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Behavioral Economics, Physical Activity, Workplace Health
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,... More »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
Behavioral Economics, Innovative Technology, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Tobacco Control, Workplace Health
Canadian Leadership: The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion After 30 Years
The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, which proposed an international effort to achieve better health for all by 2000, celebrates its 30th anniversary on November 21, 2016. The tactics espoused by the Ottawa Charter, largely dependent on government interventions, have advanced the health of Canadians over the past 30 years. Early and long-standing interactions between... More »behavioral economics, Canada, Canadians, chronic disease prevention, health promotion, Ottawa Charter, private sector, technologies, World Health Organization
Behavioral Economics, Nutrition
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... More »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
Nutrition
Breaking Down the New Dietary Guidelines
Last month, the long awaited 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans were released. Updated every five years, these guidelines outline what Americans should be eating to stay healthy based on the latest scientific research. Right in time for National Nutrition Month, here’s what you need to know: What’s new in these guidelines? A greater emphasis on... More »David Katz, Dietary Guidelines, Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020, fruits and vegetables, HealthyFood, National Nutrition Month, plant-based foods, salt, sugar
Innovative Technology
Release of Guidelines for Personalized Health Technology: Final Report
Do you know whether your employer can access and analyze data from your wearable device? Will your insurer use your smartwatch data to price your premium? Will your data from your mobile health application be protected and secured from malevolent cybercriminals? These deal-breaking questions may result in a failure to deliver widespread health benefits if... More »American Heart Association, data stewardship, ethical legal and social implications, EU Commission, evidence, FDA, Guidelines for Personalized Health Technology, HIMSS, Microsoft, National Academy of Medicine, personalized health technology, privacy, Qualcomm Institute, Vitality
Workplace Health
Companies reporting on employee health: gamble or good risk management?
Fifteen years ago, companies would never have believed it would become common practice for them to track and publicly report on their water use, energy efficiency, and carbon footprint. It did. Today, with sessions at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos on “Health is the Bottom Line” and recognition that human capital is... More »carbon footprint, community health, corporate reporting, data stewardship, Davos, employee health, energy efficiency, environment, ESG, health metrics, human capital, integrated reporting, materiality, privacy, risk management, sustainability, water use, WEF, World Economic Forum
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Revolutionizing Healthy Ageing
Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, contends that we are living in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The first industrial revolution (c.1750) delivered mechanical production, the second (c.1900) provided mass production, and the third (c.1960) brought computers. Today, the fourth industrial revolution is ushering in ubiquitous, mobile,... More »3D printing, aging, artificial intelligence, data stewardship, Davos, Derek Yach, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Global Agenda Council on Ageing, innovative technology, internet of things, Klaus Schwab, personalized health technology, rapid gene sequencing, robotics, WEF, World Economic Forum
Nutrition, Tobacco Control, Workplace Health
The Economics Of Cancer Prevention & Control: Data Digest
Developed for the World Cancer Leaders' Summit 2014, with the input of the Vitality Institute Introduction With the adoption of the UN Political Declaration on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) in 2011, the world’s political leaders acknowledged the enormity of the NCD burden and the threats NCDs pose to human, economic and social development. Even so,... More »Union for International Cancer Control | Dec. 3, 2014
Alcohol Use, Behavioral Economics, Brain Health, Innovative Technology, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Tobacco Control, Workplace Health
Do Workplace Health Promotion (Wellness) Programs Work?
Authors: Goetzel, Ron Z. PhD; Henke, Rachel Mosher PhD; Tabrizi, Maryam PhD, MS; Pelletier, Kenneth R. PhD, MD (hc); Loeppke, Ron MD, MPH; Ballard, David W. PsyD, MBA; Grossmeier, Jessica PhD, MPH; Anderson, David R. PhD, LP; Yach, Derek MBChB, MPH; Kelly, Rebecca K. PhD, RD, CDE; McCalister, Tre' MA, EdD; Serxner, Seth PhD; Selecky,... More »Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (JOEM) | September 2014
Alcohol Use, Behavioral Economics, Brain Health, Innovative Technology, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Tobacco Control, Workplace Health
Improving Support for Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention: Summary of Key Messages from Reports of the Institute of Medicine
Leigh Carroll and Bridget B. Kelly, Editors This paper was commissioned by the Vitality Institute, an organization with a mission to advance knowledge about the evolving science and art of chronic disease prevention and health promotion in order to build healthier societies. The paper is intended to inform the Vitality Institute Commission on the... More »Institute of Medicine (IOM) | June 18, 2014
