There’s been a lot of debate about how to get health-care costs down in America, but simple preventative measures like this should be a no-brainer. Signs, after all, are a lot cheaper than surgery.
via fastcoexist.com
In a fascinating short post at fastcoexist, Andrew Price writes of gains in physical activity achieved when a simple sign, Burn Calories, not Electricity, was placed near a building's elevators. The New York Times reports today that handwashing has been promoted effectively in England by placing signs reading Don't Bring the Toilet with You in restrooms. Makes you marvel at how much you can accomplish by choosing your words carefully.