The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), a nationwide government organization, has been issuing tips and guidelines on what to do in case of a zombie apocalypse through their zombie survival guide “Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic.”

“We were doing some social media on what people were preparing for, and we kept getting zombies, zombies, zombies,” Jason McDonald, media relations for the CDC Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response said. “We put out a preparedness message every year, and it’s usually something bland like, ‘this is how to prepare for a hurricane.’ The year of 2011, we decided to do something more tongue-and cheek.”

According to McDonald, the idea for the guide was taken from zombie expert Max Brooks, author of “World War Z,” who uses his novels as a way to educating students about things like AIDS. In the CDC’s survival guide, they list steps they believe are essential and necessary in surviving the zombie apocalypse. These steps are also meant to be able to cross over in the cases of emergencies.

“I think it’s unnecessary because the world’s not going to be taken over by zombies,” junior Morgan Stock said. “The government should save their money for something we can actually use.”

Along with the survival guide, the CDC has released public service announcements using the zombie apocalypse to bring awareness upon other serious subjects, such as cardiac arrest and natural disasters.

“I think it’s a good way to get young people involved and shed light on things that are more serious,” junior Casie Sheppard said.