Tag Archives: Health promotion

When you are sick and FIRED

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dna day

Allopathic medicine spilled over into the economic sphere when employers and insurance companies realized how predictive genetic testing is for the probability of serious disease. However, recently, the politicals got involved into economics by legislating an ignore button on the matter. [Not to be confused with the easy button.]

A conference is scheduled on the topic next week at the The Society for Genomics Policy and Population Health (SGPPH) Spring Conference will take place on Thursday 8 May 2008 at the Birmingham Women’s Health Care NHS Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham (UK). Continue reading →

Culture of wellness

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Health Patio is pleased to report on the the 2007 National Prevention and Health Promotion Summit: Creating a Culture of Wellness.

Tuesday, November 27–Thursday, November 29, 2007
Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill
Washington D.C.

Exploring innovations in science and policy that support engaging in regular physical activity, eating a healthy diet, taking advantage of appropriate medical screenings, making healthy choices to avoid risky behaviors, and other healthy practices.

The main supporting agency, The Coordinating Center for Health Promotion (CoCHP), was created to bring us into the twenty-first century ways of knowing about health. Realization of the need to reduce the environmental and lifestyle causes of ill health, as well as emerging infectious diseases, terrorism, environmental threats (hurricanes, wildfires, toxic chemical spills) and an aging population make this health summit literally vital.