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Using E-Mail to Break Bad News


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STD eCards - Using E-Mail to Break Bad News (VIDEO)
Using E-Mail to Break Bad News
Published: Oct 23, 08
Comments: 2
Views: 1,815

Social commentators argue that it is bad form to break up with someone via e-mail.

I wonder what they will have to say about these eCards, which are designed for people to anonymously inform their partner via e-mail that they may be infected with an STD.

These eCards are being touted as a public health courtesy, but in my opinion this is just really bad etiquette.

Be warned, a syphilis scare may be on its way to your inbox soon. Check out InSpot.org at about 0:45 on the video above.

"When you weigh the importance of getting people notified, that's ultimately what needs to be done," said Jeffrey D. Klausner, director of STD Prevention and Control Services in San Francisco, California's Department of Public Health. "By notifying them -- even if it's done anonymously, even distantly, even with an e-card -- the benefits of getting someone diagnosed and treated outweigh the concerns of insensitivity." (inspot.org)

References:  inspot.org, cnn

Filed In:  activism health lifestyle social






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FOUR WAYS TO REACT: vote, favorite, add more examples of STD eCards or comment about Using E-Mail to Break Bad News.

Marissa Brassfield on Oct 23, 08  3,489 Trends   4,129 Comments
Should we consider it a sign of the times that InSpot's server is down?
Marissa Brassfield on Oct 23, 08  3,489 Trends   4,129 Comments 0
Cecilia Biemann on Oct 23, 08  605 Trends   42 Comments
Fingers crossed that the server problem is due to visitor curiosity rather than visitor need.
Cecilia Biemann on Oct 23, 08  605 Trends   42 Comments 0


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