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Pages 29-36

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From page 29...
... • The Health Means Business Campaign has been seeking to educate the business community on the feedback loop between health and economic growth and to inspire businesses to invest in their communities. (Elyse Cohen)
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From page 30...
... Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Corporate Citizenship Center. THE HEALTHY WEIGHT COMMITMENT FOUNDATION When the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation was established by food and beverage companies in 2009, its members committed themselves to removing 1.5 trillion calories from the nation's food supply, explained ­ ohnson.
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From page 31...
... Since she began working on the obesity issue in 2003, she said, there has been "a great expansion in the breadth, depth, and sophistication of what is being offered by large employers." According to a recent survey of Business Group members, these efforts include physical activity challenges, smoking cessation assistance, weight management programs, and fitness classes (Fidelity Benefits Consulting and National Business Group on Health, 2016) (see Figure 4-1)
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... Presented by LuAnn Heinen, September 27, 2016. PARTNERSHIP FOR A HEALTHIER AMERICA Shadrick Wilson noted that PHA was launched in 2010 on the same day that First Lady Michelle Obama announced her Let's Move!
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From page 33...
... She concluded by saying, "We are poised and ready to continue the shift." THE HEALTH MEANS BUSINESS CAMPAIGN Cohen explained that the Health Means Business Campaign, which is being led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and local and regional chambers of commerce across
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From page 34...
... Companies are no longer separating health and wellness programs from the rest of their activities and are treating them as a corporate social responsibility, Cohen observed. Companies are "embedding social impact around health, wellness, and food access into who they are," she said.
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... The people in the room "are the businesses, the stakeholders, the nonprofit organizations, and the government officials within that community," she said. "We're able to foster and tailor everything community by community, region by region, and state by state, as opposed to a broad stroke that may not be transferrable across communities." Johnson responded that the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation is focused on reaching underserved communities.
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