Posted on October 29, 2009 by jimmintz
As someone who spent a quarter century in the health communications and social marketing field, I am flabbergasted on how ineffective the communications coming out of health authorities is on H1N1 /Swine flu.
One thing seems clear and that is the compelling need for reliable information, to understand the risks this virus presents, what to do [...]
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Posted on October 9, 2009 by jimmintz
As a Canadian who is in the public sector marketing business , I have paid close attention to what is happening in the USA recently. I am quite concerned by the perception of many Americans about their government and its capability of delivering programs and services to the American public.
As Andrew Cohen points out [...]
Filed under: Canadian government, Uncategorized | Tagged: American vs Canadian health care, Continental Divide, differences between Americans and Canadians, Fire and Ice, Jim Mintz, Marketing in the public sector, Michal Adams, Obama, public sector government marketing, Seymour Lipset | 3 Comments »