Starting Your Own Health PodcastAre you passionate about health advocacy, itching to share your thoughts and ideas with others? If so, starting a health podcast might be the perfect platform for you! Podcasting has... By Editorial Team 6 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Meet Our 2024 Social Health Award Finalists!We’re excited to announce our 2024 Social Health Awards finalists! It's been an incredible experience for our judges (and team) to get to know our Health Leaders better through their... By Editorial Team 5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
How I Carved Out My Niche in the World of Chronic Illness AdvocacyNavigating the world of chronic illness is kind of like trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube, blindfolded, and with one hand tied behind your back. It’s confusing, often frustrating, but... By Cynthia Covert3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Am I Doing Enough as an Online Health Advocate?I have been sharing online content about eczema since 2012 on Instagram and later Youtube since 2017. Ever since I've begun my online health advocacy journey, I have often wondered... By Teresa Alabata3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Where We As Advocates Can Direct People for HelpAs advocates, we often find ourselves in the role of putting out little fires everywhere. People come to us first for help because they feel a sense of trust and... By Elle Cole2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
How Learning About Health Literacy Changed the Way I Advocate for Myself and OthersFor most of my life, navigating the healthcare system felt like I was lost in a foreign country. Medical terms flew over my head. All of the discharge instructions seemed... By Racquel H. Dozier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Spending Time Building Relationships With My Congressional MembersThere is so much I am still learning about being an advocate even though I have been one for ten plus years. My first trip to D.C. to meet with... By Vickie Wilkerson2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
The Power of a Growth Mindset in Your Health Leadership JourneyThe concept of a growth mindset has gained traction in recent years. Coined by psychologist Carol Dweck, a “growth mindset” refers to the belief that a person’s abilities and intelligence... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
It Isn't Over Until It's Over: Deciding to Stop ChemotherapyBefore all else, this article begins with a sincere statement of gratitude. To my delight, Social Health Network is again giving me a platform to share my voice. As you... By Ellen Reed3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Lessons Learned From Starting an Awareness Brand & Finding Your Unique Voice in AdvocacyMy health journey began like any other - I was a healthy, active, young adult with big dreams and ambitions for my future. That all changed when I started experiencing... By Kristine Hoestermann8 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Living With Fibromyalgia and Axial Spondyloarthritis: My StoryAfter many years of trial and error with doctors, my axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpa) was under control with a prescription of biologics and physiotherapy. On paper I should have been sorted... By Julie Vallortigara3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Kind of Social Health Network Advocate Are You?In this day and age, there are so many mediums available for advocacy. Exploring the best options for advocacy is a very personal process. The best kind of advocacy is... By Tatiana Corbitt3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
How My Struggle With Chronic Illness Unexpectedly Turned Into AdvocacyNever in my wildest dreams did I picture myself as a chronic illness advocate. Seriously, if you had told me as a kid that one day I'd be fighting for... By Cynthia Covert2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Choosing The Best Means for Advocacy on Social PlatformsThe hat for advocacy involves various components. Your advocacy can consist of many of possibilities: I’m going to delve in further with the latter as there have been many eyes... By Yolanda Brunson-Sarrabo3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Empowering Parents To Raise Healthy AdvocatesParenting is a challenging responsibility, especially when it comes to raising children who are passionate about their health and the well-being of others. As a mom of twins who watch... By Elle Cole3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
How to Become a Patient Advocate: Tips for Taking the PlungeStarting anything new can be daunting. One of the most frequent questions I receive from those wanting to break into the patient advocacy space is how to get started, how... By Natalie Hayden5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
A Journey to SelfMy journey started at the age of 14. I was competing competitively for cheerleading and assumed the activities associated were the cause of my swollen feet, drastic weight loss, and... By JadeNealious1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Why I Became an MS AdvocateThe day my doctor told me I had multiple sclerosis, I felt like my life had been ripped apart. I was a bodybuilder, a gym owner, a man who defined... By David Lyons3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My Reason for Advocating (and Journaling Prompts To Find Yours)Many of us are Social Health Network advocates here. We advocate for people that suffer from illnesses that we may or may not also suffer from. Sometimes we are patients... By Tatiana Corbitt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
APPLY NOW! HealtheVoices 2024 Conference for AdvocatesHealtheVoices, Johnson & Johnson’s one-of-a-kind leadership program for online health advocates, is now accepting attendee and speaker applications for its annual conference, September 27-29, 2024 in Princeton, New Jersey! Now... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments