Smart Phone Medicine
“I have a smart phone. Am I doctor?” That quote comes from funny man Stephen Colbert. Realistically, it could have been uttered by anyone dubious of consumer technology’s role in health care. Last...
View ArticleProof! App Challenges Users to Improve Health
This post was written by Jessica Boten, a first year MPH candidate in the Department of Health Behavior in UNC-Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. Her interests include program...
View ArticleRewarding Health
I grew up in the Super Mario Bros. era. Even though I didn’t own a Nintendo system, it doesn’t take much for me to conjure up the glee of leaping into the bright blue sky and snagging a gold coin....
View ArticleGame Therapy
For children, coping with the pain of chronic illness can be particularly harrowing. They can’t well understand and articulate what they’re feeling. They can’t quite recognize how temporal pain is and...
View ArticleFacebook reflects obesity rates of the U.S., study suggests
Obesity has been one of my special interests since I have involved in our IHC program. Also, in the context of increasing importance of social media, I have wondered if there are any correlations...
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What’s Your Sleep Cycle?
This post was written by Casey Horvitz, a first year UNC MPH student in the department of Health Behavior. She is interested in health communication, chronic disease and food access issues with kids...
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eHealth for Seniors
This post was written by Lara Balian, a first year MPH student in the Department of Health Behavior at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. Last spring, the Pew Center released a...
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The Pocket Breathalyzer
Here’s one way you could avoid a nerve-wracking, potentially life-altering breathalyzer test on the side of the road: give yourself a breathalyzer test before you even get behind the wheel....
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Seal of Approval
This post was written by Kellie Walters, a first year MPH candidate in the Department of Health Behavior in UNC-Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. Her interests include eHealth,...
View ArticleHealth Apps as Parenting Aids
As mobile has become one of the indispensable realms in terms of health care, there are a number of inspiring applications regarding health. Among those, three new apps provide evidence-based healthy...
View ArticleOnline Health Records Increase Child Well-Visits
One of the upcoming areas in health information is the creation of online health records. While there are still many debates about privacy and confidentiality, the reality is, health information is...
View ArticleThe Doctor Will See You Now…Online
Gina Tripicchio is a nutrition doctoral student interested in childhood obesity intervention, school-based wellness programs and technology integration for health promotion. Everyone has felt the...
View ArticleAn App to Fight Alcoholism?
Could a smartphone app be a key tool for those struggling with alcoholism recovery? A new smartphone application for tackling addiction could help recovering alcoholics stay sober or reduce the amount...
View ArticleApple’s Healthbook Primed to Change Mobile Health Habits
This post authored by: Emily Vardell Health and medical apps are some of the most popular apps out there, and it appears that Apple is poised to enter the fray. As recently reported in 9to5mac, Apple...
View ArticleTexting the Birds and the Bees
Gone are the days when a teenager’s sexual health knowledge was limited to that one week of health class and the short, potentially awkward discussion with their parents. These sources are incredibly...
View ArticleYelp Help: Restaurant Reviews Help Health Officials Find Hundreds of Cases of...
For many individuals looking for a new restaurant the famous online restaurant and business rating site, Yelp, can serve as a great aid in their search for a new place for dinner. But according to New...
View ArticleT-Swift Promotes Harmonic Healing for Teen Cancer Patients
T-Swift has done it again, and instead of only singing about life as a teenager, is now using her fame and resources to help give life and hope to teens with cancer. Music therapy, something which has...
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Humor: How to Deal with Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is one of those diseases that is 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. It goes with you everywhere – there are no vacations. Due to constantly having to deal with the disease, burn out can...
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Tech Giants App-solutely Approaching The Health Field
Following the footsteps of Apple’s Health app for iOS 8 and Google Fit, Facebook is seeking to expand into the health field. With Apple and Google currently focusing on health metric apps such as...
View ArticleGetting old may cost more than you think
What’s the price of getting old? The Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University demonstrated some of the serious issues that the aging population have to face, such as...
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