Title Business engagement in building healthy communities : workshop summary / Theresa Wizemann, rapporteur ; Roundtable on Population Health Improvement, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (1 PDF file (xv, 83 pages)) : color illustrations Contents Introduction -- Lessons from the Blue Zones -- Why should businesses engage in population health improvement -- The impact of business on population health -- Community / population health as an intentional business strategy -- Stimulating and supporting business engagement in health improvement -- Reflections on the day -- Appendix A: References -- Appendix B: Workshop agenda -- Appendix C: Biographical sketches of workshop speakers Summary "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 activities. The workshop followed previous roundtable discussions on the importance of applying a health lens to decision making in non-health sectors and the need for cross-sector collaborations to advance population health. Invited speakers included representatives from several businesses that have taken action to improve the health of their communities and representatives of business coalitions on health. The workshop was designed to discuss why engaging in population health improvement is good for business; explore how businesses can be effective key leaders in improving the health of communities; and discuss ways in which businesses can engage in population health improvement. This report is a record of the presentations and discussion of the event"--Publisher's description Notes Title from PDF title page Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes English Version viewed August 17, 2015 Subject Community health services -- United States -- Business management Medical policy. Health Promotion -- methods Community Health Services -- methods Health Policy Public Health Practice Public-Private Sector Partnerships HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues. MEDICAL -- General. MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery. MEDICAL -- Health Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disease & Health Issues. Medical policy Community health services -- Business management SUBJECT United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 Subject United States Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Population Health Improvement, issuing body. Business Engagement in Population Health Improvement (Workshop) (2014 : New York, N.Y.) ISBN 9780309316668 0309316669 9780309316675 0309316677

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