Your child has the H1N1 virus! And they’re…smiling?Apparently “cute and cuddly” is what a certain company, GIANT Microbes, Inc., is going after. They produce plush versions of – you guessed it, microbes!And while the getting.
Topics: CDC, flu, h1n1, Health in Society, toys, virus

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I’m a big supporter of diving in and learning as much as possible about a subject that grabs your interest. The same applies to jobs and fields of study – there are plenty of opportunities to learn great new things! The real value, however,...
Topics: Events, internships

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Many of you know how much I support the forward movement of mobile technology in the public health world – especially the efforts of the FrontlineSMS:Medic team being led by Josh Nesbit.I’m pretty excited to announce that Josh has given Pulse.
Topics: frontlinesms:medic, mHealth, Public Health

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[Photo by: Jose Téllez]It didn’t take long for 2009 to being showing us the negative effects of the current state of the economy. Sure, you might not have been able to get Timmy a Nintendo Wii for his birthday but he did get something. More...
Topics: Health in Society, health insurance, unemployment

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This morning I had the awesome opportunity to present at the North Carolina Division of Public Health on a relatively new passion of mine - mobile technology in public health (mHealth). The presentation went very well and I have my colleague and friend,..
Topics: mHealth, mobile technology mobile, Public Health, Technology

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