The following is a guest post from Jodi Sperber regarding last week’s Harvard School of Public Health conference. Patient centered care is a concept that seems so easy to understand, yet we debate time and time again what it means, and how it should be defined. On April 25, the Harvard School of Public HealthRead… Read more »
The following is a guest post from Jodi Sperber regarding last week’s Harvard School of Public Health conference. Patient centered care is a concept that seems so easy to understand, yet we debate time and time again what it means, and how it should be defined. On April 25, the Harvard School of Public HealthRead… Read more »
If you’ve read my online bio, or follow my activity around the net, chances are good that you know how passionate I am about the issue of health literacy. This piece marks the start of a new series I’ve been invited to write on Pulse + Signal, called Bridging the Communication & Health Divide. TheRead… Read more »
For those of you who might have bobbed your head once or twice to a Beyonce hit – the musical star, well known for her dance performances, gives something for young people to move to: And now for the full video: Original post
Photo Credit: Kuuan For the past several weeks I have been working on a few things to freshen up the Pulse + Signal blog and make things easier as well as effective for you all. I realize this is my base of operations and want to make sure that my readers/audience/fellow changemakers get what theyRead… Read more »
photo credit: Ted Eytan Some totally exciting news came my way a few weeks back while I was visiting Washington, DC for various conferences/meetings. Basically I got word that a meeting place for thought leaders and changemakers in the health world was created by Kaiser Permanente and taking residence in the nation’s capital. This undoubtedlyRead… Read more »
Ah, April. Once again we are welcoming the month by shaking off the chill of the wintery months and getting into the mood for new life, warmer weather and recognition of the public health field. That’s right folks – we’ve made it to another Public Health Week! This year the theme is entitled: Safety isRead… Read more »
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. – Abraham Lincoln Look to the Future for Health Care Solutions: GOOD magazine gives a nod to the Institute for the Future’s insight into the possible coming advancements in health care. unNiched(micro) Breakfast – Mobile Health: Hype andRead… Read more »
Have you noticed images like the one to the right sprouting up at every turn? I have. That, my dear readers, is a QR code, and it’s one trendy, useful piece of technology. These 2-dimensional codes were developed by Denso Wave, a manufacturer of automatic data capture technology, and released to the market in 1994.Read… Read more »
Some very exciting news that I am most definitely happy to be sharing with you all. For just about 4 years Pulse + Signal has been about technology, new media and new ideas happening in and around public & community health. Over those years I have put quite a bit of thought into what reallyRead… Read more »