NACCHO Twitter Guidance

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Author: National Association of County and City Health Officials

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The purpose of this guidance, which was developed by NACCHO's Social Media Small Group, is to inform NACCHO staff about how to use Twitter. The guidance covers topics such as purpose, length of tweets, hashtags, mentions, and retweeting.

Program: Communications

Submitted Date: Jul 06, 2010 | Modified Date: Sep 30, 2025

Primary Toolkit: Communications Toolkit | Secondary Toolkit: Communications Toolkit

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