Part 1 of a 3-part series on health stigma and healthy privilege. This post has been kicking around in my head for nearly a month now, the product of conversations with clients, chats with friends, and a professional life in…
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Hi There Mr. Elephant–Let’s Talk about Health Stigma & Privilege
Tagged with: health, privilege, stigma
Posted in Health behavior, healthcare, Social Determinents of Health
Posted in Health behavior, healthcare, Social Determinents of Health
The Quantified State
While the throngs of zombies, ninjas and superheroes awaited Halloween with baited breath, the health policy wonks of Colorado awaited the following morning for the release of something just as sweet… the Colorado All Payer Claims Database. The release of…
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Tagged with: cost, healthcare, innovation, policy
Posted in Community, Health behavior, healthcare, public health, Social Determinents of Health
Posted in Community, Health behavior, healthcare, public health, Social Determinents of Health
#HCSM review: Who’s missing in HCSM?
I was surprised when I was asked last week to be the host of this week’s Health Care Social Media Review. I do technically have a blog, but I’m much bigger on guest posting than I am on maintaining my…
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Tagged with: #hcsm, body positive, global health, global south, health activism, health equity, lgbt
Posted in Community, healthcare, Innovation, politics, public health, Social Determinents of Health
Posted in Community, healthcare, Innovation, politics, public health, Social Determinents of Health
Health 2.0: Who’s not at the table?
Health 2.0- Who’s Not at the Table? On May 14 and 15 of this year, I had the opportunity to attend the Health 2.0 Spring Fling conference in Boston, MA. According to their website, Health 2.0 is about bringing “together…
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Tagged with: community, HealthIT, Social Determinants of Health
Posted in Community, healthcare, Innovation, Social Determinents of Health
Posted in Community, healthcare, Innovation, Social Determinents of Health
The Clementi case and the desperate need for a criminal justice paradigm shift
Violence is a critical public health issue and one that contributes to an astounding number of years of life lost, with homicide and suicide among the top 5 causes of death for those aged 1-44. Yet our response to violence…
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Tagged with: community, criminal justice, health equity, prevention, public health, violence
Posted in public health, Social Determinents of Health
Posted in public health, Social Determinents of Health
National Public Health Week April 2-8, 2012: A Healthier America Begins TODAY. Join the Movement!
National Public Health Week kicks off today! Let’s start with the basics: what is public health? Ultimately, public health is about prevention at the population level. As the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s motto so fittingly states, public…
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Tagged with: community health centers, national public health week, prevention, primary care, public health
Posted in Community, Health behavior, public health, Social Determinents of Health
Posted in Community, Health behavior, public health, Social Determinents of Health
Building a healthier community: An Omaha case study
Building healthy communities is one element of a transformed healthcare system in the U.S. Among other things, healthy communities help to reduce overall healthcare costs, decrease morbidity, increase the quality of life and the life span of every citizen. A…
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Tagged with: community, healthcare, public health
Posted in healthcare, Innovation, public health, Social Determinents of Health
Posted in healthcare, Innovation, public health, Social Determinents of Health
Giving Wisely in 2012 – tips for donating and volunteering
Speaking of New Year’s Resolutions, here’s another one to add to our lists: give wisely. With the holiday season just behind us, many have volunteered time and/or donated money, and perhaps even made resolutions to do a better job of…
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Tagged with: charity, donate, nonprofits, volunteer
Posted in Health behavior, healthcare, Innovation, public health, Social Determinents of Health
Posted in Health behavior, healthcare, Innovation, public health, Social Determinents of Health
Junk food marketing to children: How it works and the price we pay
I have written about the behavior shaping role of the entertainment and news media before, but of course, marketing plays a huge role too. And the behavior shaping role of marketing has been in the spotlight this past month, specifically…
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Tagged with: behavior, children, junk food marketing, nutrition
Posted in Community, Health behavior, healthcare, public health, Social Determinents of Health
Posted in Community, Health behavior, healthcare, public health, Social Determinents of Health
How well do you know Grand Junction, Colorado?
Grand Junction, Colorado has important lessons to teach the country about healthcare. These lessons have very real and practical implications for any redesign of healthcare. In fact, some may say that many of the answers to the unanswerable question of…
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Tagged with: change, Colorado, health, healthcare, innovation, insurance
Posted in healthcare, medical education, public health, Social Determinents of Health
Posted in healthcare, medical education, public health, Social Determinents of Health
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