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The CDC Youth Media Campaign. Campaign Vision All youth leading healthy lifestyles. Campaign Mission To increase and maintain the number of tweens (ages 9-13) who are physically active. “Create an activity virus.”. VERB…It’s What You do. .
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Campaign VisionAll youth leading healthy lifestyles.Campaign MissionTo increase and maintain the number of tweens (ages 9-13) who are physically active. “Create an activity virus.”
VERB…It’s What You do. There are over 7,000 action words in the dictionary. Everyone of them is a verb. Try a new action…find something new to do…pick a new verb that’s yours.
Campaign strategies • World class advertising companies • Partner with the “big guys” • In school tactics • Community promotions : • Longest Day of Play • Doubletime Anytime • Constantly changing campaign
100 Year 1 goal of 50% total awareness Year One Tween & Parent Awareness
Year One Behavioral Effects • After one year, campaign impact was found in the reported number of free-time physical activity sessions among several important population subgroups including the nation’s: • girls • 9--10 year olds • children from low-to-moderate income households
Want to Know More? For partners: cdc.gov/verb For tweens: VERBnow.com