“Many Shades of Gay” HIV Prevention Campaign Shows Future of Public Health

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  In early June the San Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF) launched “Many Shades of Gay”, a cross-media prevention campaign with global creative agency ATTIK to encourage gay and bi-sexual men to get tested for HIV.  The campaign orbits … [Continue reading]

In Review: 2012 Games for Health Conference

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Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to attend my first Games for Health conference. Yes, you heard right – a conference about the impact of playing games to improve health and well being. A serious win-win situation! If you’re interested in … [Continue reading]

In Review: 2012 Stanford Mobile Health Conference

The following is a guest post from Doug Naegele recapping major points from the recent Mobile Health Conference that took place at Stanford. Doug is the founder of Infield Health, a firm that builds mobile technology to help people adhere to medical … [Continue reading]

How Better Design Improved Sexual Health in London

Those of us that are sexually active and somewhat responsible have all shared a common experience - the sterile clinic waiting room sprinkled with fading posters full of prevention messages and health tips. There’s usually a TV displaying a movie … [Continue reading]

NYC Soda Ban Debate: Half Empty or Half Full?

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The following is a guest post from Megan Yarbrough, Public Health Policy Campaign Manager at Rescue Social Change Group in Alexandria, VA. These views are her own. Last week, Mayor Bloomberg announced a plan to limit the sale of sugary drinks in … [Continue reading]

Impacting the World: Stories of Change in Global Health

It's no secret that the world is becoming a smaller place. Innovations in travel, technology and communication are all helping to bring people from different parts of the globe together. All of this is giving us a clearer picture that we struggle and … [Continue reading]

Hip Hop Doc Heads to Uganda: ICT and Culture

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The following guest post is written by Dr. Rani Whitfield - also known as the Tha Hip Hop Doc. This post chronicles his recent trip to Uganda to discuss telemedicine's impact in Africa as well as other observations. It's been just over six … [Continue reading]

TEDMED: A New Day for Health Care Change

If there is one thing that I learned from my very first experience at TEDMED, it’s that there are people who are finally not afraid to change things happening in the health care landscape. It’s become cool to talk about disruption and new … [Continue reading]

Power of Prevention: Investing in Colorado’s Health

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The following guest post is written by Bob Mook, Editorial Manager at the Colorado Health Foundation. This post comes particularly at a useful time when the Institute of Medicine recently came out with a report on the need for better funding for … [Continue reading]

Gearing Up for Food Day 2012

The second annual Food Day, the nationwide celebration of healthy, affordable, and sustainably produced food, is just months away. Food Day is October 24 every year. Food Day brings together organizations and individuals working on food issues as … [Continue reading]