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Vitality Group Featured as Health Innovation Leader in New World Economic Forum Report
Vitality Group’s program has been featured as a leading innovator in health in a report by the World Economic Forum. Published in collaboration with Willis Towers Watson, the report was released today at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Leveraging principles of behavioral economics that were originally pioneered by Nobel prize-winning psychologist,...Derek Yach | Jan 19, 2017
behavioral economics, behaviors, chronic disease, Daniel Kahneman, engagement, Health, healthy food, innovation, nudges, physical activity, prevention, Vitality, Willis Towers Watson, workplace health, World Economic Forum
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The number of people aged over 60 is set to double by 2050. Are we prepared?
By 2020, individuals aged 60 and older will be greater in number than children younger than five. By 2050, the world’s older adult population will have doubled to 2 billion. These numbers are striking. Cognitive decline, strained pension schemes, and burgeoning healthcare costs: are we prepared for tomorrow’s complex longevity challenges? These challenges provide unique...Derek Yach | Sep 9, 2016
age-friendly, aging, aging population, Bank of America, cognitive decline, financial services, Fourth Industrial Revolution, government, Health, health technology, innovative technology, Merrill Lynch, older adults, privacy, research and development, wealth, World Economic Forum
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Mandela Day: Making a Difference
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” – Nelson Mandela In 2009, the United Nations General Assembly declared July 18 as Nelson Mandela International Day in commemoration...Gugu McLaren, Sustainability Strategy, Discovery | Jul 18, 2016
67 minutes, Discovery, education, environment, food security, freedom, infrastructure, literacy, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela Foundation, Nelson Mandela International Day, peace, shared value, shared value insurance, shelter, social justice
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Health: The New Driver of Business Value
Revenues, profits, and cash flows: These are common concerns for chief financial officers (CFO) conducting business across sectors and geographies. Historically, workforce health has not featured among the top concerns for CFOs and other C-Suite executives, including the chief executive officer (CEO) or chief operating officer (COO). For many companies, this is changing. Workforce health...Brett Tromp, Chief Financial Officer, Discovery Health | Jun 30, 2016
chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, Discovery, Health, king report on corporate governance, National Academy of Medicine, S&P 500 index, shared value, South Africa, united nations global compact, well-being
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Vitality walks the walk … and not just to be active!
The Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces recently hosted the 4th Global Healthy Workplace Awards & Summit on June 7 at American University in Washington, DC. Dr. Derek Yach, Vitality’s Chief Health Officer, was slated to present the keynote – but that’s not the only reason we were psyched to attend. Months earlier we applied for...Jonathan Dugas | Jun 28, 2016
american university, global centre for healthy workplaces, healthy workspaces, monash university, Unilever, well-being, workplace health
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Placing Health at the Heart of Sustainability: Lessons from the Environment
In 2000, the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced the establishment of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), a unique organization dedicated to collaborating with businesses across sectors to promote responsible practices. At the launch, Kofi Annan outlined nine guiding principles for responsible businesses that focused on human rights, labor standards, and the environment. Anti-corruption...Gillian Christie & Derek Yach | Jun 23, 2016
Dow Jones Sustainability Index, ESG, FTSE4Good Index Series, global health, Health, King III, national academies of sciences, shared value, Sustainable Development Goals, UN Global Compact, workplace health
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Aging and Cognition: Maintaining Economic Security in Later Life
The United States (US) and other high-income countries are witnessing demographic changes associated with people living longer though in poorer health. Japan, the country with the highest proportion of elderly citizens, is already working to re-tool its society and economy to support an aging population, leveraging the promise of technology to do so. Many other...Derek Yach and Jason Karlawish | May 9, 2016
behavioral economics, chronic disease, financial services, healthy aging, personalized health technology, senior fraud, University of Pennsylvania, World Economic Forum
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Mental Health Emerging Out of the Shadows
The 1930s marked substantial investment by the Rockefeller Foundation in the scientific development of mental health, including psychiatry, neurology, and care symptoms, in the US, the UK, and elsewhere. This funding provided a foundation for the potential transformation of mental health in a post-World War II health agenda. Since the 1930s, the international development community...Derek Yach & Gillian Christie | Apr 26, 2016
Big White Wall, mental health, NCDs, personalized health technology, prevention, SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals, UK, US, wearable technology, WHO, World Bank, World Health Organization
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Harnessing the Power of Women to Beat Diabetes
April 7 marks the World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Health Day. This year’s theme – Beat Diabetes – comes at a critical time when 415 million people are affected by diabetes worldwide. The campaign aims to curb the proliferation of Type 2 diabetes cases, which are expected to double by 2030, by scaling up prevention...Gabriela Seplovich and Adriana Selwyn | Apr 7, 2016
diabetes, International Diabetes Federation, Nutrition, personalized health technology, type 2 diabetes, WHO, women, World Health Day, World Health Organization
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Incentivizing Healthy Food Choices for Better Health
One year ago today, John Hancock and Vitality embarked on a collaboration to create a whole new type of life insurance: a shared value approach whereby financial benefits from individuals living healthier and longer lives can be reinvested to the benefit of the insurer and the customer. Today, John Hancock Vitality announces the launch of...Adriana Selwyn | Apr 6, 2016
environment, greenhouse gas emissions, HealthyFood, John Hancock USA, John Hancock Vitality, Nutrition, planetary health, Rockefeller Foundation, shared value insurance, South Africa, sustainability, The Lancet, USA, water use
