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Business is critical to building healthy communities. This July 2014 workshop held at the New York Academy of Medicine explored business engagement in improving population health beyond the important work in worksite wellness and health promotion. Speakers included representatives of businesses (e.g., Dow, IBM, and business coalitions on health) who have been active in efforts to improve the health of their communities. The workshop focused on the case for business engagement, what businesses can do, strategies for implementation, and how to partner with other community-based stakeholders.
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·2015
Business Engagement in Building Healthy Communities is the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Population Health Improvement in July 2014 to consider the role of business in improving population health beyond the usual worksite wellness and health promotion ac...
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An ad hoc committee will plan and conduct a public workshop that will feature invited presentations and discussion of how businesses can participate in improving population health. Specific topics may include the business case for involvement in population health and how businesses can be effective as key players in population health improvement. The committee will define the specific topics to be addressed, develop the agenda, select and invite speakers and other participants, and moderate the discussions. An individually-authored summary of the presentations and discussions at the workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.
Collaborators
Sponsors
Private: For Profit
Private: Non Profit
Staff
Alina Baciu
Lead
Major units and sub-units
Center for Health, People, and Places
Lead
Institute of Medicine
Lead
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice
Lead
Health Care and Public Health Program Area
Lead
