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Health Share? Give-and-Take
On Facebook and other social media platforms, it’s common to post about health issues, but is it wise? No: Rebecca Jeschke, digital rights
analyst for the Electronic Frontier Foun- dation, a nonprofit digital civil liberties group, warns, “Remember that even if you use a pseudonym, you can be unmasked in various ways (by accident or through a legal process like a subpoena). Are you discussing things you don’t want your family to see? Your employer? Your in- surer?” Information provided freely could be aggregated and used against you in the future — regardless of whether this is fair. Yes: Jeff Jarvis, an author who chron- icled his battle with prostate cancer both online and in his book, Public Parts: How
Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live (Simon & Schuster, 2011), says he gained support from long-lost friends and inspired others. “Why should anyone be ashamed of being sick in this modern age?” Jarvis asks. “If we were open, if the nation’s health data could be public, then perhaps we would find correlations ... perhaps cures and even save lives.” Tip: Encrypting information or posting on a password-protected site provides more security. Online discussion can provide important stress relief and be an easy way to update loved ones, says Sona Mehring, founder and CEO of
CaringBridge.org. The nonprofit site allows users to select differ- ent privacy levels.
— Latayne C. Scott
Family Matters
Discover helpful re- sources for military spouses and children.
SalutetoSpouses.com announced in March its new Web resources for military spouses welcoming home a deployed service- member. On the site, articles from experts, firsthand stories, tips, podcasts, webinars, and more explore
specific issues mili- tary spouses face as servicemembers rein- tegrate into “normal” life after deployment. “When your spouse
comes home after a deployment ... find- ing a new rhythm as a unit can be challenging when you’ve gotten used to running the household,” says Army spouse Allison Perkins, editor of the site.
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