Education and Outreach

The mission of the E&O team is to plan, organize, and conduct outreach programs and materials that are informative and accessible with the aim to improve the health and well-being of Boston residents.

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The team aims to reduce the risk of illness and promote health through education awareness initiatives that may include social marketing campaigns, developing educational materials, and directing trainings to various community groups and healthcare workers.

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About

The Education and Outreach (E&O) team does direct community work in collaboration with partners to provide infectious disease prevention information.

Services of the Education and Outreach (E&O) team includes:

Community Partner Collaborations
Public Health Infectious Disease Campaigns
Community-Oriented Trainings and Presentations
Social Media-Based Health Communications
Tabling and Resource Distribution at Local Events

Common Health Topics include:

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Respiratory Illnesses (flu, COVID-19)
Blood-Borne Illnesses (Hepatitis B & C, HIV/AIDS)
Mosquito/Tick-Borne Illnesses
Recreational Water Illnesses
Food Safety
Vaccination and Immunity

Events and Initiatives

Initiatives

Safe is Sexy Boston was a sexual health campaign launched in May 2024 designed to share resources about safer sex and STI testing through characters that varied by race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality, and HIV status.

Campaign Overview (pdf)

Maternal-Child Health Vaccines was a COVID-19 and flu vaccine awareness campaign for pregnant and parenting families to learn more about the safety and benefits of getting vaccinated before, during, and after pregnancy.