Even before the organization was accused of “selling tissue from aborted babies, few names could evoke a gut-wrenching response like Planned Parenthood – either we love them or hate them. It’s hard for either side – each claiming to be champions of women’s health – to find the middle ground. Planned Parenthood provides birth control, screenings for cancer and sexually …
Aspirational values or disingenuous claims? The line in the sand
To go big, you have to think big. To think big, you need aspirational goals. David and Goliath Aspirational goals are those big ideas that people and groups need to succeed in the future but lack in the present. Malcolm Gladwell wrote about the power of aspiring to be more than you are in his bestselling book – David …
We need a War on Pain not Pot
George Clooney Back-Pain-Sufferer “A nationwide survey found 53 percent of us don’t believe chronic pain exists. On the other hand, an Angus Reid Poll found 70 percent of us believe that there is intelligent life on other planets (and 54 percent think extraterrestrials have already paid us a visit). So…aliens from outer space? Sure. Chronic pain? No way.” Sydney Loney …
BUSTED – Health Canada’s Anti-drug Campaign
Kicking off the GYST blog series is my #1 choice for how not to run a healthcare campaign – brought to you by Health Canada. This GYST post offers Lessons Learned from a wrong-headed and bad-hearted campaign targeting drug use among young Canadians. Here’s the take-away on what to do and what not to do: Know what works before you …
PAIN IN CANADA – 3 WAYS THE SILVER TSUNAMI IS HITTING BACK
Demand for a national plan to reduce the suffering caused by daily pain is becoming a rallying cry for the generation now known as the Silver Tsunami. One in five Canadians suffer from chronic pain, and direct costs are estimated at more than $6 billion per year. Many pain sufferers are baby boomers – Canadians born between 1946 and 1964. …
