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Archives for June 2013

Love made visible

June 23, 2013 By Susannah Fox 31 Comments

Terra cotta soldiers, photograph by O. Louis Mazzatenta

As an anthropology major in college, I was required to take at least one course in archaeology. We studied burial mounds and earthworks (from afar, no digging) and it reminded me of Geology 101, when I learned how scientists spot patterns in the physical landscape. Geologists look for clues to the Earth’s past, and possible […]

Filed Under: demographics, end of life Tagged With: california healthcare foundation, caregivers, Pew Internet, Pew Research Center

Beyond one more search, one more prayer

June 10, 2013 By Susannah Fox 3 Comments

Black and white image of two hands, clasped. One person is wearing a hospital ID bracelet.

I had lunch today with Mona Hanford, who shared her vision for helping people navigate to the end of life, based on her own experience as a caregiver for her husband. Our conversation led us to the observation that caregivers often feel like they have to keep fighting on behalf of their loved one. If […]

Filed Under: end of life Tagged With: caregivers, end of life

Health Datapalooza IV

June 2, 2013 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

I will be part of a panel on self-tracking at the Health Datapalooza in Washington, DC, on Tuesday. My fellow panelists include Naveen Selvadurai, a co-founder of Foursquare; Roger Magoulas, the director of market research at O’Reilly Media; Jodi Daniel, director of the Office of Policy and Planning at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; and Abdul Shaikh of National Cancer Institute’s Health Communication and […]

Filed Under: positive patterns Tagged With: Health Datapalooza, Quantified Self, self-tracking, Tracking for Health

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