Zika Action Day Toolkit Event Guidance: A Guide for Public Health Professionals and Community-Based Organizations

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 08/02/2017 This 38-page toolkit is designed to help guide health departments and other organizations, including community-based organizations, interested in holding a Zika community engagement event. Community engagement to reduce mosquito populations and protect against mosquito bites can help efforts to slow the spread of Zika virus infections and other diseases spread by mosquitoes. It details how holding a successful community action event can inform and educate communities about Zika prevention behaviors, provide accurate information about Zika virus, and offer the necessary tools and resources for taking action to prevent mosquito-borne infections. (PDF)
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