HHS coordinates food safety tips across the web

From Competition to Coordination on Social Media

The Digital Government Strategy confronts content duplication on websites; social networking should be next on the list.

HHS Video Sharing on YouTube

When HHS began publishing digital shorts, recording press events, and holding video contests, it was natural for us to use YouTube. We want to meet the public where they are.

Yammer Social Networking: An Internal Communications Win!

Recently HHS launched a department-wide social networking tool to help employees better engage with one another, and we’ve already seen some ‘wins.’

Mobile Usability, Testing Testers

Usability testing equipment for mobile devices is improving. Read the results of a study HHS conducted on two mobile user-testing tools from Psychster , Inc.

HHS Center for New Media

The Center for New Media promotes and supports new social media strategy and best practices at HHS. Learn how CNM promotes public engagement through new media.