Wake Up! Flu season is not over yet. Vaccine provides the best protection from the H1N1 or Swine flu virus. So visit http://www.bphc.org/flu or call 617-534-5050 to find out where you can get your free H1N1 flu shot. This message is brought to you by the Boston Public Health Commission and Mayor Thomas M. Menino.
Acting by our very own talented Boston Public Health Commission employees (in order of appearance): Wilbur Smart, Daisy De La Rosa, Darrus Sands, LaTasha Cooper, and Clifton Gethers.
Video production and editing by Alex Gomez and Nicole Breaux, from Intercultural Productions http://interculturalproductions.com/
Make up by Ashley Brummett
Music composed by Neil Cleary
Written by Margaux Joffe, Boston Public Health Commission
Special thanks to La Casa de Pedro restaurant.
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why are only bl@ck people shown in the spot? are they the ones to be exposed to the lifelong side effects?
vomit55 2 years ago
@vomit55 -- Thank you for watching and commenting on our video. The reason we chose Black and Latino actors for this commercial was because according to a study published earlier this month called The State of the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic: Boston, the H1N1 virus affected Black and Hispanic residents more severely than other populations.
BostonPublicHealth 2 years ago
Of hospitalized flu cases, 37.5 percent were black and 29.7 percent were Hispanic, compared to 24.1 percent of whites. We used this data to inform our education and outreach efforts in Boston, and focused prevention messages to Black and Hispanic audiences. In an effort to connect with these communities we cast Black and Hispanic actors for this commercial.
BostonPublicHealth 2 years ago