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Healthcare Industry Thought Leadership

Health Union’s data-driven industry conversations help pharma make smarter, more effective decisions.
Check out our latest thought leadership pieces below.

Health Union’s Strategic Advantage: Thriving in the New Era of AI-Driven Digital Health

April 8, 2025

Discover how Health Union is strategically harnessing the power of AI, not to replace connection, but to amplify it.

Redefining DTC Advertising: Capitalizing on a multi-dimensional, largely digital experience

April 30, 2019

The way people consume television - and advertising - is changing, quickly. When reaching people living with chronic health conditions, the complex and fragmented media landscape, along with fragmented attention spans, creates challenges for pharma marketers who are trying to drive awareness and interest in their brands.

FREE WEBINAR DOWNLOAD: Millennials and Health – 3 Ways Pharma Needs to Adapt to Attract

April 22, 2019

Download a free webinar to learn what Millennials expect from their healthcare experiences and how Health Union’s open, online health communities can help you develop smarter, more effective programs to meet their needs.

Loneliness and Health: What’s the (Social Media) Connection?

April 16, 2019

While today’s technology allows us to be more connected than ever, we’re also lonelier and more socially isolated. Results from a 2018 survey of more than 20,000 respondents found that nearly half (46%) of adults in the U.S. reported feeling (sometimes or always) lonely. Interestingly, Generation Z adults, who are presumably the most connected socially, are actually lonelier.

The Online Health Community Model: Role and Importance in Marketing Research

April 1, 2019

Recognizing the growing role of patients and caregivers in healthcare decisions, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are looking for ways to easily and accurately infuse the voice of the patient and caregiver into strategic marketing decisions. The need to do so quickly, efficiently and accurately, particularly with hard-to-reach patients, creates a need for online patient communities. However, the approaches and philosophies behind these communities can vary greatly.

More Than Moderators: Why Authentic Expertise is the Core of Our Community Model

November 13, 2025

Health Union’s Community Managers don’t just manage discussion forums, they nurture a thriving, condition-specific ecosystem where validation and understanding empower patients and caregivers.

Redefining “Community”: From Niche to Next-Generation Performance and Scale

November 10, 2025

Discover how 1P data and a powerful tech stack prove that patient communities can deliver unrivaled quality and massive scale.

Building Authentic Connections: The Core of Health Union’s Community Model

October 30, 2025

What sets Health Union’s model apart? Learn how expert community managers and peer-to-peer validation build the confidence patients need to take action in their health journey.

Maximize Your Programmatic Reach: The Power of Audience Diversification

October 16, 2025

Maximize programmatic reach by diversifying your audience strategy. Learn how utilizing partners with differentiated data and granular segmentation unlocks net-new, high-intent audiences to connect with patients at critical decision points. Discover how Health Union delivers superior Audience Quality Index performance

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