Health Literacy’s Missing Ramp

Building a ramp to patient understanding The notion of a hospital being built without any ramps to accommodate patients with limited mobility is absurd. Yet everyday many healthcare communicators – physicians, insurance providers, pharmaceutical companies, market...

Paying Attention

As my children begin their careers, I have started reflecting on what I learned from my childhood that has served me well in my own career. What I always go back to is the one phrase my mother repeated – “Pay attention to what’s going on around you.” She pushed us to...

Persuasion is Personal, and so are Life Jackets

Lessons Learned from the 2019 Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit Successful communication requires just as much listening as it does talking. When we listen, we learn that nine out of ten Medicaid patients rank values other than personal health as most important in...

Persuasion is Personal – Focus on the Garden

Lessons Learned from the 2019 Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit   Last week professionals from diverse industries interested in improving health outcomes through better patient communication converged on Madison to attend the bi-annual Wisconsin Health Literacy...

Don’t Trip – How Linguistic Analysis Can Protect Your Brand

Branding Misstep? Nike’s SB Dunk Low “Black & Tan” sneaker image by Sneaker News: https://sneakernews.com/2012/03/07/nike-sb-dunk-low-black-and-tan-new-images/   With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, I am reminded of a powerful lesson on...