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Sample Social Media Messages

Use these sample messages to reach parents in your community. You can adapt these messages to align with different events, priorities, and National Health Observances — like National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month in September.

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#Parents: Find ways to help your kids get more active. Use @HealthGov’s tool to see how kids can fit more activity into busy days: https://odphp.health.gov/moveyourway/get-kids-active #MoveYourWay

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Parents: Want your kids to be more active instead of being glued to their screens? Compromise! Look into active video games, like dancing or boxing games. And if you play along with them, you get the health benefits of physical activity, too. Check out the Move Your Way interactive infographic for parents and learn how your kids can get the recommended 60 minutes of activity a day:  https://odphp.health.gov/moveyourway/get-kids-active

Parents: Want to help your kids get more physical activity? Try taking a walk together before or after dinner. Use the Move Your Way interactive infographic to find other ways to fit a little more activity into your family’s busy day: https://odphp.health.gov/moveyourway/get-kids-active

Promote Move Your Way to Other Health Professionals

Use the social media message below to share information about Move Your Way with other professionals interested in improving health — like community health workers, staff at local nonprofits, or religious leaders. They can help spread the word in their communities.

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Kids need at least 60 minutes of #PhysicalActivity a day. Share @HealthGov’s tool to help parents fit more activity into their kids’ busy days: https://bit.ly/2PfxVas #MoveYourWay

Coaches and sports organizations: Help youth get the benefits of physical activity

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month is a great time to highlight the benefits of youth sports, including ways sports can support youth mental health. Use this social media graphic and post to spread the word.

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Research shows that youth who play sports have higher self-esteem — and stronger social skills, better concentration, and better #MentalHealth. This National Physical Fitness & Sports Month, check out these 10 tips to support youth mental health through sports: odphp.health.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/Youth%20Sports%20Infographic_2022.05_508c.pdf #MoveYourWay #MoveInMay #NationalYouthSportsStrategy

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