
Business Health: 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
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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There is very little published, arms-length, peer-reviewed research on Canadian workplace health promotion strategies or programs.
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