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.

Influencer Certification Playbook? We Wrote It Years Ago.

February 17, 2026

Discover how a decade of rigorous training, regulatory mastery, and certified patient expertise transforms influencer marketing into a compliant gold standard for pharma brands.

Not All Community Platforms Are Created Equal

February 10, 2026

Picking the right community partner matters, especially now. Discover why Health Union is the gold standard for online health communities.

Leading With Lived Experience: Why Rare Disease Leadership Starts With Patients

December 18, 2025

Learn how building community, recognizing expertise, and meeting patients where they are drive industry leadership and high-impact campaigns.

From Patient Education to Product Innovation: Pam Munnelly on Health Union’s Patient-Centered Approach

December 16, 2025

Bridging Empathy and Innovation: Health Union's Pam Munnelly explains how a deep history in patient education drives their product strategy, from responsible AI to self-advocacy tools.

Online Health Communities — Communities of Practice?

October 14, 2015

Community, Social Community, Social Network, Community of Interest, Community of Practice, Virtual Community, etc. The list seems infinite. These terms are used almost interchangeably, but actually hold distinct meanings that can affect the way we as community managers approach each community type.

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!

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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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