The document provides 3 tips for creating an impactful flu report: 1. Make it understandable by using charts instead of tables to visually present data. 2. Make it relevant by including up-to-date flu data for the current season. 3. Save time by using "evergreen text" or general information that does not need to be updated each season.

1. 3 Tips for Creating an
Impactful Flu Report
Adnan Mahmud
Founder and CEO
adnan@livestories.com

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Water quality
Number of
homeless
people
Obesity rates
Number of parks
Business
open/close rates
Number of
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Average
commute time
Median rent

4. Flu, Season to
Season
How do you
prepare for flu
season?
What can past
seasons tell us?

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Why A Flu Report?
o How do you prevent the
flu?
o 2017-2018 season
o Who is most at-risk of
getting the flu?
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6. Let’s Begin: Tips for Making an
Effective Flu Report

7. • Understandable
• Relevant
• Time Saver
Characteristics of a Flu Report

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9. Tip 1: Make it
Understandable,
Use Charts

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Tip 1: Use charts, instead of tables
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11. Tip 2: Make it Relevant,
Show up-to-date data

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Example flu report
with up-to-date data
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14. Tip 3: Save Time, Use
Evergreen Text

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Tip 3: Evergreen Text “Customer Example”
● Informative
● General Information
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17. Bonus Tip:
Have a Clear Call to Action

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Bonus Tip: Have a Clear Call to Action
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Example: Springfield-Greene Flu Story
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20. “Our community expects that we have
this data at our fingertips.”
- Kathryn Wall, Springfield-Greene County

21. Conclusion Tip 1: Charts (Not Tables)
Tip 2: Up-to-date and Relevant
Data
Tip 3: Evergreen Text
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