For families in remote villages across northeastern India, seeing a doctor often means long journeys over difficult terrain, lost daily wages, and sometimes, lifesaving treatment that comes too late.
Sanofi, a global healthcare leader, just released its very first Integrated Report. This evolution in Sanofi’s reporting is designed to provide a holistic view of the company’s strategic roadmap and its sustainable value creation, performance, and governance, with information covering year 2016.
Novartis and the Ministry of Health of Uganda have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to implement Novartis Access in Uganda. Uganda becomes the fifth country to launch the Novartis Access program. Novartis Access medicines will be made available to patients in public health facilities through the National Medical Stores and through faith-based health services. The program will also cover capacity-building activities, including NCD prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Innovation has long been the driver behind WELL. That’s why we aim to recognize projects that go above and beyond to implement strategies that address human health in a novel way. WELL Innovations can set your project apart and give you the opportunity to pioneer creative solutions that can advance and evolve healthy building.
The International Living Future Institute is hosting its third annual Living Product Expo this September 12-14 in Pittsburgh, the birthplace of American manufacturing. Manufacturers, interior designers, architects, sustainability directors, and engineers will gather to discuss healthy products for happier spaces.
Some innovative companies have discovered the calming benefits of letting their employees to tend the fields while on the clock. Gardening encourages team building, helps them de-stress, and even helps them engage in some light physical activity.
Earlier this month, Anja and I had the opportunity to share our research on nutrition in buildings and communities at the Keeping Our Communities Healthy Conference in Houston, TX. The conference, organized by Hunger Free Texans, is the largest conference of healthy community practitioners and researchers in the Southwestern United States. There, we enjoyed connecting with industry leaders, urban planners, and health and wellness advocates passionate about building better communities.
Southern California Edison, a leader in the transformation of the energy sector, today announced a partnership with The Greenlining Institute, a leading California policy and advocacy group working on environmental and social equity, to develop community-centric solutions for healthy air and a healthy climate.
Design can be about many things: beauty, symmetry, color - but one of the most powerful elements of building and space design is the opportunity to impact and improve the health and well-being of people. Through thoughtful design choices like strategic placement of drinking water stations, selection of non-toxic materials and lighting that aligns with the body’s circadian rhythms, designers can be ambassadors for public health, a mission that we wholeheartedly believe in.
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