Showing posts with label health communication. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health communication. Show all posts

Cameron Diaz: The Next Celebrity Nutritionist?

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Cameron Diaz is busy with her next project.  Her rep confirms her interest in writing a nutrition book to help young girls.  She wants to u...
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So Who Else Caught the Brain Surgery on Twitter Today?

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If you were on twitter today, you may have seen the hashtag #MHbrain .  That stood for Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston (@ho...
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Facebook Adds Organ Donation To Timeline: Should We "Like" It?

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Typically, I post on Wednesdays.  However, with so much chatter about Facebook's announcement, this felt more timely. Starting today , y...
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Integrating Public Health Content Into Media Coverage of Celebrity DUIs

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Amanda Bynes is just the latest young female celebrity to be arrested for driving under the influence (DUI).  The media coverage has been ex...
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"Hashtag Activism"- Is It Working For Public Health?

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Last year on Facebook, my timeline was suddenly filled with status updates of just one word.  Red. Black. White.  "What is this?" ...
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The Vaccine War: Public Health vs. The Media

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A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of speaking with  Laurie Edwards , a writer and blogger who examines chronic illness, healthcare, life b...
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Tumblr Contemplates A New Policy Against Self-Harm Blogs: Let's All Weigh In

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Tumblr is a popular microblogging platform.  It lets you share anything from text to pictures to video.  According to their website, the av...
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Anti-vaccine ads on Delta planes; Magic and Ellen as celebrity champions for HIV/AIDS prevention...and more- What Am I Reading This Week?

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New pop culture and public health stories to check out this week: 1. Darrell Hammond of Saturday Night Live fame reveals that child abuse l...
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"Starving Secrets": Does Lifetime's New Reality Show on Eating Disorders Offer a Path to Recovery or a How-To Guide to Disordered Eating?

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Last night, a public health colleague (@bethg24) tweeted about the new Lifetime reality show called "Starving Secrets". The show w...
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#NoHomos on Twitter, "50/50" looks at Cancer, Johnny Depp's Rape Comments, Chris Christie's Weight, and Steve Jobs: What Am I Reading This Week?

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Whew- it has been a busy week for Pop Health! Here are the top 5 stories I've been reading: 1. Twitter is no place for #NoHomo : Shou...
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Kissing on Southwest Airlines, Over-hyped Reebok Toning Shoes and More- What Am I Reading This Week?

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There are many great Pop Health (Pop Culture- Public Health) stories in the news each week, so it can be difficult to narrow down my focus f...
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Celebrities and their Health Causes: What Happens When They Do More Harm Than Good?

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Often on this blog I have spoken about the role of celebrities as the spokesperson or "champion" for various public health issues...
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"What's Your Weapon?": Billie Jean King, Arthritis Foundation, Ad Council, and USTA Launch Arthritis Campaign

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Before Twitter and the U.S. Open was a flutter this afternoon with the news of Venus Williams withdrawing due to the diagnosis of the autoi...
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Media Must Cover Suicides Cautiously- In Today's Philadelphia Inquirer

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An editorial that I co-authored ran in today's Philadelphia Inquirer. The piece is in response to media coverage of the suicide of a Ph...
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Let's Talk Safety Climate and the Airlines: "Welcome Aboard"

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I spent the past few weeks out on vacation in the beautiful Pacific Northwest (which explains my brief absence from Pop Health). While the ...
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Google Continues to Use its Power for Public Health Good

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Yesterday, Google announced its new surveillance system for Dengue Fever . Dengue Fever is a disease caused by four related viruses spread...
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Will New Ads in Georgia "Stop Childhood Obesity" or Increase Stigma and Bullying?

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On Friday's Today show , there was an interesting analysis of a new campaign from the Georgia Child Health Alliance ( GCHA ) aimed at r...
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From The West Wing to the National Health Care Debate

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Anyone who knows me well knows that " The American President " is one of my favorite movies. If it is a favorite of yours as well,...
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