New Opportunities in the Changing Landscape of Prevention
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View ArticleWearable Devices as Facilitators, Not Drivers, of Health Behavior Change
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View ArticleA Tobacco-Free World: a Call to Action to Phase out the Sale of Tobacco...
By Prof Robert Beaglehole, DSc, Prof Ruth Bonita, PhD, Derek Yach, MBChB, Judith Mackay, FRCP, Prof K Srinath Reddy, DM Summary The time has come for the world to acknowledge the unacceptability of the...
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[Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives Volume 20, Issue 8, 2015] By Gillian P. Christie, Kevin Patrick & Dennis Schmuland The ubiquity and use of smartphones, sensors,...
View ArticleWorkplace Health Programs Linked to Improved Stock Performance
New research has just been published demonstrating that companies with best in class workplace health programs tend to outperform their peers in terms of stock performance. The key take-away is that...
View ArticleImproving the Health of Canadians: Vitality Enters Canada with Manulife
In 1946, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Constitution outlined a comprehensive definition of health as: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the...
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What influences the foods you throw into your grocery cart or what your shopping list looks like? Does it depend on how hungry you are at the time? Who you are shopping with? It is likely a combination...
View ArticleVitality Group Featured as Health Innovation Leader in New World Economic...
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...
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