Inspire WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Inspire
Inspire is a community of health and wellness groups for patients, professionals and caregivers to support each other and discuss specific health-related topics. Inspire partners with several major health and nonprofit corporations including the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research, Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, The ALS Association, National Osteoporosis Foundation, CARES Foundation, and WomenHeart. Inspire was created by a group of friends to create a place where people can feel safe to discuss their health, help each other and get better.
Fast Facts
- Inspire's motto is "Together, we're better."
- Inspire was formerly known as ClinicaHealth.
- Inspire has 43 group categories, each with a few or many sub-categories and groups.
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Latest Headlines on Inspire
Official Web Sites and Corporate Blogs of Inspire
- Inspire: Inspire Communities | About Inspire | Inspire In the News |
- Newton Files: Survival of the Fittest: Amir Lewkowicz's Blog (Dec. 2, 2007)
Company Info on Inspire
- Inspire: Our Mission | Nonprofit Partners | Health Partners | Corporate Site
Founders and Management of Inspire
- Inspire: Who Are We? | Advisory Board | Martin Anderson, MBA | Steve Borgatti, PhD | Joel B. Braunstein, MD, MBA | Michael Dansinger, MD, MS | Kenneth Getz, MBA | Michael B. Losow, JD, MBA | Jennifer Preece, PhD | Morrie Ruffin, MA | William Schreiner | Eric Schvimmer
- Health 2.0: Amir Lewkowicz
- Foley Hoag LLP: Patient, Heal Thyself: Speakers: Amir Lewkowicz
- Babson Life Sciences Club: BioIndustry Forum Speakers: Amir Lewkowicz
- LinkedIn: Brian Loew
Products and Services from Inspire
- Inspire: Services | Health and Wellness Groups | Directory | Addiction | Alternative and Complementary Medicine | Asthma and Allergies | Autoimmune Diseases | Blood and Lymphatic Disorders | Bones, Joints and Muscles | Brain and Nervous System | Cancer | Caregivers | Children's Health | Diabetes and Hormones | Diet and Nutrition | Digestive System Disorders | Ear, Nose and Throat | Eyes and Vision | Fitness and Exercise | Gay and Lesbian Health | Genetic Disorders | Health Insurance | Heart and Circulation | HIV and AIDS | Hospice, End-of-Life Care and Bereavement | Infant Health | Infectious Diseases | Inspiration | Kidneys and Urinary System | Lungs and Respiration | Men's Health | Mental Health | Mind and Body Wellness | Oral Health | Pain | Parenting | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Pregnancy and Childbirth | Rare Diseases | Senior Health | Sexual Health | Skin Conditions | Sleep Disorders | Teen Health | Undiagnosed Medical Problems | Women's Health
Information Licensed from Inspire
- Inspire: Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Copyright and Trademark Notice | International Users Agreement
Tips, Help, Support for Inspire
- Inspire: Join | Sign In | Contact Us | Frequently Asked Questions | Community Guidelines | Urgent Help | Start Your Group | Start Your Group: Why Inspire? | Start Your Group: FAQs | Jobs | Feedback
- Washington Post: A Few Caveats About Online Support Groups (Feb. 5, 2008)
Blogs and Forums About Inspire
- Inspire: Testimonials
- The New Life of e-Patient Dave: "Succeeding in Online Health" Lunch: Take-Aways (March 5, 2008)
- Ted Eytan, MD: A Conversation About Health 2.0 and Community Empowerment With the Founders of Inspire.com (May 8, 2008)
- Life In The Bit Bubble: Private Label Social Network Vendor List (July 10, 2007)
- Google Groups: LRC Network: Patients With Rare Medical Conditions Find Support Via Internet
Parody and Criticism about Inspire
- Union-Tribune: Health Records Shared Online Pose Dilemma (March 5, 2008)
Photo, Audio, and Video from Inspire
- Inspire: Logo
- Washington Business Journal: David Greene, Former President of ClinicaHealth and CEO Brian Loew (April 6, 2007)
- Health 2.0: Amir Lewkowicz
Competitors of Inspire
- WebMD: Health Message Boards
- Revolution Health: Community
- HealthCentral: HealthCentral Network
- MyHealthGate: MyHealthGate
About this WisdomCard
- Contributor: Kimberly Scott
- Reviewer: Tara
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Kimberly Scott
- Reviewer: Tara
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
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- Last update: Sep. 11, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
