Article 24
(posted on The Health and Literacy Discussion List today 8/10/10)@nifl.gov>Readability - a Catch 22As we’ve been posting about the requirement to use x or y grade reading level, I’ve been thinking...
View ArticleFlu by Association - more from Christakis and Fowler
Great new research by Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler - the social network experts. This time they've turned their attention to how people in social networks are at greater risk for getting the...
View ArticleFree Web Lecture on "Creating An Educated Citizen In Public Health"
http://wfn.wiley.com/pg/event_calendar/view/89122 Free Web Lecture on "Creating An Educated Citizen In Public Health"Description: In recent years, public health has become more commonplace in...
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Houston We Seem To Have a Problem
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View ArticleThe Joy of Stats - BBC
This is just one of the truly wonderful segments in the BBC series that is tackling the public's general lack of interest and skill with data. Swedish Professor of International Health, Hans Rosling,...
View ArticleHealth Literacy: taking a closer look at a central strategy
Who would argue against plain language and simple language? Nike's "Just Do it" "If you see something, say something." NYC MTA"No Smoking"Or, would they? Is it possible that the compact to create clear...
View ArticleHealth Literacy at Work in New York City - Targeting Adult Obesity
I and colleagues at the New York City Dept. of Health are now writing about our research and public outreach development targeting obesity in the city. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/maney/cih
View ArticleThe Simplicity Complex
To follow up on my recent post questioning some of the basic premises of the simplification movement I would love to hear your thoughts about my most recent article, "The simplicity complex: exploring...
View ArticleImproving the usability of Federal Websites
From now until Sept 30th you can weigh in on what .gov can do to make all Federal websites the best, most useful they can be.I'm contributing, and I hope you will too.Visit Help Create the .gov you...
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"This is My Laptop: The Digital Divide is SOOOO 90s
For the past two years we've been doing a study of how low income, under-educated and underserved inner city people are able to use and respond to patient electronic medical records. At every turn...
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Steve Jobs - his enduring lesson for me
Steve Jobs changed the world by understanding and having the rare genius to close the gap between scientists and common people. He did this fearlessly by creating tools that expanded our lives and our...
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NYC Pedestrians Take a Haiku
In a long list of communications campaigns that the New York City Transit Authority has used to make Big Apple streets safer places, its newest campaign gets people like me - people who study how...
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From Chinglish to Greekglish
I'm always drawn to what right-minded folks do when they translate information - especially important information. On the island of Crete this week, at a beach known for its unique pink sand,...
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Article 11
The Mediterranean Diet these days in Syntagma Square, Athens. The new definition of "ethnic foods". And according to public health experts I've been speaking with this week, Athens and most major US...
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Find Your Greatness - Nike did in this Ad
I've been a keen watcher of Olympic ads for quite a while and have a library of them I perennial use in my communication classes. Whether it's the compelling messages about the environmental and...
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Hurricane Response: Why many don't go to evacuation centers - Reason #1
One Reason - try interpreting the flood area map Each time we face a complex emergency here in New York, you can see improvements in pre-planning, coordination and response readiness. That's a good...
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Hurricane: Why people don't go to evacuation centers - Reason #2
Reason #2Now I'm a quick learner, but each time I've tried to use the Hurricane Evacuation Zone Finder on the OEM website to determine if I am in a Flood Area - ( specifically for Hurricane Sand -...
View ArticleHurricane - why people aren't going to the evacuation centers - Reason # 3
Our own wonderful Channel 1 and others are reporting that most of the buses that are waiting in Zone A to take residents to shelters are empty. Why are we surprised at this. As many Harlem residents...
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Why people don't go to Hurricane Evacuation Centers - Reasons #4
Trust. If you're not going to have a police state - where people are carted off the beaches and boardwalks, or forced out of their apartments in Zone A - you need to rely on a public that understands...
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States Rush to get Health Exchanges Up and Running
Now that Pres. Obama has been re-elected (a positive call to action for those of us in public health!), states are going to be in a rush to get their health exchanges up and running (NYT 11/10/12)....
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