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11.3.10
#getupandmove for #sxsh - The Bed Jump Challenge Returns!!
8.3.10
Cooperative Behavior is Contagious: Reason to See Glass Half Full in Health IT Design
In a study published in the March 8 early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from the University of California, San Diego and Harvard provide the first laboratory evidence that cooperative behavior is contagious and that it spreads from person to person to person. When people benefit from kindness they "pay it forward" by helping others who were not originally involved, and this creates a cascade of cooperation that influences dozens more in a social network.
The research was conducted by James Fowler, associate professor at UC San Diego in the Department of Political Science and Calit2's Center for Wireless and Population Health Systems, and Nicholas Christakis of Harvard, who is professor of sociology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and professor of medicine and medical sociology at Harvard Medical School. Fowler and Christakis are coauthors of the recently published book "Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives."
Research by Fowler and Christakis - we'll be examining early #getupandmove data using the social contagion research these two gents are publishing.
In addition to being fun, it's evidence-based, yo!
7.3.10
When Common Sense and Health Collide (Not Often): UK Teens Work Out More with Fun Txt Message Campaign
"Our study shows that for inactive teenagers, emphasizing the emotional benefits of exercise may be a more effective way to encourage exercise than highlighting traditional health benefits," study co-author Reema Sirriyeh, of the University of Leeds in England, said in a statement from the British Psychological Society.
The study examined the value of sending daily text messages about exercise to 128 students aged 16 to 19 at four schools in West Yorkshire. The teens received the messages for two weeks.
Some students received messages that made exercise sound enjoyable, such as "Physical activity can make you feel cheerful," while others got messages highlighting health benefits, such as "Physical activity can keep your heart healthy." A third group received both types of messages, the study authors noted.
The researchers found that the level of activity among all the teens grew by an average of 31.5 minutes of moderate activity per week after receiving the messages for two weeks. Inactive teens who received the messages geared toward the emotional benefits of exercise boosted their levels of activity by two hours per week.
via health.yahoo.com
From: "Teens Might Exercise More If They Think It's Fun on Yahoo! Health."
6.3.10
Public Health Campaigns - They Ain't What They Used to Be...
thetruth.com approach has good company.
An ad from the US Public Health Service, circa 1940's. This "contagious" ad campaign exhibit should be a good time...
The next tech goldmine: Electronic medical records - Mar. 5, 2010
Block finally chose a product by eClinicalWorks, a small, privately owned firm in Westborough, Mass. Part of what sold Block on his final choice was the company's customer service. When he called with a question about eClinicalWorks' product, he was transferred not to a functionary but to co-founder Girish Kumar Navani, who told him, "I'm going to stay on the phone with you as long as it takes for you to decide you like eClinicalWorks best."
via money.cnn.com
Founders - answer phones. Answer emails. You're building a company, which means you have to sell it too.
5.3.10
#getupandmove Hits Stinson Beach
How you can tell whether or not someone loves what they do... 
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