I am proud to announce the creation of my new consulting and communication company, Digital Health Impact, Inc. We intend to revolutionize health by integrating the reach and ubiquity of new media with the theory and science of health communication and marketing. We work with governmental, academic, non-profit, and for-profit clients to harness the power [...]
Everyone knows that health communication and marketing can raise awareness about health issues and promote prevention behaviors. But did you know that health communication and social media marketing plays a critical role in responding to outbreaks? Right now, CDC is participating in a unique, interagency collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [...]
This week, I’m proud to mention a recent success in disseminating a much needed CDC health message at one of our nation’s most prestigious museums, the Smithsonian. The original artwork from the Eagle Books series developed for children by CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation will be exhibited at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American [...]
Wikipedia describes a social network as “a social structure made of nodes (which are generally individuals or organizations) that are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as values, visions, ideas, financial exchange, friends, kinship, dislike, conflict, trade, web links, sexual relations, disease transmission, or airline routes. The resulting structures are often [...]
Before I share my topic for this blog, I have an admission to make. I am a lousy blogger. This blog entry is long overdue. I deeply believe in blogging and the incredible power of personal narrative, but am having a hard time keeping it fresh. I invite suggestions from veteran bloggers to let me [...]
For the last several weeks, CDC has been actively engaged leading the public health response to the E. coli outbreak associated with fresh spinach that has sickened more than 150 people and may have claimed three lives. When public health emergencies or outbreaks occur, the CDC activates the Director’s Emergency Operation Center (DEOC) [here is [...]