Source: CDC, March, 2022 What is this about? This edition of Connections newsletter provides the just-released, definitive guidance on all recommended immunizations over the human lifespan for the U.S. population. The recommendations are in two parts; Part 1 is for adults 19 and up and Part 2 is for infants and children through age 18. … Continue Reading ›
Source: JOEM What is this about? This edition of Connections newsletter provides a important recent JOEM article that suggests a practical approach for examining an employer’s capability and efforts to provide mental health support for their employees. This article further highlights an extensive effort to develop evidence-based recommendations for employers in dealing with how they… Continue Reading ›
Source: Forrester Reports What is this about? This edition of Connections newsletter provides an important report produced by the well-respected business consulting and analytics company Forrester. The report examines 4 large clients of the Virgin Pulse Engage platform with 264,500 eligible employees and approximately 50,000 users of the platform. The report examines economic savings projections… Continue Reading ›
Sourse: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health What is this about? This edition of Connections newsletter provides an important article that addresses the potential for disease reversal. Published in an international scientific journal it raises the core premises of Lifestyle Medicine and examines the scope of potential economic benefit from the growth and… Continue Reading ›
Sourse: USPSTF and JAMA What is this about? This edition of Connections newsletter provides two recent very important articles/studies on our need to address prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes in our working population. In June, 2021 an original investigation article was published in JAMA entitled “Trends in Prevalence of Diabetes and Control of Risk Factors… Continue Reading ›
Source: Humana , Louisville, KY What is this about? This edition of ‘Connections newsletter’ provides the results of a new large-scale multi-employer case study of the “Go365” wellness program with more than 135,000 fully insured employees of small and large businesses. The case study examines engagement levels, participant claims costs trends, health satisfaction levels, self-reported… Continue Reading ›
Source: SentryHealth, Louisville, KY What is this about? This edition of ‘Connections newsletter’ provides a PDF file of a 24-page report of a survey of U.S. employers about their current and future plans for health and wellness activity that was released in February 2021. Unfortunately, the authors don’t tell you their sample size or “N”,… Continue Reading ›
Source: Stanford University, Department of Medicine from Multiple Sources What is this about? This edition of Connections provides a PDF file full of graphics that can be mined for images for use in briefings about the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic. Compiled by the staff of the Department of Medicine at Stanford University, it… Continue Reading ›
Source: DHHS What is this about? This edition of Connections provides an advanced copy of the proposed changes to the current rules implementing the privacy and confidentiality provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to be introduced in early 2021. The document is called “Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy… Continue Reading ›
Source: Avidon Health What is this about? This edition of Connections provides a recently released special report that uses authoritative sources to document the usual additional health and productivity costs associated with unhealthy lifestyle choices. Using a variety of peer-reviewed articles, the authors have constructed a very useful framework for educating senior management and all… Continue Reading ›