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Positive Deviance project to reduce social isolation and the 25 year life span disparity among patients with severe mental illness
Paul Freund
HBR IdeaCast: Positive Deviance and Unlikely Innovators
Great Work Interview:Jerry Sternin
Michael Bungay Stanier interviews Jerry Sternin about his "Great Work"
Length: 28 minutes
Positive Deviance: A Unique Approach to Behavior and Social Change
Alexandra Tung, host of Nutrition Talk, discusses the Positive Deviance approach and its applications with guests Monique Sternin, co-founder of the Positive Deviance Initiative (PDI) and Randa Wilkinson, Director of Training for the PDI.
Length: 55 minutes
Monique Sternin discusses the concept of Positive Deviance (PD) and shares her first experience using the PD approach in Vietnam to address the issue of childhood malnutrition. Randa Wilkinson discusses why PD has been described by others as "the cutting edge of common sense" and also shares her experiences using the PD approach to address goiter in West Java, Indonesia, as well as increasing access to healthcare for the Waria in Indonesia. How to be trained in using PD is also discussed. To access more Nutrition Talk Radio, click here.
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Resource Spotlight:
Letting Go, Gaining Control: Positive Deviance and MRSA Prevention
This article, recently featured in Clinical Leader, discusses healthcare-associated infections and outlines the specific steps of the PD process that some pioneering hospitals are taking to reduce transmission.

