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Archives for July 2018

Digital health practices among teens and young adults in the U.S.

July 31, 2018 By Susannah Fox 13 Comments

A young woman holds her phone up so it blocks her face. Background is a field of yellow flowers.

I am thrilled to share new, national survey data on the digital health landscape. Thanks to funding and guidance from Hopelab and the Well Being Trust, Vicky Rideout and I measured how teens and young adults (14- to 22-year-olds) pursue health and well-being using the tools at their disposal — apps, peer advice, online communications […]

Filed Under: demographics, peer-to-peer health care, social media, trends & principles Tagged With: HopeLab Foundation, mental health, Peer To Peer, peer-to-peer healthcare, teens, Vicky Rideout, Well Being Trust

Esther Perel on the power of peers

July 16, 2018 By Susannah Fox 1 Comment

Teens want just in time someone like me

I was thrilled to hear psychotherapist Esther Perel cite my “just in time someone like me” insight on her podcast, Where Should We Begin (Season 2, Episode 4). Here is the one-minute excerpt so you, too, can hear her excellent advice: And here, again, is the story of how I learned that immortal phrase: In […]

Filed Under: peer-to-peer health care Tagged With: Esther Perel, peer counseling, Peer To Peer, peer-to-peer healthcare, sexual health, teens

The New York Times: “Sometimes Patients Simply Need Other Patients”

July 9, 2018 By Susannah Fox 1 Comment

Screen Shot of the NYT Upshot column on July 9 2018

Aaron E. Carroll and Austin Frankt co-wrote an excellent article about peer-to-peer health care in The New York Times today. An excerpt: In an ideal world, when we are faced with a new health problem, a clinician is available to sit down and address all our questions and anxieties about the condition and its treatment. […]

Filed Under: peer-to-peer health care Tagged With: breast cancer, diabetes, life-threatening illness, New York Times, Peer To Peer, peer-to-peer healthcare

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