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Churches Minister Better Health in African American Communities
HBNS STORY | April 9, 2013
African Americans who believe their church is responsible for promoting health in their members and the community are also more willing to attend church-based health fairs, according to a new study in Health Promotion Practice.
Caring For Loved Ones When Our Best Efforts Aren’t Enough
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | March 18, 2013 | Nora OBrien Suric
How many friends/family members/social workers does it take to change the mind of a frail person? Even if the frail person was/is one of the leading geriatric social workers in the country?
Latest Health Behavior News
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | March 7, 2013 | Health Behavior News Service
Recent health behavior research news stories: Friendships Are Good for Our Health | Obesity Lowers Quality of Life in Boys | Health Centers Have High Satisfaction Rates | Diabetes + Depression Increases Risk of Death
Friendships Are Good for Our Health
HBNS STORY | February 28, 2013
While participating in social activities and organizations promotes health, having personal ties with friends is even better, finds a new study in the American Journal of Health Promotion.
Mobile Phone Services Help Smokers Quit
HBNS STORY | November 13, 2012
Support for quitting smoking via text and video messages can help smokers kick the habit, according to a new Cochrane systematic review.
A Year of Living Sickishly: A Patient Reflects
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | September 13, 2012 | Jessie Gruman
The essays collected here reflect on what it felt like as a patient with a serious illness, to cobble together a plan with my clinicians that works and to slog through the treatments in the hope that my cancer will be contained or cured and that I will be able to resume the interesting life I love.
The Lemon of Illness and the Demand for Lemonade – “The Open Mind” Interview
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | August 8, 2012 | Jessie Gruman
Richard Heffner, host of The Open Mind on PBS, interviewed me recently about what it’s like to be a patient in the midst of changes in health care delivery, advances in information technology and the implementation of new health policies.
Social Networks Influence Flu Shot Decision among College Students
HBNS STORY | May 14, 2012
College students’ social networks influence their beliefs regarding the safety of influenza vaccines and decisions about vaccination, according to a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Single Men Spend Weekends Sitting & Watching TV
HBNS STORY | March 13, 2012
Single, middle-aged people who live alone spend more time sitting. A new study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine discovered that men tended to sit for longer periods watching TV on the weekends while women sat for longer periods doing activities such as reading or dining out.
Most Teens with Juvenile Arthritis Use Complementary Medicine
HBNS STORY | March 13, 2012
Seventy-two percent of adolescents with juvenile arthritis use at least one form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), but only 45 percent have discussions about it with their health care providers says a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Family Support Motivates Mexican-Americans to Adopt Healthy Habits
HBNS STORY | January 5, 2012
Encouragement from family members helps motivate Mexican-American adults to eat more fruits and vegetables and to engage in regular exercise, according to a new study in the current issue of American Journal of Health Promotion.
Team Lotteries Motivate Employees to Participate in Wellness Programs
HBNS STORY | January 5, 2012
Team lotteries might increase employee participation in health assessments for corporate wellness programs, finds a new study in the American Journal of Health Promotion.
A Thanksgiving Reprise
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | December 1, 2011 | Patient Perspectives
During Thanksgiving week, many patient bloggers shared what they were thankful for. Though there were many ' here are what four of them had to say.
Socially Active Older Adults Have Slower Rates of Health Declines
HBNS STORY | December 1, 2011
Older adults who maintain high levels of social engagement or ramp up their social life as they age may be protected from declines in physical and cognitive health, according to a study in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
Doctor-Patient Relationship Influences Patient Engagement
HBNS STORY | November 29, 2011
Patients who feel their physicians treat them with respect and fairness, communicate well and engage with them outside of the office setting are more active in their own health care, according to new study in Health Services Research.
A Visa for the Dying: Travels to Another Country
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | November 21, 2011 | Janice Lynch Schuster
People who are dying have much living to do, whether it is measured out in days, weeks or months, and the demarcation lines between the living and the dying might as well be drawn in pencil. But the truth is that it's important to talk about dying and what it means to each of us.
Guest Blog: Hard Cold Facts, or Hard Cold Doctors?
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | November 10, 2011 | Andrew Robinson
I was first diagnosed while on vacation in 1994. A doctor entered the room and, without warning, said that I had 'a terminal and incurable form of leukemia' and 'less than five years to live.' Just like that. Turns out he was wrong'
1st Person: The ICU: A Caregiver's Perspective
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | October 20, 2011 | First Person
Erica Kosal's husband, Jim Young, has battled complications of chronic Lyme disease since his diagnosis in 2008. In 2010, Jim's hospitalization for respiratory problems took a turn for the worse, resulting in a 3-week ICU stay.
