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What do mitigating pain, overcoming phobias, changing harmful behaviors and calming anxiety have in common? They’re all addressed through virtual reality. In this episode of the Business Group on Health Podcast, we speak with Dr. Walter Greenleaf, a behavioral neuroscientist [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: behavioral neuroscience, Business Group on Health, Dr. Walter Greenleaf, Health, health and well-being, health care, overcoming phobias, pain mitigation, Pear Therapeutics, therapeutic virtual reality, virtual reality, VR, well-being
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Over the last few years there’s been increasing public interest in “gut health” – research tells us that a healthy gut microbiome can not only help us lose or maintain weight, but also influences so much more, including our mood, [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Business Group on Health, gut health, gut-brain connection, healthy gut, microbiome
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When we talk about sleep and health, our conversations usually focus on the physical impact of sleep loss. Far less discussed, but just as important, are the social and emotional changes taking place when we don’t get the sleep we [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Business Group on Health, employer sponsored health care, Eti Ben Simon, Ovia Health, Sleep, Sleep and Health, Sleep Loss, Sleep Science
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A recent report from the National Center for Health Statistics provided unwelcome news – during the first year of the pandemic the number of deaths among pregnant women and new mothers rose 14%, with Black women most affected. Why does [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Black Maternal Health, Business Group on Health, Child Health, health disparities, Healthcare Disparities, March of Dimes, Maternal Health, Stacey D. Stewart
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Although the U.S. is in a more positive phase of the pandemic than two years ago, many are wondering how long it might last (especially in light of surges abroad) and how we should best prepare for the future. In [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Business Group on Health, COVID-19, employer sponsored health care, long covid, pandemic
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The United States is experiencing an addiction crisis with historical levels of drug overdose deaths, prompting increased urgency to treat addiction with both evidence and empathy. During this episode of the Business Group on Health Podcast, we speak with Dr. [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: addiction, addiction treatment, Business Group on Health, Carl Erik Fisher, employer sponsored health care, substance use disorders
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While once deemed to have no medical value, there’s currently a race underway to study and gain FDA approval for the use of psychedelics as a mental health treatment. In this episode of the Business Group on Health Podcast, we [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Business Group on Health, employer sponsored health care, innovation, mental health, mental health treatment, psychedelic therapy
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Climate change touches everything important to us, according to Dr. Renee Salas, and that includes our health and well-being. And perhaps there’s no clearer example of how we’re all bound together by the effects of climate change than the 2021 [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: 2021 Dixie Fire, Business Group on Health, climate change, employer sponsored health care, equity, Renee Salas
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In-person care, telehealth, and apps, oh my! With so many care delivery choices available to patients, when does it make sense to engage virtually and when is it best to leave the screen behind? In our conversation with Dr. Ateev [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Business Group on Health Tags: Business Group on Health, employer sponsored health, health care, health care quality, telehealth, virtual care, virtual health
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For people recovering from COVID-19, the journey back to health and well-being can be a long and winding road. Some suffer from crippling fatigue; others experience brain fog; and still others can’t seem to catch their breath. How do we [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: brain fog, Business Group on Health, COVID-19, employer sponsored health, health care, Lekshmi Santhosh, long covid, UCSF Health
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Over 20 years ago the Institute of Medicine included “equitable” as one of six domains of quality, but when we talk about equity and quality today, we don’t often discuss them in tandem. To reach health improvement goals, that must [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Business Group on Health, Dr. Mark Smith, health care quality, health equity, hybrid work, virtual health
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Parenting is a deeply personal journey with profound professional implications. And never has it been more important for employers to acknowledge and adopt strategies to help employees and their families navigate pregnancy, the baby years, and beyond. In this episode [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Business Group on Health, childhood vaccines, Emily Oster, employer sponsored health, family-friendly workplaces, parental leave, well-being
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In Nashville, TN, there is a collaborative movement underway to improve the health of the city that involves the largest employers, health care systems, non-profits and community leaders. Key to this movement called NashvilleHealth, are the use of data, the [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health Tags: Business Group on Health, community health, equity, health data, Health Discrimination, health disparities, NashvilleHealth, population health, William Frist
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How can workplaces create equality, inclusion and belonging for LGBTQ+ employees? That’s the topic of this episode of the Business Group on Health Podcast, in which we speak with Beck Bailey, Managing Director of Inclusion & Diversity at Accenture. A [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Accenture, Beck Bailey, Business Group on Health, Diversity, Equality, equity, inclusion, LGBTQ, LGBTQ inclusion, psychological safety
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The day the WHO declared a global pandemic. The roll-out of the first vaccines. The rise of the Delta variant. The announcement of vaccine mandates. For all these moments and everything in between, Apoorva Mandavilli has been tirelessly reporting on [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Apoorva Mandavilli, Business Group on Health, COVID-19, employer sponsored health care, pandemic, vaccines
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While most of us would agree that the U.S. health care system isn’t efficient, the path forward to decreasing costs while maintaining quality often seems overwhelming. So where do we begin? And how can we create a “constituency for efficiency” [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Business Group on Health, health care costs, health care quality, health care spending, payment reform, Zack Cooper
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For decades, the Ad Council has brought together the advertising industry to serve the social good through public service engagement; today, they’re providing critical information to Americans across the country about the COVID-19 pandemic, with a specific focus on building [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Ad Council, Business Group on Health, Charysse Nunez, COVID-19, employer health, pandemic, vaccination
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In July 2020, we spoke with Professor Mauro Guillén, author of 2030: How Today’s Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything, on the global factors influencing the next decade and the role of COVID-19 as an accelerant [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Business Group on Health, COVID-19, employer health, future trends, pandemic, workforce trends
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The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. has downgraded the coronavirus pandemic from an existential threat to a manageable challenge, according to Andy Slavitt, former Senior Advisor for COVID Response in the Biden Administration. But despite the great strides [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Andy Slavitt, Business Group on Health, COVID-19, pandemic response, vaccines
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Entities across the U.S. are pulling out all the stops to urge people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, from entries into multi-million-dollar lotteries, to free college tuition, to giveaways galore. On this episode of the Business Group on Health Podcast, [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health Tags: behavioral economics, Business Group on Health, COVID-19, employee engagement, incentives, vaccines
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According to Dr. Joe Allen, even though we spend 90% of our lives indoors, we often overlook the role that buildings play in our health and well-being. But for employers thinking about bringing employees back to the office this summer [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Business Group on Health, COVID-19, Dr. Joe Allen, healthy buildings, Joseph G. Allen, post-pandemic, return to work
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It’s no secret that the pandemic has been detrimental to our mental health. The American Psychological Association’s report, Stress in America 2021: Pandemic Stress One Year On, quantifies the toll it’s taken, illuminating the profound effect of prolonged stress on [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: American Psychological Association, Business Group on Health, Coronavirus, COVID-19, emotional health, mental health, Pandemic Stress