Did you ever see that movie Crazy People? Dudley Moore plays an advertising executive that flips out and creates a series of "truthful" ads, like "Metamucil: it helps you go to the toilet. If you don't use it you'll get cancer and die." or "Volvo: boxy, but good!" Well here's a commercial brought to you by the US Government (and the paint industry) where you find out that you can survive nuclear holocaust if only you paint your house and rake those leaves in the yard: The House in the Middle. I'm calling my land lords!
Reminds me of the animated (and out of print) film "When the Wind Blows" (based on the Raymond Briggs book) and how the British government distributed propoganda instructing people to crawl into a cardboard box and wait for help in the event that they survive a nuclear blast. It's a pretty touching film and highly recommend watching it if you happen to come across a copy.