STDiQ iPhone App
STDiQ is a free iPhone app developed by Denver Health. It seems like a really interesting and informative project. I wonder how many downloads it has received and if anyone has attempted to evaluate the intervention’s success? From their website: STDiQ is a great resource for the sexually active adult, featuring: – A risk checker to show what factors can increase your chances of getting an STD – An STD testing site locater – Fact sheets on 10 common STDs including g*****l herpes, chlamydia and HIV – An engaging, educational... Read The Rest →
An Intriguing Mobile Web App
On my hunt for finding an intriguing mobile web app for class, I realized how conflated the language is between mobile web and mobile apps. It has been so confusing, I am at a loss for how to distinguish between the two. However, I have attempted to find said intriguing mobile web app and discovered something I found immensely practical: CarFinder. Neosistec’s CarFinder for Blackberry is supposed to make finding where you parked your car a simple task and save you from the headaches of searching block after block. It... Read The Rest →
Hint Fiction
My daughter was the easiest newborn. She wasn’t finicky until age five when she refused to eat anything except watermelon. Share → Tweet
Six Word Story
Big snowflakes in a small town. Share → Tweet
HIV/AIDS News Roundup
H.I.V.: Drugs Often Reserved for the Very Sick May Stem Mother-to-Baby Infections (NY Times) Johnson & Johnson Deal May Bring HIV/AIDS Drugs To Developing Countries Faster (Kaiser Family Foundation) Institute of Medicine Issues Second Report on HIV Screening and Access to Care (AIDS.gov) Federal Leads Explore Intersection of HIV/AIDS and Housing Insecurity or Homelessness (AIDS.gov) ADAP Watch: AIDS Drug Wait List Grows to 5,779 (Housing Works) National HIV/AIDS Strategy Tiptoes Forward (Housing Works) Share → Tweet
Inspiring projects in my field
Here are some inspiring projects in my field. Public health professionals have found a way to capitalize on new media to connect with other preventionists and service providers. However, those in the field are still exploring ways in which mobile technology (including both SMS and smart phones), social, and new media can yield direct connections to those in need of services, prevention information, and treatment information. GMHC’s I Love My Boo Campaign Weekly text messages improve HIV drug adherence in Kenya Get Yourself Tested Campaign TheBody.com ZMQ’s HIV/AIDS educational games... Read The Rest →
Thesis Proposal
I swore never to be silent whenever and where ever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. - Elie Wiesel I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to give back and to consider yourself not as a single individual who may have achieved whatever but to be a part of an ongoing historical movement. - Angela Davis Without community, there is no liberation. - Audre... Read The Rest →
Collective Storytelling
I will posting everything here! Share → Tweet
PHASE – Design for UNICEF Final Project
PHASE is a web community designed to connect NGO users with the information they need. We propose creating a website that expedites the flow of information by relief workers on the ground to outsource tasks that require specialized technology skills to complete. By doing so, relief workers’ capacity to work efficiently is increased. This project was developed at New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program in the course Design for UNICEF taught by John Dimatos. Project leads are Sarah Jenny Bleviss, Joshua Kleiner, and Nancy Change. Please view our presentation: Share... Read The Rest →
Sutainable DIY New Media
In 2007, my colleague Damien and I presented at Women, Action and the Media! at M.I.T. a workshop entitled Sustainable DIY New Media. I’ve just come across the presentation in its entirety on video. Presenters: Sarah Jenny Bleviss, new media artist, social justice advocate, former blogger, and web developer for $pread Magazine Axon Damien Luxe, DIY media-maker, electro performer, art director, and event curator, aka Hadassah Hill The goal of this presentation is to relay vital, how-to new media strategies for people with limited to moderate internet experience and no... Read The Rest →