tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210028174067978141.post582879259753684997..comments2023-08-23T02:14:16.757-04:00Comments on Pop Health: Writing Public Health Blogs: Do We Get Back What We Put In?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14481454257463612485noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210028174067978141.post-89820390949470184402014-06-29T00:05:24.905-04:002014-06-29T00:05:24.905-04:00These are good questions. Sometimes it's bette...These are good questions. Sometimes it's better disseminate quality resources and information that other authorities have put together, for example, through Twitter, rather than writing it all from scratch ourselves. Time is preciousLouise Wedgwoodhttp://wellnessinwords.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210028174067978141.post-54309465338939178792013-04-05T10:44:36.512-04:002013-04-05T10:44:36.512-04:00Thank you all for reading this week and sharing yo...Thank you all for reading this week and sharing your thoughts!<br /><br />Nina- I'm glad we got to include your answers here in the comment section! Thank you so much for making the time.<br /><br />Best, LeahAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14481454257463612485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210028174067978141.post-60628397078020712932013-04-05T10:28:54.652-04:002013-04-05T10:28:54.652-04:00Thanks for an interesting post, Leah. Due to Easte...Thanks for an interesting post, Leah. Due to Easter I was unfortunately not able to complete your questions before you posted the blog post. But none the less here are my responses with regards to my blog www.Publichealth2point0.com<br /><br />How much time do you dedicate to your blog per day/week/month?<br />It’s hard to give a general estimate of how much time I use. It can very from several hours per day to sometimes no activity at all. In the beginning I posted new entries at least once a week and preferable twice. I used the blog as a tool in a research project and the blog posts thus functions both as a form of communication of what I was doing to the world, but almost just as importantly as a web log for myself, helping me keep track of what I was doing and seeing the links between different components of my work.<br /><br />Who is the audience for your blog? <br />I guess my main audience is people with a public health background, and especially those with an interest in communication. The aim is however to try and target all public health people and make them see the role science communication may play in their work and its significance to public health. Whether I’m reaching these people is difficult for me to know. Through Twitter and can tell that it is being shared among people with a health related background but its very hard to tell. When focusing on specific themes, e.g. social media and disaster preparedness, the target audience is of course a wider, but yet more specific group of people.<br /><br />What is the ideal “return/s on investment” for your blogging efforts? <br />This is a very tricky question. I know that it matters to me that what I scribble about is actually being read, although much of the writing actually serves as a way for me to structure my own thoughts and therefor doesn’t necessarily have to be read by anyone. However, I must be honest and say that looking at the statistics of how many have accessed the blog post, shared it on Twitter etc gives me a kick and is a motivator for writing. An ideal return of my blogging efforts is therefore that it is being read. Preferable by the right people of course and if they engage with comments it is perfect. But equally or perhaps even more important is the networking returns. Through blogging I have, like the other respondents in this mini survey, expanded my network and made great connections with people I would most like not have encountered otherwise. My connection with Leah Roman is an example here of. It keeps overwhelming me how powerful a tool blogging is in networking. Especially when it is combined with Twitter, Facebook, etc.<br /><br />Do you measure these “returns”? If so- how?<br />Apart from following ‘my statistics’ I don’t really measure my returns.<br /><br />I can only encourage others in Public Health to take up blogging. But be careful its a bit addictive.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210028174067978141.post-46943153211387080472013-04-02T22:39:01.775-04:002013-04-02T22:39:01.775-04:00Thanks for the article Leah.Thanks for the article Leah.CD31 antibodyhttp://www.biorbyt.com/cd31-antibodynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210028174067978141.post-8355788727847285222013-04-01T21:41:55.773-04:002013-04-01T21:41:55.773-04:00It's hard to raise the bar and harder still to...It's hard to raise the bar and harder still to keep it there. Reading your comments one can see that PH bloggers bring multiple skills to their posts. Participants can read, respond and or continue to explore topics. Blogging is a unique medium that opens the world of PH to larger audiences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com