Brandeis University hosted a one-day symposium on aging, housing, health, technology, and other issues. Thanks to the people who captured these insights!
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The everyday life of the individual is a rich source of information
I’m honoring the contributions of my community colleagues over the years by pulling out some of their best comments and quotes. Ian Eslick, in response to Peer-to-peer Healthcare: Crazy. Crazy. Crazy. Obvious. (2011) There are many kinds of information that can be gleaned through the lens of science, and not all of them need to be the […]
Back to school with food allergies
Food-allergy parents all over the U.S. are engaging in our particular back-to-school rituals: gathering signatures on forms, packaging up emergency medications (one for the nurse, one for the classroom, one for the backpack…), and stocking up on lunchbox essentials. But what about the teachers? How are they preparing? I’d never considered it until my niece […]
MacGyvering home health care
I’m honoring the contributions of my community colleagues over the years by pulling out some of their best comments and quotes. Sally Okun, in response to “Hacking home health care” (2014) Just the other day I was getting the second pedicure of my life (although I may need to do that again soon) and the manicurist […]
We need a whole-community response in health and health care
At no other time in history have we been able to communicate across the world, in an instant, with anyone and everyone who has knowledge and experience to share. Never has it been so easy to solve problems together. When it comes to your health, your community may be your superpower.
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