Blue Button is a Trojan horse for culture change in the American health care system. It places power in the hands of patients and whets the data appetites of millions of Americans and the companies who would like to serve them. If you’ve never heard of Blue Button, here’s a quick overview: The federal government […]
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A health & technology pioneer learns that joy, even in illness, doesn’t have an age limit
The following is a cross-post from the Atlas of Caregiving blog, which is featuring a new series of “caring conversations” with people who connect their professional experience to their caregiving experience. Susannah Fox advises companies and nonprofits on how to navigate the intersection of health and technology. She recently served as the Chief Technology Officer […]
Peer health advice among teens and young adults
Six years ago, the last time I had the opportunity to measure it, a Pew Research survey found that about two in ten U.S. adults have gone online to find people who might have health concerns similar to theirs. Now, in a report we published on July 31, a Hopelab/Well Being Trust survey of 14- to […]
Teens and young adults:
In their own words
The Hopelab/Well Being Trust report is based on a nationally-representative online survey which we designed to have as many open-end questions as we could squeeze into it. We were overwhelmed (in a good way) with the responses. Hundreds of teens and young adults shared vignettes about how they are managing their health, both physical and emotional, using mobile […]
Digital health practices among teens and young adults in the U.S.
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 […]
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