Missing Populations in Global Health

January 14, 2010

This is a guest post by David Van Sickle of GlobalHealthIdeas – a global health blog focused on solutions, problem solving and finding the latest innovations
I’m currently in the United Arab Emirates, attending a conference sponsored by the UAEU in Al-Ain to raise awareness of global health problems in the Middle East and neighboring Asia, [...]

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“Now Generation” Leader: Andre Blackman//Public Health 2.0

January 11, 2010

Last week I had the distinguished honor to be interviewed by the always inspiring Rosetta Thurman – a prominent voice around the issue of Gen Y leadership. Rosetta picked out four “Now Generation” Gen Y leaders who she felt were going to be making waves this year.
During my interview, I talk about my background in [...]

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Happy Birthday, Beth Kanter!

January 11, 2010

Today is the birthday of one of the most awesome people to grace the Web on nonprofits using social media – the fantastic Beth Kanter.
Beth is turning 53 this year, but she isnt asking for a new iPhone or a Snuggie…she is asking that folks help her send Cambodian children to school. Here is the [...]

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Three Words for 2010

January 6, 2010

Well, here we are with another decade under our belts – out with the old and in with the new as they say. But before I talk about 2010, I have to say that 2009 was an extremely fantastic year for me. Being kicked off with my first Mobile Tech 4 Social Change meeting in [...]

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Spread the Word Sunday: Reversed Accidents

December 20, 2009

This video is from the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT, USA). The video shows a reverse filmed accident caused by drunk driving.
I’ve seen that before. I found five other campaign video’s made with the same technique. See them after the break.
The NMDOT advertising campaign coincides with the SuperBlitz which runs throughout the holiday season, [...]

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Weekly Links Roundup [12.11.09]

December 11, 2009

Can you believe the year 2010 is just a few weeks away? I almost feel like I should be the owner of a hoverboard or something…
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give – Sir Winston Churchill

Best Buy Now Offering Personal Health Technologies

Best Buy announced today that [...]

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Healthy Conversations: Paul Tarini//RWJF’s Pioneer Portfolio

December 7, 2009

Recently I had the privileged opportunity to sit down with Paul Tarini, Team Director of the Pioneer Portfolio at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Portfolio aims to “support innovators whose bold ideas push beyond conventional thinking to explore solutions at the cutting edge of health and health care”. I wanted to get some feedback [...]

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Spread the Word Sunday: Join the Fight against cancer

November 29, 2009

The Canadian Cancer Society, a national community-based organization of volunteers, launched a new campaign called Join the Fight.
Developed by DDB Canada, the campaign creative features emotional, unrehearsed testimonials from real “fighters” – people living with cancer, as well as from their family members and friends.
The first two video’s as shown in this post are made [...]

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Spread the Word Sunday: Diabetes Awareness Month

November 15, 2009

Two campaigns about Diabetes, each made for a different audience and therefore a different approach.
The first one is the video above (NSFW). Made by Serve Marketing and is meant to go viral.
This is a web-only PSA designed to catch parents off guard and let them know about the devastating consequences of diabetes and encourage them to [...]

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Healthy Conversations: Angela Current, Cancer Survivor 2.0

November 12, 2009

One of the things I try to do here with Pulse + Signal is to highlight the human side of public health. Once again, although there are plenty of numbers and data to be examined in public health – it really boils down to the people that are affected and whose lives can be improved.
That’s [...]

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