HealthCentral is an online health company that provides information and support for people with life-changing conditions. With a mission statement to “empower people to improve and take control of their health and well-being,” HealthCentral has 35 health sites focused on specific conditions like diabetes and breast cancer. The Arlington Va-based company is run by Christopher M. Schroeder and has offices in New York City, San Mateo, Calif., and Austin, Texas.
One of the great communications gurus said something to me that I have thought about my six years in and around the online health space: “It never ceases to surprise me,” he lamented, “common sense just isn’t that common.” The common sense of our worlds seem clear to me. Everyone is a health seeker; everyone [...]
August is National Immunization Awareness Month, in case you weren’t aware. A couple months ago, my friend, Dr. April Foreman, introduced me to an impromptu group of health advocates who were all interested in the practical application of social media to raise awareness around immunizations. The group has been organized using online tools, and picked [...]
People with diabetes on MyDiabetesCentral are experienced treaters who prefer pens and pumps to syringes and rate reading discussion forums and interacting on facebook as their top online activities. We asked about treatment choices, insulin, and online habits in our 2011 diabetes audience survey conducted in May and June. We invited our diabetes newsletter subscribers [...]
It is a once-a-decade kind of gathering – four living ex-Presidents in one room to celebrate one of their own. Monday night, HealthCentral had an opportunity to help underwrite one of these rare moments, supporting an epic fundraiser and tribute by the Points of Life Institute to President George H.W. Bush. The event featured Presidents [...]
Guest post by Tony Via, Senior Product Manager Over the past few years, we have worked hard to establish a safe and trusted environment for you to find health information easily and connect with each other as you navigate through your individual patient journey. And we know that no journey is the same… With that, [...]
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