Tag Archives: behavior change

Designing Tools for Citizenship at the Good Hackathon

By Molly | March 8, 2012

Last weekend, a creative contingent from CommunicateHealth headed to New York City for the GOOD Design Hackathon, a weekend challenge for interaction designers that was hosted at the Parsons New School. Our challenge: in 24 hours, design the ideal tool that empowers the average New Yorker every hour of every day to practice and maximize [...]

Extreme Digital Health Communication: CommunicateHealth Reports From DHCX

By Sarah | February 18, 2012

At CommunicateHealth, we believe that digital health communication is an important piece of the health communication puzzle. So we’re excited to bring you a few highlights from sessions at the Digital Health Communication Extravaganza, where we’ve been soaking up some of the very latest innovations on the topic. It’s only Day One, and we’ve already [...]

Your Daily Dose of Color

By Molly | April 26, 2011

Nutrition experts recommend eating a variety of colorful foods as part of a healthy diet. But the natural colors of the produce section often compete with the artificial colors of the junk food aisle. Artist Tattfoo designed a public art project to highlight the beautiful colors found in foods we should be eating regularly. After [...]

Tell Me a Story

By Amy | April 13, 2011

It’s easy to get caught up in the latest innovations in technology and healthcare. (Guilty as charged!)  So we really appreciated a recent article published in the Annals of Internal Medicine reminding us not to overlook tried-and-true health education interventions. One of these interventions is storytelling. Hundreds of studies have been published demonstrating the benefits [...]