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News from the Consumer Technology Association and Withings Further Demonstrates Private Sector’s Role in the Pandemic and Public Health

Health Populi

This week, announcements from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and Withings further bolster the case for the private sector bolstering public health in this pandemic…and future ones to come beyond the Age of the Coronavirus. On 27th July, CTA announced the Association’s launch of the Public Health Tech Initiative.

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Trust Is a Key Social Currency for COVID-Embattled Consumers

Health Populi

Combine these new life-flows with conflicting information about the nature, severity, and life-span of COVID-19: From three levels of government leaders: The President and the Executive Branch at the Federal Level, Governors of States, and Mayors of cities; Public health agencies, especially the U.S. Press Ganey asks.

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Color Me Healthy – Pantone’s Forecast on Post-Pandemic Well-Being and Design

Health Populi

The “vaxinista” theme appearing on clothes and accessories, combining “fashionista” and “vaccine” to show off one’s commitment to public health on social media and in selfies. The “Xupermask” made of silicon and athletic mesh fabric, a joint venture of Will.i.am

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When Household Economics Blur with Health, Technology and Trust – Health Populi’s 2023 TrendCast

Health Populi

Dr. Wallensky and other public health officials acknowledged “vaccine fatigue” and the relatively low uptake of vaccinations for fending off the coronavirus and the flu as well as other infectious diseases. As we observed in the wake of the Great Recession of 2008, more DIY care came to people’s self-care at home.

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Doc Tom Awardees Announced at SPM2018 Conference

Society for Participatory Medicine

The e-Patient Principles prize was awarded to Liz Salmi, an exemplar of participatory medicine principles. Liz, known on social media as @LizArmy and blogging at , turned her brain cancer diagnosis in 2008 at age 29 into “an open source chronicle of the patient experience.”

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Everybody is Stressed in America, and It’s Not Good for Our Health: the 2023 Update from the American Psychological Association

Health Populi

The APA has been quantifying Stress in America since 2007; for context, at the end of that year The Great Recession kicked in , and in response President Obama’s team put together assistance to bolster the national economy, jobs, and health technology (codified in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act).

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What an eventual end to the PHE would mean for telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Since the COVID-19 public health emergency was declared in 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services has renewed the legislation every 90 days. Despite economic concerns, ending the legal waivers afforded under the PHE could ricochet, hammering against gains made in increased patient access. What's at stake.