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What I’m reading and admiring…

November 18, 2019 By Susannah Fox 5 Comments

Decorative: blue gossamer

Here are the open tabs on my browser right now: Networks and Pickup Basketball, by Eugene Eric Kim. I’m always looking for images and metaphors to help people understand complex ideas — this is a powerful (and fun) one. Kim explores the infrastructure and protocols of decentralized, open systems that allow for creativity while discouraging […]

Filed Under: key people, positive patterns Tagged With: Eric von Hippel, Eugene Eric Kim, Invent Health, Jordan Reeves, Wendy Sue Swanson

We need a digital health Cajun Navy

June 10, 2019 By Susannah Fox 8 Comments

A baby with red spots on their face looks straight at the camera

The Cajun Navy – people who rally their personal boats to rescue hurricane survivors – is an example of how ordinary citizens are the true first responders in a disaster zone. Instead of seeing locals as liabilities, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has started looking for ways to support their work. As David Graham wrote in The Atlantic: […]

Filed Under: hc's problem list, peer-to-peer health care, social media Tagged With: Cajun Navy, immunizations, measles, peer-to-peer healthcare, Wendy Sue Swanson

When it comes to health, your community may be your superpower

December 8, 2017 By Susannah Fox 20 Comments

Peer to peer health advice: your community may really be your superpower

“You may not know it, but you could have a superpower.” That’s the opening line of the video we released today on DocMikeEvans’s YouTube channel: Mike Heinrich and his amazing team at Reframe Health produced the storyboards and audio effects. This project was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Global Ideas Fund at CAF America. […]

Filed Under: peer-to-peer health care Tagged With: Erin Moore, Mike Evans, Reframe Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Wendy Sue Swanson

Tapping into my superpower – you

November 30, 2017 By Susannah Fox 12 Comments

Peer to peer health advice: your community may really be your superpower

Friends, I have a personal request. On Friday, December 8, Reframe Health Lab will release a video about peer health advice. It’s my best shot yet at inspiring people to go online not only for information, but also to connect with each other. It was an honor to work with Mike Evans, MD, and Wendy […]

Filed Under: peer-to-peer health care Tagged With: Erin Moore, Mike Evans, peer-to-peer healthcare, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Wendy Sue Swanson

This Thanksgiving, engage with grace

November 20, 2017 By Susannah Fox 2 Comments

The following is a repost from 2012, one of the first examples of what would become my “featured commenters” series: I want to continue the Engage with Grace blog rally by highlighting my favorite comment thread about it, from a 2010 post on e-patients.net. For me, this is what blogging is about — providing a […]

Filed Under: end of life, featured commenters Tagged With: Brian Ahier, Bryan Vartabedian, Carol Torgan, Engage with Grace, Eve Harris, Regina Holliday, Ted Eytan, Wendy Sue Swanson

Troublemaker vs. Rebel

May 24, 2015 By Susannah Fox 8 Comments

List of attributes: troublemaker vs rebel by Lois Kelly

I adore this slide that Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, captured during a presentation by Helen Bevan. The list was formulated by Lois Kelly and I highly recommend exploring her site: Foghound.com. The word pair that resonates most with me is “alienate vs. attract,” possibly because it reminds me of my grandmother‘s advice: You catch more […]

Filed Under: key people Tagged With: Rosalie Yerkes Figge, Wendy Sue Swanson

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