Tag Archives: chronic disease

Strong Economy, Healthy Population

Good health is good for business. The statistics speak for themselves: Influenza costs the US economy $16 billion each year in lost earnings. Diabetes costs a staggering $116 billion and could reach $336 billion in the next two decades. Workers who experienced hunger as children create a workforce pool that is less competitive, with lower levels of educational and technical skills.
Posted on October 19, 2011 By Virtual Vantage Points
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A Prescription for Building Productive Relationships

This week I had the opportunity to facilitate a roundtable on the topic of prevention and wellness at ExL Pharma’s annual public relations and communications summit. In hotel ballrooms filled with professional communicators, many were abuzz with fresh ideas to take back to their respective biopharma companies. The chief question: how does this industry build a more productive dialogue with stakeholders and become seen not as “pill-makers” but as real solution providers, helping their customers achieve better health?
Posted on July 29, 2011 By Virtual Vantage Points
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Expect More Health Reform Next Year

Posted by Kenneth Thorpe, Ph.D.I recently presented some thoughts on health reform at an APCO-sponsored lunch and discussion. The event got me thinking: where is this debate headed? There is no simple answer. But the one certainty is that regardless of whether Democrats send a bill to President Obama’s desk this year, there must be more [...]
Posted on March 3, 2010 By Kenneth Thorpe
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Universal Health Care and Chronic Disease

Posted by Bill Pierce With no end in site in the race for the Democratic nomination, instead of waiting until a nominee is determined, now is as good a time as any to explore the health care proposals of the candidates.The good news is that all three have some similarities in both their proposals and their [...]
Posted on March 26, 2008 By Bill Pierce
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