Some apps have the potential to encourage healthier habits and are accessible to most people, writes Iltifat Husain, but Des Spence notes the lack of any evidence of effectiveness and the potential for encouraging unnecessary anxiety
Health Equity Audit Made Simple: A briefing for Primary Care Trusts and Local Strategic Partnerships provides an approach to gathering evidence on health inequities to inform planning decisions. The resources provided in this briefing include a self-assessment tool and a step-by-step guide to the process, which support public health professionals in using health equity audits.
13 gennaio 2015 - Il VII corso “Girolamo Mercuriale”, organizzato dalla Regione Emilia-Romagna per i prossimi 19 e 20 febbraio a Bologna, cade proprio nel periodo in cui le Regioni stanno elaborando i Piani della prevenzione 2015-2018. È questo uno dei motivi per cui le sessioni della manifestazione sono dedicate alle differenti età della vita, in modo tale da approfondire – per ogni fase – i bisogni di salute, le patologie emergenti, i setting più importanti e le migliori strategie per raggiungere quella specifca popolazione target.
Da circa dieci anni, in Italia non varia il numero delle nuove diagnosi di Hiv: ogni anno sono circa 4.000. Nel 2013, per l’esattezza, a 3.806 persone è stata diagnosticata l’infezione. Oltre la metà
Most scientists (87%) believe it is important to participate in public policy debates. Almost half use social media to discuss or follow science, and nearly a quarter blog about science and research.
It’s widely known Australia’s wildlife can be dangerous, but there is an even bigger killer in most households that many of us are unaware of its devastating...
Vertic’s review of 12 corporate websites showed an overwhelming internal focus at pharmaceutical companies as they communicate to the outside world. However, a few players have taken significant steps towards walking- the-talk on patient centricity and broader inclusion of the remaining stakeholders in the healthcare eco-system. Tone of voice, design choices and user experience are fragmented and often inspired by best practices from the period between 2009 and 2011. In conclusion, there is a big opportunity for industry players to step up and embrace modern, digital communication.Metho
Il Community Tool Box, segnalato dalla dott.ssa Luana Valletta: rappresenta un valido strumento ideato per la valutazione dei progetti di comunità. Il documento consiste in 7 punti da seguire per avere un quadro più chiaro possibile dei punti di forza e delle criticità del progetto che si sta portando avanti. Aree tematiche --> [Marketing sociale]
Using Twitter can help physicians answer health queries from their patients in a better way, say researchers from University of British Columbia (UBC).
The definitive text on health promotion, this book covers both the knowledge-base and the process of planning, implementing and evaluating successful health promotion programmes. This new edition features a companion website developed with an international team of contributors to support teaching and enhance learning. The website provides: * 14 new and original international case studies of health promotion in action * Example discussion questions to encourage critical reflection in seminars and assessments * Free SAGE journal articles which support evidence-based learning. Recent developments are covered throughout this third edition on topics such as asset-based approaches, mental health promotion and the use of social media in promoting health.
This toolkit was developed by the Electronic Media Branch, Division of News and Electronic Media, Office of the Associate Director of Communication at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It was designed to provide guidance and to the share lessons learned in more than three years of integrating social media into CDC health communication campaigns, activities and emergency response efforts. In this guide, you will find information to help you get started using social media—from developing governance to determining which channels best meet your communication objectives to creating a social media strategy.
This 51 second animation accompanies my article last week in the BMJ, “From Patient Centred to People Powered: Autonomy on the Rise.” The video expresses, concisely, a slide that for years I’ve presented in 3-5 minutes. It’s an idea first published back in 2010 by Lucien Engelen, during the same time period when he was preparing for the TEDx Maastricht event in April 2011 where I spoke. It shows how the flow of valuable information has changed, which makes new things possible, as in all other parts of life.
(AFP) - La génération Z, qui a grandi avec les jeux vidéo et les téléphones portables, a gagné des aptitudes cérébrales en termes de vitesse et d’automatismes, au détriment parfois du raisonnement et de la maîtrise de soi, explique le professeur ...
It's something we do to job applicants, first dates, former lovers and the quiet co-worker in the next cubicle. The practice of “googling” others for professional reasons or out of personal curiosity is
WIRED Health is designed to introduce, explain and predict trends in the medical and personal healthcare industries. It is a showcase for the extraordinary innovators using technology to re-imagine the health sector. From diagnostics and neuroscience, to data-driven healthcare and new material sciences helping to re-build the human body, WIRED Health is a haven for disruptive thinking and innovation.
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