Using Social Media to Spread Health Messaging

[Audio] Total presentation time – 30 minutes Slide Presentation – 20 minutes Individual planning activity – 10 minutes.

[Audio] Say: The goal of this session is for you to leave ready to use your social media to spread messaging to your teammates and Special Olympics community about health and wellness! I want you to understand that this can be easily done. This session is going to help you get a plan started, so you feel ready to get started on your own when you get home..

[Audio] Say: By far, social media the easiest, most accessible way to reach a group of people in 2018..

[Audio] Say: Let's take a second to remind ourselves why we're here today and why were motivated to be healthy, and help other people become healthier. This motivation is going to help us motivate others! Are there any volunteers who want to answer this question?.

[Audio] Say: What do you hope to accomplish in this role? Facilitator notes: It is very important to guide your athletes through their role as Health Messengers. Ask them if there are other things that they want to do in this role..

[Audio] Facilitator note: Have the groups discuss these questions at their tables. ( 4 minutes) Ask one table to share with everyone their answers. ( 1 minutes).

[Audio] Facilitator note: It is important for athletes to understand that they are leaders in this role. Here are some tips for them to help find their voice as leaders within the Special Olympics Health movement..

[Audio] Say: Everyone has their own style and will want to do things differently. Here are the ways we recommend using social media, but does anyone else have another idea? Facilitator notes: These activation ideas are listed in order from least complicated to most. The following slides will show what this looks like..

Post Messages to Your Own Page. Hillarylynn Kem April 7 On #WorldHealthDay I'm standing up for #1nclusiveHealth because I deserve the same right to be healthy as anyone else THIS #WORLDHEALTHDAY.

[Audio] Facilitator Note: - This link will walk you through how to create a page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/creation/.

[Audio] This link will show you how to create a private group: https://www.facebook.com/help/ 167970719931213/.

[Audio] Say: There is no need to recreate the wheel! Special Olympics has created a lot of health graphics and information that you can use. Facilitator note: Instruct Health Messengers to browse already create resources!.

[Audio] Say: You have an audience of other athletes waiting to hear from you! Once you've figured out how you will activate on social media, it is important for you to create a plan for how you will keep your presence up! This is a guideline for planning how you'll to use social media in the first 6 months of being a Health Messenger..

[Audio] Say: Challenges are a great way to get a group of people activated on social media around health. Can anyone share a health challenge they've seen or participated in?.

[Audio] Say: Here are a few more challenge ideas..

[Audio] Say: - Who doesn't love a good food picture?!.

[Audio] Say: It is important for Health Messengers to check in with their social network and see how they are doing. It's all a great opportunity to get recommendations from your friends and audience members on ways you can become better in your role as a Health Messenger. *Also see planning document.

[Audio] Say: Sharing successes is important to helping people stay motivated, especially in the health & fitness world. Health Messengers should not only share their progress on social media but also reach out to their group members to see how they are doing, either by posting a question or by privately asking..

[Audio] Say: For some of you, creating a physical plan will be a good way for you to keep up with you social media groups. However, this is not meant to be a one-size fits all. If someone doesn't want to set a limit, they don't have to..

[Audio] Total time – 10 minutes Health Messenger/ mentor discuss and fill out social media planning document– 5 minutes Group reporting – 3 minutes ( 1 minute per table) Say: We'll now take a few minutes to create your plan which will guide your social media activity this year. Here's is an example of a plan. (read bullet points) Facilitator notes: The Health Messenger and their mentor should fill out the " Social Media Planning" worksheet together. If there is an athlete who doesn't want to use social media, that's OK!.