As April rolls along, some awesome discussions have been blooming in the garden of our WEGO Health Community. Everything from how to cope with ADHD to how we can raise awareness for women living with Autism. If you’re looking for something inspiring to read this afternoon, check out any of these posts and be sure to add your two cents!
April 14th, 2011
What’s the Community Saying?
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January 7th, 2011
First Friday: January Post Prompts
As an awesome online health leader, creating content for your health community is your passion! But sometimes it can be challenging to come up with topics to go off of. Health Activists – never fear! WEGO Health is here to give you some post prompts.
Introducing our fun new feature: First Friday Post Prompts. Every first Friday of the month, we’ll be giving you some ideas to help inspire you to create that fantastic Health Activist content you are known for. If you happen to find yourself in that unpleasantly familiar blog-writing-rut at any time during this month, simply come back here to this post and borrow one of these five prompts to get your imagination going. I’ve found that sometimes the most fun (and surprisingly the best) writing can come from being assigned a topic. How does that sound?
Check out these content prompts for January and see what ones resonate for YOU:
1. Are you making your goals for 2011 S.M.A.R.T (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-sensitive)? What are your Health Activist goals for 2011, and can you map them using this acronym?
2. It’s a new year, and a time for setting up new health habits. What’s the best tip you’ve ever received on setting and achieving a health goal? Were there words of advice that helped you make your goal a reality?
3. Nothing says “New Year” like needing a vacation from the busy holiday season. As a Health Activist, how do you help your community deal with getting back on track after taking a few weeks off from health management during the holidays?
4. January is a time for trying new things, and thankfully, there are a lot of tools available for Health Activists to help spread the word about their advocacy. Is there a communication tool (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Flickr, YouTube, DailyBooth) that you’ve been itching to try but haven’t jumped in yet? Now the perfect time to try one out and share your experiences as you get rolling!
5. Photos are among the most effective sharing tools we have, as Health Activists. Are you willing to show your Health Activist face to the world? If you’d rather retain your anonymity, try sharing a photo of what life with your health condition is like. It could be the start of a great photo 365 project!
Check back every “First Friday” for five more prompts for you to consider, and customize. Bring them back to your communities and start a discussion, blog, or vlog about it. If one of the prompts sparks something awesome – check back in and leave a link – we’d love to see which direction you took it and give you some linky love in return!
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January 4th, 2011
Health Activists Who Could: Make It Your Mission (Statement)
With the dawning of a new year comes the resolutions, and, in the WEGO Health community, we’re hearing a lot about Health Activist Mission Statements. Alicia Staley (star of Awesome Cancer Survivor and Tweeting as @stales) wrote a terrific post about creating a Health Activist Mission Statement.
Her Mission Statement is a testament to her power as an advocate and to her reach as an inspirational survivor:
“As a Health Activist, I will work tirelessly to motivate, educate, and inspire others in the cancer communities to achieve their best health. By sharing my personal experiences with others facing a cancer diagnosis, I will do my best to improve their treatment and survivorship experiences. I will reach out to all cancer community partners including health care providers, pharma companies, and medical institutions to ensure everyone experiencing a life touched by cancer will always have the best resources and support available to them. Cancer can’t beat a Community!”
This month, we’re focusing on setting Health Activist goals, and helping set the stage for our success and impact as advocates in 2011. Take a look at Alicia’s post and think about creating your own Mission Statement. If you decide to make a statement, please leave a link to your post in the comments section so we can check it out and spotlight YOU!
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