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Health Reform Myths and Facts: Part One, September 16th, 2010

I spend most of my days trying to help healthcare communications and government relations specialists work together. You could say that my professional life is like a sixth grade dance hall—boys on one side and girls on the other. Each side is more or less aware of the other but is at various stages of engagement.  (more…)

Event Recap: Public Health & Digital Innovation, June 19th, 2010

TogoRun’s June 15th Digital Capital Week event “Public Health: What’s Digital Got to Do With It?” featured panelists Susannah Fox (@SusannahFox) of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, Maya Linson (@mlinson, @NAPH1981) of the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, and Erin Enke of TogoRun (@TogoRun). (more…)

Announcing “Public Health: What’s Digital Got to Do with It?”, June 4th, 2010

Public health and social media have more in common than a strong association with the term “viral”. Both provide compelling illustrations of seemingly small actions reverberating in big ways. (more…)

One Sweet Idea, February 26th, 2010

We have all been exchanging Valentine’s Day cards and gifts most of our lives – candy hearts and Spider-man fold-outs in elementary school, roses and chocolates on the way to a fancy restaurant, and maybe even something sparkly, packaged in a small box. (more…)