mHealth Summit: Click to see live broadcast

October 29, 2009

Go here to see a live broadcast of the mHealth Summit in Washington, DC. You can tune in today and tomorrow. Right now Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services is talking about how alternate forms of media, like Facebook and Twitter, have been important for getting out the word about Swine Flu. And, how critical [...]

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Health 2.0: Hype or hope

October 27, 2009

Here’s an interesting read from The Health Care Blog, called Health 2.0: Beneath the Hype, There’s Cause for Real Hope. A nice reflection on the state of Health 2.0, and its potential impact on, not-only the computer savvy, but the poor and under-served–around the world. 
The author, Michael Millenson, reflects on his participation in the recent Health 2.0 [...]

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American Heart Association launches user-generated video campaign for people with diabetes

October 23, 2009

The American Heart Association is joining other organizations and government agencies by  making use of new media to promote health messages. With its goals to raise awareness about the risks of heart attack and stroke among people with diabetes, the AMA has launched a Share Your Story user-generated video campaign. It works like this: 

People submit a written story about how they manage [...]

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Health Literacy Month shares stories about what’s going right in health literacy around the world

October 21, 2009

It’s mid-Health Literacy Month and I’ve been keeping my eye out for stories that fall in the new media category, the focus of this blog. Every day during the month of October healthliteracymonth.org is sharing an inspirational health literacy story (or two). I’ll share three stories here.  

The first features a librarian from Nebraska who has become a health literacy [...]

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mHealth Summit in DC: 20 case studies in mobile technology

October 16, 2009

More than 600 pioneers in using mobile technology in health research and delivery will gather October 28-30, 2009 in Washington, DC for the mHealth Summit (an NIH event). Twenty case studies are what caught my attention–covering four tracks:

Point of care diagnostics and remote patient monitoring;
Remote data collection and surveillance;
Public health education; and
Healthy behavior and well-being promotion

Case study presenters are from universities, corporations, [...]

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You Got Milk! Celebrity and user-generated social network campaign says choose milk over sugary sodas

October 14, 2009

As I sit down to my morning bowl of cereal, let’s talk about the “Got Milk” campaign’s new twist, putting a mustache on you, the milk industry’s target audience. The campaign promotes healthy beverage choices, especially for school-aged kids. American Idol Jordan Sparks urges kids to “ditch the sugary beverages” and drink milk to “look your best”, and “stay fit”. The new twist…kids can create [...]

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Google Flu Trends tracks where the flu is hitting hard

October 13, 2009

Google tracks flu queries and gives results in real time
An article today in E-Health Europe announced Google’s expansion of its Flu Trends tracking tool that counts terms people type into Google search engines (counting mine–another 20 a day!). Now the tool tracks queries for the flu (not just H1N1) in nearly 20 countries. The free tool is available in the U.S., [...]

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Aneesh Chopra-watch this Health 2.0 keynote preview

September 30, 2009

Aneesh Chopra, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Federal Government, will kick off this year’s Health 2.0 conference. He will discuss the Obama Administration’s focus on wellness and prevention, and on the need to “create market conditions to reward innovation”. The October 6-7 conference in San Francisco will bring together more than 100 speakers and will showcase new [...]

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NY doctor raps to the swine flu and wins Flu.gov’s PSA video contest

September 27, 2009

 
Dr. John Clark of New York rapped about how H1N1 flu germs spread, winning Flu.gov’s PSA video contest. On September 22, 2009 HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the winner of the 2009 Flu Prevention PSA Contest. This summer Flu.gov invited the public to create a 15, 30, or 60 second video covering good hygiene to prevent the spread [...]

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Begin packing for an awesome Health 2.0 adventure!

September 18, 2009

You have arrived at the Health 2.0 World Trek blog. This is our departure point for our world adventure…in search of new media innovation in health.
I’m busy planning our trip…Please check back soon!

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