500 Cities Communications Toolkit

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We hope you will join us on March 2nd in sharing The 500 Cities Project with your networks. Our vision is that these data will help researchers, practitioners, and policymakers identify issues and encourage collaboration on solutions that will promote more opportunities for better health. We are happy to work with you to develop custom local messages on the data and share your stories on its impact. If you are interested or have questions about this communications toolkit, please email Sara Knoll at sknoll@burness.com.
 

Resources

  • National press release: download here
  • Customizable press release for your city: download here
  • One-pager on the 500 Cities data: download here
  • Key messages and talking points: download here
  • To download the full-size 500 Cities social graphic, right-click the image and choose ‘Save Link As:

Social Graphic

 

Sample Tweets & Facebook Posts

For Twitter

  • New, first-of-its-kind data pinpoint 27 chronic disease measures down to the neighborhood level in #500Cities: https://www.cdc.gov/500cities/
  • #500cities data help pinpoint local health issues more precisely than ever. What’s happening in your neighborhood? [Link to your city maps]
  • New #500cities data show where communities in [CITY] are thriving & where progress is needed most: [Link to your city maps]
  • Together, we can improve health in [CITY], block by block. New #500Cities data show us where to start: [Link to your city maps]
  • Just a few miles can mean stark differences in health across #500Cities in the U.S. Let’s close the gap together! https://www.cdc.gov/500cities/
  • .@CDCgov, @RWJF & @CDCFound offer #500cities data help pinpoint local #health issues more precisely than ever. https://www.cdc.gov/500cities/

 

For Facebook

  • Local leaders and health advocates often get frustrated because they don’t have enough data on their communities. That’s where the 500 Cities Project comes in! It’s an interactive, census-tract level dataset that pinpoints nearly 30 health indicators for the nation’s 500 largest cities. Check it out! https://www.cdc.gov/500cities
  • Where you live matters to your health. Yet, in some cities, there are stark gaps between neighborhoods right next to each other or a few miles apart. The 500 Cities Project is a new starting place for understanding health in your community. It provides first-of-its-kind data on nearly 30 health indicators at the neighborhood level for 500 cities across the U.S. Check it out! https://www.cdc.gov/500cities