The evolution of health promotion professionals
As a health promotion professional, do you think about what your work will be like in 25 years? Are we still going to be raising awareness and giving out freebies at health expos,… Read More
Category Archive: Health Promotion
QR Codes in Health Promotion
http://pulseandsignal.com/uncategorized/qr-what-leveraging-2d-codes-for-public-health/, http://mashable.com/2011/08/26/qr-codes-viability/, http://newshub.pathoftheblueeye.com/how-using-qr-codes-communicate-public-health-information
Advice for aspiring public health journalists by Melissa Sweet
In celebrating Youth Health 2.0′s first anniversary, I would like to kick off this 2nd year of blogging with an article from a public health journalist that I admire, Melissa Sweet* (@croakeyblog). Melissa… Read More
Health promotion and organizational change
The effectiveness of contemporary Health Promotion is dependant on the Organizational capacity to adapt to change both within and outside its walls. This article is a brief discussion.
#NEHTA youth forum on PCEHR
Private and Confidential Reflections On the 2nd of June, the National E-Health Transition Authority (@eHealthAus) invited a wide range of stakeholders to discuss issues around the use of personally controlled electronic health records… Read More
Responding to internet-informed young patients
Introduction It is becoming a common scene in today’s consulting room where the patient is armed with information sourced from the Internet and the doctor with her/his professional opinion and experience. A health… Read More
Marketing to young people through social media
Guest Post by Lauren Moss Introduction In 2010, the Skin Deep project was born. Whilst filling out a Mission Australia survey with some friends, it became clear to me that body image was… Read More
“Talk 2.0″ interview with Lauren Moss
Lauren Moss & the #3 Sins of Health Promotion This month I would like to profile Lauren Moss, youth activist from the Northern Territory and a resident of Darwin. She is the outgoing… Read More
‘Talk 2.0′ interview with Kat Byron
Kat Byron reveals the “…sins of Health Promotion” Kat (@katkat_kat_b) is an interesting person to profile, on Talk 2.0 and that is probably because I have had the pleasure of meeting her… Read More
The underdog’s path to resilience
…in a world of kick a** Goliaths Life is beautiful. But not many of us, consistently find it so. In fact, we spend a lot of time and energy learning ‘how to’ kick… Read More
