Comments on: Reading matters, sad news and uplifting messages http://blog.sph.unc.edu/monday_morning/2008/06/17/reading-matters-sad-news-and-uplifting-messages/ A blog by UNC School of Public Health Dean Barbara K. Rimer Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:56:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Jeanne http://blog.sph.unc.edu/monday_morning/2008/06/17/reading-matters-sad-news-and-uplifting-messages/#comment-1446 Jeanne Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:55:59 +0000 http://blog.sph.unc.edu/monday_morning/2008/06/17/reading-matters-sad-news-and-uplifting-messages/#comment-1446 Dean Rimer - I am still a huge fan of your blog. Two quick comments. 1. I always appreciate your book recommendations. Here's a recommendation for your new Kindle: Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits by C.K. Prahalad . If you haven't already read it great book for anyone interested in public health. Victor Strecher recommended it at a recent conference. * Discusses how businesses typical target individuals at the top of the pyramid (high SES individuals) but if we target individuals at the bottom of the pyramid, businesses can help low SES individuals, decrease the poverty gap and still make a profit due to the large numbers. Discussed strategies which increased the availability of cataract surgeries and India and got the cost down to $50. Also discusses how technology can be used to bring information and buying power to low SES individuals. Sort of a RE-AIM model for business. 2. I noticed your post about Ron Davis. I just read the Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, a former Carnie Mellon professor with pancreatic cancer. His lecture titled, Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, which the book is based on is on-line (warning: its over an hour). If you haven't read the book, you should also add that to your kindle. What is a very interesting experience is if you both read the book and watch the video of his lecture (I would recommend in it in this order). Its a great lesson on communication across different mediums (sort of what we lose and gain by each). When reading the book, you get the background on some of the points discussed in the lecture, a description of what he is feeling when giving this lecture, and explanation as to why he included what he included. The video allows you to see his energy level, his presentation style, and his nonverbal behavior. He wrote this lecture and book so his three kids (all under 6) would have something to help them understand who he was. Looks like he achieved this goal with the combo of this video and the book. Similar to what you mentioned about Davis, I am amazed by his ability to be both realistic and optomistic about his cancer diagnosis. Look forward to your next blog, Jeanne Dean Rimer -

I am still a huge fan of your blog. Two quick comments.

1. I always appreciate your book recommendations. Here’s a recommendation for your new Kindle: Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits by C.K. Prahalad . If you haven’t already read it great book for anyone interested in public health. Victor Strecher recommended it at a recent conference.
* Discusses how businesses typical target individuals at the top of the pyramid (high SES individuals) but if we target individuals at the bottom of the pyramid, businesses can help low SES individuals, decrease the poverty gap and still make a profit due to the large numbers. Discussed strategies which increased the availability of cataract surgeries and India and got the cost down to $50. Also discusses how technology can be used to bring information and buying power to low SES individuals. Sort of a RE-AIM model for business.

2. I noticed your post about Ron Davis. I just read the Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, a former Carnie Mellon professor with pancreatic cancer. His lecture titled, Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, which the book is based on is on-line (warning: its over an hour). If you haven’t read the book, you should also add that to your kindle. What is a very interesting experience is if you both read the book and watch the video of his lecture (I would recommend in it in this order). Its a great lesson on communication across different mediums (sort of what we lose and gain by each). When reading the book, you get the background on some of the points discussed in the lecture, a description of what he is feeling when giving this lecture, and explanation as to why he included what he included. The video allows you to see his energy level, his presentation style, and his nonverbal behavior. He wrote this lecture and book so his three kids (all under 6) would have something to help them understand who he was. Looks like he achieved this goal with the combo of this video and the book. Similar to what you mentioned about Davis, I am amazed by his ability to be both realistic and optomistic about his cancer diagnosis.

Look forward to your next blog,

Jeanne

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