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Making the Most of �You’re the Cure

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What is You’re the Cure?

You’re the Cure is a program that allows advocates to bring heart and stroke statistics to life by telling and sharing their personal expertise with lawmakers at the local, state, and national level.
Through emails, phone calls, letters to the editor and face to face meetings with decision makers, You’re the Cure advocates directly influence policy and improve the quality of life for our family members, friends, and neighbors.

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Getting Started Online

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Becoming a YTC Advocate: How to Register and Log In

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Updating Your Profile

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To Become a Key Contact

Remember: A key contact is someone who has direct access to influence a decision maker. This person often has a direct personal relationship with the decision maker.

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Share Your Story

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Resources

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Time to Take Action!

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Events�

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Viewing Your User History:�What Have I Done?

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Tell-A-Friend

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Links and Access to YTC NC Local Advocacy Team Facebook Pages

You’re the Cure: North Carolina
You’re the Cure: NC Charlotte Area Advocacy Team
You’re the Cure: NC Eastern Area Advocacy Team
You’re the Cure: NC Triad Area Advocacy Team
You’re the Cure: NC Triangle Area Advocacy Team
You’re the Cure: NC Western Area Advocacy Team

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Now That You’ve Found Us, You Should Probably Like Us!

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How to Update Your Status and Share Comments

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Sharing Photos

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Share a Link

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Share a Video

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You’ve Shared Your Comments, Photos, Links, Videos, and Questions. Now Share Your YTC Regional Advocacy Team Facebook Page.

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But Who Am I Sharing it With?

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Twitter

http://youtu.be/ddO9idmax0o

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Hashtag...You’re it!

Definition: The # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet. It was created organically by Twitter users as a way to categorize messages.

Hashtags: Helping you find interesting Tweets

People use the hashtag symbol # before relevant keywords in their Tweet to categorize those Tweets to show more easily in Twitter Search

Clicking on a hashtagged word in any message shows you all other Tweets in that category

Hashtags can occur anywhere in the Tweet

Hashtagged words that become very popular are often Trending Topics

Example: In the Tweet below, @twitter added the hashtag before the phrase "thankyousteve". The word is now a link to search results for all Tweets containing "#thankyousteve" in the message.

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@Reply

What is an @reply?
An @reply is any update posted by clicking the "Reply" button on another Tweet.
People say lots of things on Twitter, and sometimes you want to say something back. Your reply will always begin with @username (insert username of the person you are replying to). Any Tweet that is a reply to you will show up in your Mentions tab on the Connect page.
To post an @reply on Twitter:
Find the Tweet you want to reply to on Twitter
Hover your mouse over their message and click on 'Reply' (highlighted below)
Complete your Tweet in the box that pops up (you'll see that the username of the account you are replying to is already added at the beginning of the Tweet) and click Tweet to send it