Althea Fung learned an important lesson about her healthcare needs during a dermatologist visit as a young adult. During a discussion about dry skin, the dermatologist asked Fung, who is Black and wears dreadlocks, about her hair care routine. She responded that she washes her hair about every three weeks. After years of experience maintaining Read More
// By Wendy Margolin // Althea Fung has been a writer for Plain-English Health Care since 2018. She recently gave birth to her first child. We asked her to share her perspectives on what it’s like to navigate the healthcare system as a Black woman, and how to make digital experiences more relevant to Black Read More
// By Dalal Haldeman, Ph.D. // The great difficulties we’ve faced in 2020 with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic are clear for us all, though our experiences may differ in the details, whether navigating patient surges or having our daily routines altered in ways both subtle and profound — or in the most horrific of Read More
Hospital digital teams continue to ask lots of questions about resuming and revising their digital marketing campaigns as COVID-19 infection rates continue to rise. For many, it continues to be a challenge to make decisions about how to revive key service-line campaigns while simultaneously mixing in COVID-19 informational messaging. JK Lloyd, president of Eruptr, recently Read More
Ask the Expert, with JK Lloyd, President, Eruptr // By Jared Johnson // Hospital digital teams continue to ask lots of questions about resuming and revising their digital marketing campaigns as COVID-19 infection rates continue to rise. For many, it continues to be a challenge to make decisions about how to revive key service-line campaigns while Read More