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Let’s fix the culture of stress

October 13, 2014 By Susannah Fox 3 Comments

The Unmentionables panel at Health 2.0 addressed issues we don’t talk about in public but which deeply affect our health and well-being. I posted the first set of videos last week — here is the second batch. Michael Painter, of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, talked about his personal perspective on stress and building a culture […]

Filed Under: hc's problem list, key people Tagged With: #health2con, Alexandra Drane, health 2.0, Kent Bradley, Michael Painter, On Purpose, Unmentionables, Vic Strecher

Five years on: The Unmentionables of Health 2.0

September 20, 2014 By Susannah Fox 9 Comments

Three generations of hands

Five years ago, Matthew Holt and Indu Subaiya bravely turned over their main stage to Alexandra Drane and a posse of thinkers, doers, and builders working on removing the real barriers to good health — all the stuff that nobody wants to talk about but which we know is at the center of people’s lives. Alex called […]

Filed Under: key people, positive patterns Tagged With: #health2con, Alexandra Drane, Esther Perel, health 2.0, Jonathan Bush, Kent Bradley, Maureen O'Connor, Michael Painter, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Unmentionables, Vic Strecher

Break my heart, make me change

August 1, 2014 By Susannah Fox 19 Comments

Arrows connect Give and Take; a bracket shows that Care encompasses both.

Take a deep breath and then look at this data about HIV in the U.S.: I have seen these numbers before, but never laid out so clearly and so beautifully. Thank you, Jeff Guo of the Washington Post, for breaking my heart. Thank you, because I think we all need our hearts broken anew from […]

Filed Under: peer-to-peer health care, trends & principles Tagged With: #whatifhc, AIDS.gov, Bedsider, Black Lives Matter, HIV/AIDS, Kicesie Drew, peer-to-peer healthcare, Pew Research Center, Vic Strecher

On Purpose

January 29, 2014 By Susannah Fox 24 Comments

A stylized dung beetle from On Purpose

Research shows that if you can connect to a higher purpose, you will be more likely to reach your health goals. For example, the most effective treatment for hepatitis C is interferon, a drug that requires self-injection and has some very nasty side effects, like fatigue, anxiety, nausea, and skin rashes. It is very difficult […]

Filed Under: key people, social media Tagged With: adherence, David Sifry, Hepatitis C, Lisa Gualtieri, On Purpose, Pamela Ressler, Vic Strecher

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