- Health Inequities in Hypertension and Related Organ Damage (7/20/2016) - Released on July 20, this new issue of Ethnicity & Disease brings to light the health inequities in hypertension and target organ damage and risk factors. This compilation of 20 articles, 11 of which are original research reports, addresses the themes of: surveillance, health services research, conceptual and theoretical frameworks for achieving health equity; strategies … Continue reading Health Inequities in Hypertension and Related Organ Damage →
- Ethnicity & Disease, Volume 25 #4 Released (11/11/2015) - Focusing on obesity and its impact on ethnic minority populations, Ethnicity & Disease, Volume 25, Number 4 presents some of the latest research on health disparities among ethnic populations. Research studies from scientists around the world explore topics within this focus area including: Body Size Perceptions among Overweight and Obese African American Women Association of … Continue reading Ethnicity & Disease, Volume 25 #4 Released →
- DBA Supporting Andean Health 1500 (4/28/2015) - Public relations. Cycling. Health care delivery in Ecuador. What do they have in common? From June 13 through July 4, Team DBA will join 25 other cyclists on a 1500-mile bike ride from Seattle to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Their mission? To raise $500,000 to support the building of a hospital in rural Ecuador where … Continue reading DBA Supporting Andean Health 1500 →
- Ethnicity & Disease, Winter 2015 Released (2/18/2015) - With a focus on cardiovascular disease and risk factors, Ethnicity & Disease, Volume 25, Number 1 carries some of the latest research on health disparities among ethnic populations. Research studies from scientists around the world explore topics within this focus area including: Improved quality of care for cardiovascular disease for Latinos depending place of treatment … Continue reading Ethnicity & Disease, Winter 2015 Released →
- Create Events Using Social Media (2/18/2014) - Social media is all around: Hashtags, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and millions of Apps. There’s no avoiding it. But, do you know how to make them all work? And, more importantly, do you know how to use them to build your event audience, engage your conference participants and create a following that will listen … Continue reading Create Events Using Social Media →
- Strength in Numbers – Rich in Expertise (9/3/2013) - A new collaboration brings expanded services and expertise to the Dubois Betourné & Associates, LLC offerings. We are proud to announce that Health Tech Consultants, Inc. and International Survey Associates, LLC will join forces with us. This collaboration will allow the delivery of complementary services to include communications/dissemination, data collection, analysis and reporting, program evaluation … Continue reading Strength in Numbers – Rich in Expertise →
- Social Marketing – It’s All About Timing (1/31/2013) - Your dynamic newsletter shines with content and resources that will sell your program. It’s ready to go. When should you click send? Or, for Facebook, when should you post that fabulous update to have the best chance of viewer engagement? Market researchers have studied millions of emails and social marketing trends to answer these very … Continue reading Social Marketing – It’s All About Timing →
- The Sandy Hook Promise (1/15/2013) - Newtown students and advisers Danny Bittman and Sarah Clemens have produced a moving tribute and call to action in response to the December 14 tragedy that exploded in their small town. The video tribute is dedicated to the producers’ 26 neighbors lost to violence. The Sandy Hook Promise group is an open-minded group, working quietly … Continue reading The Sandy Hook Promise →
- Subject Matter Experts: Go Social to Get Noticed (1/3/2013) - Want to get your research, event and messages noticed by the global community? Have you wondered if a Google search will find your latest product or project results? Think social, if you haven’t already. Here are a few tips. 1. AuthorRank. In the 2000s, search engine optimization was the emerging term defining ways you could … Continue reading Subject Matter Experts: Go Social to Get Noticed →
- Bitmap, Vector and Why it Matters (4/21/2012) - You’ve done your research, stuffed all your data into a spreadsheet or database program, over-analyzed it in SPSS, R, SAS or the like and your results are extraordinary, revolutionary and surely worthy of a Nobel prize. Besides writing your manuscript, there’s just one little detail left to do. The figures. As the old saying goes, … Continue reading Bitmap, Vector and Why it Matters →
- Does Your Manuscript Add Up? (3/27/2012) - Writing a manuscript that will pass peer and editorial review can be a daunting task. Based on our editing experience, we offer a checklist of key elements and questions to ask as you develop your manuscript and before you submit it to the journal you have selected. Feel free to download, peruse and use the … Continue reading Does Your Manuscript Add Up? →
- Useless Email Subject Lines (3/13/2012) - You’ve seen them. Emails that enter your email box with a vague subject line. The emails most likely to get deleted. Don’t let your emails go the same way. See below for the worst offenders. Have any more to add? What to do? ?????? FYI Two things Great news Urgent Tomorrow … Continue reading Useless Email Subject Lines →
- Writing Manuscripts That Get Published (3/4/2012) - Your research is nearly complete. You have results and good data to prove your hypotheses. Your next step is to write a technical paper that describes background, aims, methodology, results, implications and conclusions. Use these 10 tips to get started. Use the three-element test.Write the text in three phases: 1) for meaning; 2) for … Continue reading Writing Manuscripts That Get Published →
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