Business Health: Summer 2008
businesshealth: Summer 2008
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Not just about money:
The Cancer Advocacy Coalition\'s 2007 Report
The Cancer Advocacy Coalition of Canada produces the annual Report Card on Cancer in Canada. While full of numbers and costs, it also includes a compelling human perspective on living with this disease.
Source: www.canceradvocacy.ca
Employers speak in the 2008 sanofi-aventis Healthcare Survey
The sanofi-aventis Healthcare Survey is the "barometer" of employee perceptions of their health benefits, their workplace, and the Canadian healthcare system.
Source: The 2008 SAHS is available online at: www.sanofi-aventis.ca
ESI Canada sounds the alarm
This year\'s ESI Canadian Outcomes Conference wasn\'t just trend lines and pie charts. ESI Canada\'s President Michael Biskey challenged the private payer community to respond to a number of recent marketplace events.
Note: ESI Canadian Outcomes Conference materials are available at: www.esi-canada.ca/aboutus/outcomes
Obesity management:
Good for public health; bad for public purse
A major motivation for investing in disease prevention is to reduce costs......A recent study indicates medical costs are actually less among those who are obese, and among smokers.....
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Key Issues in Canadian wellness programs
There is very little published, arms-length, peer-reviewed research on Canadian workplace health promotion strategies or programs.
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