Twitter roundup for June 25 through 29th
June 25
- LGBT community still faces hurdles in health care equality http://capsules.kaiserhealthnews.org/index.php/2012/06/lgbt-community-still-has-hurdles-in-health-care-equality/
- Health apps flourish, but which require regulation? http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20120625/NEWS0107/206250355/
- The dangers of too much ambition in health information exchange http://www.californiahealthline.org/sitecore/content/home/ihealthbeat/perspectives/2012/the-dangers-of-too-much-ambition-in-health-information-exchange.aspx
June 26
- Three future trends for telehealth http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/3-future-trends-for-telehealth.html
- Some good news in Alaska’s fight against obesity http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/some-good-news-alaskas-fight-against-obesity
- Percentage of overweight, obese students decreases in Anchorage http://alaska-native-news.com/state_news/5928-percentage-of-overweight-obese-students-decreases-in-anchorage.html
June 27
- Today is Natl HIV Testing Day. Idaho State University offers free oral HIV tests. http://www2.isu.edu/headlines/?p=3849 Find a test site near you http://hivtest.cdc.gov/press_files/Default.aspx
- Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho medical students get nudge to consider rural doctoring http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/medical-students-get-nudge-to-consider-rural-doctoring/article_d7faf91e-3fce-5e84-8fdd-85d3131c9740.html and http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/program-aims-to-jolt-rural-physician-numbers-in-idaho.html
- Beauty N Black Wellness Tour to improve health of African American families http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120626/Beauty-N-Black-Wellness-Tour-to-improve-health-of-African-American-families.aspx
June 28
- Washington State University will do more this fall to ensure freshman have information on drugs, alcohol and sex http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/c0ad48e4bdbb4e47842d71f5e3102dd2/WA–WSU-Abuse
- Fruits and vegetables ranking highest in pesticide residue – the 2012 Dirty Dozen (and the Clean Fifteen) http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/19/watch-out-for-the-2012-dirty-dozen/
June 29
- Health IT Leaders divided on Supreme Court decision http://www.informationweek.com/news/healthcare/policy/240002934
- National Library of Medicine Drug Information Portal now available for mobile devices http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2012/06/22/1131/
- University of Washington iSchool app called Shuteye guides users toward making choices to improve sleep quality http://www.washington.edu/news/articles/making-it-mobile-smart-phone-apps-abound-at-ischool
- Nurse’s Notes: Librarians aid both patients, care providers http://missoulian.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/nurse-s-notes-librarians-aid-both-patients-care-providers/article_1667051a-93c4-11e1-a39a-001a4bcf887a.html
