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HIV/AIDS in DC: 30 years and still a communications issue
Last Tuesday I attended the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation panel discussion which took a long hard look at the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the U.S. The panel, “AIDS at 30,” celebrated the progress of the...
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High Blood Pressure at My “Old” Age
Throughout college, as a student-athlete, I used to get a slight feeling of tightness on the right side of my chest. Minutes later, that feeling would be gone and I would continue to run without pain....
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Where Are We Going?
Yesterday Maggie Fox (@maggiemfox) wrote a great piece regarding an American Heart Association study about the current trend in obesity and the health of Americans. The piece was based on a 10 year...
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Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch Every Day
…culture eats strategy for lunch every day. Now isn’t that the truth? Especially in PR where we put our logical strategic plans up to bat with popular culture daily and hope/wish our audiences hear and...
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CDC Gets Real About Tobacco
Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched its newest anti-smoking advertising campaign and is getting real with graphic images and commentary from 14 individuals stricken with...
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Rheumatoid Arthritis…It Happens Young Too #WorldArthritisDay
According to the experts…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects about 1.3 million people in the United States and pops up typically between the ages of 30-60, with women accounting for three times the...
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The Chinese Diabetes Epidemic: Need for a Paradigm Shift in Screening and...
Diabetes prevalence is on the rise and has reached epidemic levels in China. According to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the percentage of Chinese with diabetes...
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Raising awareness of neurological disease: A tribute
Former NFL defensive back Paul Oliver died this week from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Oliver was a hometown hero who took his varsity football team to the state championship. Called a wolverine and...
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Making a Difference on World Mental Health Day
Today, October 10th, is World Mental Health Day. On this day, people join to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world. Organizations like the World Health Organization invest resources...
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November: A month for advocacy and thanks
This month is host to several annual health awareness campaigns. Movember participants are growing beards to raise money for men’s health, while others are doing what they can to bring attention to...
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