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Topic- Health promotion
Stats: 81% of employers aspire to culture of wellbeing
Workplace productivity, job satisfaction, and employee retention are linked to physical health and financial wellbeing, among other elements of broader total wellbeing, according to the eighth edition of "Working Well: A Global Survey of Workforce Wellbeing Strategies," produced by human resources and benefits consulting firm, Buck.
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How companies can impact health/wellness behaviors
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) recently announced the launch of the Global Health and Wellness Digital Framework, developed in partnership with consulting firm Capgemini.
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Older adult health literacy challenges
The US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine recently published proceedings of a day-long roundtable, "Health literacy and older adults: Reshaping the landscape," which explores the health communication challenges faced by older adults and their professional and family caregivers, and the impact of those challenges on care.
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Special report: Should older adults be screened for abuse?
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently concluded there is insufficient to suggest that any women other than those who are pregnant or postpartum should be screened for intimate partner violence, according to recommendations published in JAMA.
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Majority of type 2 diabetics at risk of heart ills
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in partnership with Novo Nordisk recently announced results from the "Taking Diabetes to Heart" survey, which investigated cardiovascular disease (CVD) awareness among 12,695 people with type 2 diabetes in more than 30 countries.
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Daily aspirin boosts bleeding, confers little benefit
Three articles in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine warn that taking daily aspirin for primary prevention (e.g., to prevent a first heart attack or stroke) not only doesn't work, but is potentially harmful.
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