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July is
National Parks and Recreation Month!
It’s now more important than ever to recognize the importance of parks and recreation in establishing and maintaining quality of life.Take some time to explore a local park – you’ll feel better and newly appreciate how parks contribute to the physical, mental and environmental well-being of our communities.
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While state and local governments have outlined multi-phase plans to reopen their economies from pandemic closures, many of us are without a roadmap for how to assess lingering risks as we begin to engage in aspects of public life after months of isolation.
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Sarcoma Awareness Month strives to raise awareness about what is considered to be the “forgotten cancer.” Sarcoma is a rare, soft-tissue cancer made up of many “subtypes” because it can arise from a variety of tissue structures (nerves, muscles, joints, bone, fat, blood vessels; the body’s “connective tissues”). Additionally, Sarcoma may also occur in the bones. Basically because these tissues are found everywhere on the body, Sarcomas can arise anywhere.
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Summer Recess for All!
Summer recess is a perfect time to model heart-healthy behaviors to your kids and lower your blood pressure at the same time (e.g., be active outside and follow summer safety tips, cook heart-healthy recipes together, see what’s in season at your local farmers market) .
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Hypertension Control Change Package
Million Hearts released the second edition of their
Hypertension Control Package
. This new edition includes case studies from
Hypertension Control Champions
along with more resources for self-measured blood pressure monitoring, chronic kidney disease, and identifying patients with potentially undiagnosed hypertension.
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Get Globally Recognized via the Global Healthy Workplace Awards!
The Global Awards have an eight year track record and feature winners like IBM, Unilever, Chevron, GSK and Lendlease.
The deadline to apply is August 10.
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Infographic: Unintended Consequences of Utilization Management
This infographic summarizes the findings of PBMI research in current step therapy and prior authorization programs into a graphical format and provides considerations for employers, benefit consultants, and other benefit design decision makers around prior authorization and step therapy programs in specialty categories such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis.
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Those dealing with infertility experience a great deal of stress and anxiety, which, coupled with the physical strain that often accompanies fertility treatment, can have a substantial impact on productivity, energy, and mental health. As an employer, there are steps you can take to support your employees that may be struggling to grow their family, particularly during these uncertain times. More resources
here
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ATLAS™ Website Will Help People Navigate to Appropriate Addiction Treatment; Support Provider Quality Improvement
ATLAS™, is the first resource of its kind to help those looking for addiction treatment find high-quality care best suited to meet their needs. This
online platform
, measures addiction treatment facilities' use of best practices through a combination of validated data sources and reports the results of these measures publicly. It also includes an assessment to help individuals identify the appropriate level of care. Addiction treatment facilities can use ATLAS to create benchmarks and inform quality improvement efforts while other organizations can use this information to deliver more targeted technical assistance, advise policy change and designate high performing facilities.
- For more information on ATLAS, visit TreatmentATLAS.org (available beginning July 21, 2020.)
- To learn more about the project and hear from Shatterproof and states implementing ATLAS, register for the virtual launch event here, taking place on July 21, 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT.
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Bundled Payments for Purchasers
Paying for episodes of care is not new but the latest incarnations of bundled payment – facilitated by health plans, Centers of Excellence (COE) vendors, and bundled payment conveners – show they’re poised to become a bigger part of purchasers’ high-value benefits strategies.
On July 29, interact with and hear directly from Catalyst for Payment Reform, 32BJ Health Fund, UnitedHealthcare and other health care purchasers and vendors on cutting-edge bundled payment programs.
Register here
The event is free to HR/Benefits staff.
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- WayForward
- Coty
- United Welfare Fund
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