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“Feel Rich – Health is the new wealth”: Moving beyond raising awareness to creating culture change

Posted on March 14, 2012 by pursuitofPH — No Comments ↓

In our attempts to encourage people to lead healthier lives, we often make the mistake of bombarding them with facts and stats, do’s and don’ts, assuming the problem is a lack of knowledge. But let’s be honest – most people…

Tagged with: feel rich, fitness, health behavior, hip hop, nutrition, public health
Posted in Community, Health behavior, public health

New Year’s Resolutions to Occupy Health

Posted on December 30, 2011 by crgonzalez — No Comments ↓

We are all familiar with the well-worn pattern of making New Year’s resolutions only to abandon them a few weeks out of the gate. What if we decided to re-set the clock on our resolutions once a month and in…

Tagged with: health, health behavior, healthcare
Posted in Health behavior, healthcare

Knowledge is power

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Biff_Bruise — 3 Comments ↓

I’ll never tire of watching Schoolhouse Rock! As a kid in the 1970s, I looked forward to each episode as much, if not more so, than the Saturday morning cartoons that surrounded them… with my parents taking in a few…

Tagged with: community, engagement, health behavior, policy
Posted in healthcare, Innovation, medical education

Your role in healthcare

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Ben Miller — 3 Comments ↓

What role should the individual have in their own health and healthcare? If we operate under the assumption that healthcare is not meeting our needs, then who is really to blame? It seems that there is often a balance between…

Tagged with: health, health behavior, healthcare system, primary care
Posted in Health behavior, healthcare