August 2012
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The Joy of Non-Sex (or why condoms are a great alternative…)
Aug 31st
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Aug 29th
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Aug 28th
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Aug 27th
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Aug 26th
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Aug 24th
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Culinary Choice Architecture
Making healthy choices easy choices through architecture is already used in our built environment (e.g. promoted stair usage). In Worcester choice architecture is introduced to restaurants with the project WooFood. Restaurants can apply to become WooFood certified, which indicates healthy dining options for customers. WooFood criteria include healthy portion sizes, meals with lot’s of...
Aug 23rd
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Aug 22nd
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Aug 22nd
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Aug 22nd
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Aug 20th
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Aug 19th
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Structural Anti-Tobacco Intervention →
Australia will sell cigarettes only in plain packages in order to make smoking as less appealing as possible by the end of the year. Cigarette packages will all be dark brown colored with graphic health warnings that cover 70% of the front and 90% of the back. “With so many countries lined up to ride on Australia’s coattails, what we hope to see is a domino effect for the good of...
Aug 17th
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Aug 16th
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Create and Share your Own Infographics
You have a bunch of data and you don’t know how to present them in an appealing way?  I found three great resource to create and share infographics and I am happy to share them with you: Visual.ly / Easel.ly / Infogram
Aug 15th
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Aug 14th
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Political Safari Jarreth Merz’s film An African Election documents the 2008 democratic presidential elections in Ghana, West-Africa. The movie was presented 2011 at the Sundance Festival. Merz plans to travel with a mobile movie theater into marginalized African communities and to show the film to Ghanaians. The goal of his voter education outreach campaign is to support Africans in...
Aug 13th
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Aug 12th
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Aug 12th
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Staying Alive! 1 in 2 new adult HIV infections occur among 15 - 24 year olds. Goal of Staying Alive by MTV is to end AIDS and create a world without HIV and AIDS. Staying Alive produces and airs media content to reach millions all over the world.  The Foundation also awards grants for innovative projects that aim to stop HIV and AIDS. So, if you are a creative head with a program idea to stop...
Aug 10th
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Aug 9th
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Healthy Teeth, Healthy Me
  Dental Caries in primary teeth is major health concern in the U.S. Up to 50% of children are affected of tooth decay before they turn 5. A condition that impacts not only oral health, but the general health status of a child, as well as his/her school performance.  The Healthy Teeth, Healthy Me program by Sesame Workshop targets children, parents and providers with educational components, such...
Aug 8th
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Aug 7th
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Aug 6th
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Fast Car: Travelling Safely around the World
The video game Fast Car targets young adults to entertain, educate and change health behavior regarding HIV and AIDS prevention. UNESCO created the game and takes the player on a journey over all five continents to visit World Heritage sites. The player will be asked HIV and AIDS related questions along the race and receives additionally information about the visited World Heritage site. The...
Aug 5th
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Aug 4th
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Aug 3rd
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Aug 2nd
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Free Public Health Resources
The Public Health Partners is a valuable collaboration of knowledge and resources related to Public Health with the mission: helping the public health workforce find and use information effectively to improve and protect the public’s health. Most important features of the website include: Public Health news Health promotion and health education Health data tools and statistics Grants...
Aug 1st
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