Zombie apocalypse went viral this week, causing the blogs servers. The governments servers are currently being slammed as is typical during a zombie apocalypse. A lot of people are prepared for a natural disaster, but are they prepared for an unnatural one. Learn zombie apocalypse with free interactive flashcards. Cdcs use of social media and humor in a risk campaign. The cdc has creatively used the phenomenon of a zombie apocalypse to highlight the importance of preparing for a variety of emergenciesnatural disasters. As it turns out what first began as a tongueincheek campaign to engage new audiences with preparedness messages has proven to be a very effective platform.
Alexis garcia speaks with author and zombie expert matt mogk on how to. A full rip of the cascadia fault is pretty much total zombie apocalypse territory. Wonder why zombies, zombie apocalypse, and zombie preparedness continue to live or walk dead on a cdc web site. Linking to a nonfederal website does not constitute an endorsement by cdc or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website. Apocalypse, the director of the cdcs office of public health preparedness and.
And, uh, if you want more information about how to prepare for a slightly more likely emergency, consider the cdcs emergency preparedness site or the federal emergency management agencys emergency preparedness site, ready. In such a scenario zombies would take over entire countries, roaming city streets eating. For other ideas about how to prepare for a zombie apocalypse, consider the zombie survival guide, by max brooks. Cdc blogs public health matters blog preparedness 101. The following is an excerpt of the original blog post on the cdc public health matters blog may 16th, 2011 by ali s.
Zombie apocalypse,which is a pop culture, humorous campaign focused. Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the cdc website the centers for disease control and prevention cdc cannot attest to the accuracy of a nonfederal website. The centers for disease control and prevention just published its official zombie apocalypse survival guide, but. Preparing for a zombie attack, or other fictional disasters, can provide useful tips to get prepared for a real disaster. Zombie apocalypse is a blog post by the united states centers for disease control and prevention cdc that uses a zombie apocalypse metaphor to raise public awareness of emergency preparedness. Thats the question posed by the centers for diseases control and prevention in a monday blog posting gruesomely titled, preparedness 101. Choose from 71 different sets of zombie apocalypse flashcards on quizlet. But dont take my word for it, heres what governmental and. Zombie apocalypse, the director of the cdcs office of public health preparedness and response, rear admiral ali s. Cdc warns public to prepare for zombie apocalypse fox news. We are linking to and providing a cached version of the story due to the dire need for public awareness of zombie survival preparedness. A post on the health agencys blog titled preparedness 101. This is an actual blog post from the centers for disease control.
Zombie apocalypse a thing or two about how to prepare for a real emergency. The rise of zombies in pop culture has given credence to the idea that a zombie apocalypse could happen. Zombie apocalypse is a blog post by the united states. With the release of a zombie romcom movie this weekend and amcs the walking dead returning to our television screens shortly, we thought.
Welcome to atop the fourth wall, where bad comics burn. Zombie apocalypse sharing our stories on preparing for and responding to. We wanted to share a blog post from our friends at the centers for disease control. The blog post that took cdc from nerdy scientists to hip pop culture icons at least thats how we like to think of it. If youre prepared for zombies then youre prepared for anything. Zombie apocalypse sharing our stories on preparing for and responding to public health events. There are all kinds of emergencies out there that we can prepare for.
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