Off Pitch: Simple Conversations Go Astray
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | October 6, 2011 | Patient Perspectives
In this round-up, patient bloggers describe a mix of difficulties they experience in everyday conversations due to their illnesses.
Patient Engagement: Expert Connie Davis Talks about Challenges
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | September 19, 2011 | Connie Davis
This interview with Connie Davis is the second in a series of brief chats between CFAH president and founder, Jessie Gruman and experts - our CFAH William Ziff Fellows - who have devoted their careers to understanding and encouraging people's engagement in their health and health care.
Guest Blog: Recovery and Healing
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | August 29, 2011 | Katherine Ellington
Medical student Katherine Ellington grapples with reconciling her two roles as daughter and doctor-in-training as her mother recovers from a heart procedure.
The Emotions Illness Brings
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | August 5, 2011 | Patient Perspectives
The experiences and emotions brought on by having an illness or disability can be complex and sometimes unexpected. In this blog roundup, three patients share theirs.
Obese Girls More Than Twice as Likely to Be Addicted to Smoking
HBNS STORY | June 21, 2011
Obese teenage girls are more than twice as likely as other girls to develop high-level nicotine addiction as young adults, according to a new study.
The Conversation Continues: What to Say to Someone Who Is Ill
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | June 14, 2011 | CFAH Staff
In The New York Times This Life column, 'You Look Great and Other Lies', Bruce Feiler shares what he learned after his diagnosis and treatment for bone cancer. Bruce describes the gestures and words that are helpful and offers cautions about what not to say/do when someone you care about is ill.
Thoughts on Life, Death and Facebook
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | June 14, 2011 | Kate Lorig
For more than three weeks I have been hanging around the ICU. Lara, my friend and colleague, is poised between life and death, having rejected her five-year-old transplanted lungs. She awaits the gift of a chance for life from another donor. Lara wants so much to live. During her last conversation with me before being placed on a ventilator, she talked about her fear. Now breathing and most everything else is done for her. Drugs keep her oblivious to the suspense.
Easing Distress in Caregivers of Dying Patients
HBNS STORY | June 14, 2011
Interventions can buffer caregivers of terminally ill patients from the significant stresses they face in providing care to a loved one, a new Cochrane review finds.
Culture and Stigma Affect Mental Health Care for Latinos
HBNS STORY | March 22, 2011
Latinos benefit from antidepressants like everybody else — only they do not use them nearly as often. The trick is getting past some cultural barriers.
Conversation Continues: Evidence of the Effects of Empathy
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | March 11, 2011 | CFAH Staff
A TIME article this week reveals new research that 'doctors who are more empathetic actually have healthier patients.' More on empathy and its role in health outcomes.....
Cancer Survivorship and Fear
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | February 28, 2011 | Andrew Schorr
I had breakfast this morning with my friend, Dave Garcia. Dave is a pit boss on the graveyard shift at the Belagio Hotel in Las Vegas. He is also a 52-year-old chronic lymphocytic leukemia survivor. Today he was to see his oncologist and get his latest blood test results. Would his white blood count be in the normal range? As you can imagine, Dave was on pins and needles.
Support Groups Have Built-in Benefits for People with Depression
HBNS STORY | February 17, 2011
People who get together for support with depression may find their symptoms decrease, a new systematic review suggests.
Getting Through the Shock of a Devastating Diagnosis
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | January 25, 2011 | Jessie Gruman
It could happen tomorrow. The doctor says, "I'm sorry, I have bad news," and suddenly your life is turned upside-down, leaving you reeling from the shock of a potentially life-threatening diagnosis. Here is some advice on getting through that initial period.
Kids Who Are Sick Have Fewer Friends, Study Finds
HBNS STORY | December 7, 2010
A new study reveals that sick teens are more isolated than other kids, but they do not necessarily realize it and often think their friendships are stronger than they actually are.
Sharing the Burden
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | November 4, 2010 | Richard Sloan
Jessie has written about her perspective as the patient in an extremely stressful situation. I can add a different one: that of the husband of my seriously ill wife.
When Someone Close Has Cancer...
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | September 28, 2010 | Jessie Gruman
Update on Jessie's status and some words of wisdom from her article, 6 Ways to Help When Someone Has Cancer, originally published in an October 2008 issue of Parade magazine.
Relationships Can Lower Substance Use in Young People
HBNS STORY | June 1, 2010
Teens With Diabetes Might Need Help in Transition to Adulthood
HBNS STORY | April 6, 2010
Teen Girls Look to Peers to Gauge Weight Goals
HBNS STORY | March 15, 2010
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