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Do You Have to Be a Member of the Community that You Are Managing?

August 27, 2015

Recently I read a question posted among a group of community managers, asking if people believed that it was possible to manage a community that you are not actually a part of. Not surprisingly, many people were doubtful. It’s only natural to assume that being a member of a community that you are managing would be an important component to successful growth of that community, but you might be surprised to learn that this may not always be the case!

community lessons learned after parenthood

10 Surprising Lessons I Learned About Communities When I Became A Parent

May 18, 2015

Chief Community Officer, Amrita Bhowmick, shares lessons learned in community development, becoming a more mindful professional, after parenthood.

Get Hooked – Making Engagement a Habit

April 15, 2015

This month, Amrita continues her series in DTC Perspectives monthly e-newsletter, DTC In Focus by discussing how to get patients hooked on engagement.

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Cultivating Engaged Patients: 5 Lessons Learned

March 17, 2015

Discover valuable lessons and practical tips to stimulate and cultivate patient engagement for active online health communities.

Committed to the Public Health Sector: A New Year’s Resolution We Can Keep

December 20, 2018

While our office is wrapping up the end of the year, celebrating our accomplishments and the relationships we’ve built with one another, we’re spending a lot of time crunching numbers to quantify the kind of impact we’ve made this year as a business.

Five Simple Ways to Improve Clinical Trial Recruitment

December 13, 2018

Health Union often partners with study sponsors and contract research organizations (CROs) to supplement clinical trial recruitment efforts. Based on this experience, here are five simple suggestions for CROs to help guide patients from the point at which they express interest in a study through to completion.

The Patient and Caregiver Journeys are Interconnected: Addressing caregivers’ needs can make both experiences better

November 29, 2018

Day in and day out, we observe how a chronic condition or cancer diagnosis not only impacts the patient but their loved ones, as well. The comments and conversation reveal the ripple effect that occurs, and how the diagnosis impacts everyone in the family–often times it can feel as though they have received the diagnosis themselves. Caregivers step forward in recognition of their loved one’s need for care, compassion and support.

Forgetfulness and confusion: Hidden complications of treating T2D

November 12, 2018

Living with type 2 diabetes can be a lot to handle, involving many medications, drastic lifestyle changes like dietary restrictions and constant monitoring of blood glucose. Health Union’s “Type 2 Diabetes In America 2018” survey revealed that forgetfulness and uncertainty may play a bigger role in a person’s ability to manage their condition than often considered.

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