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Michael Bousselot Explains Iowa's 'Healthiest State Initiative'
Michael Bousselot, policy advisor, Office of the Governor for the state of Iowa, believes that the Healthiest State Initiative effectively improves the populations' health and wellbeing because it is privately led and publicly endorsed.
Michael Bousselot, policy advisor, Office of the Governor for the state of Iowa, believes that The Healthiest State Initiative effectively improves the populations’ health and wellbeing because it is privately led and publicly endorsed. He says that the initiative has already demonstrated “real results,” moving Iowa from 19th to 10th in the Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index over the past several years.
“Governor [Terry] Branstad is never going to be the sort that advocates for bans on Big Gulps,” Mr Bousselot says. “He is the kind of governor who believes that making the right choice, the easy choice, and empowering Iowans with the right tools will allow our states health to improve and our wellbeing to get better.”
Iowa’s Healthiest State Initiative encourages residents to seek physician services, create better partnerships between employees and their employers, and makes communities more “walk-able.” Mr Bousselot adds that the initiative helps businesses economically by lowering operation costs, and improving the health of corporate workforces. Such improvements, Mr Bousselot says, are “seen and felt by Iowans already.”
Dr Michael Farwell on FDG PET/CT Imaging to Predict Immunotherapy Response in Advanced Melanoma
April 15th 2024Michael Farwell, MD, associate professor of radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, provides insights into a study on the benefits of using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT imaging to detect metabolic tumor changes in skin cancer.
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Overcoming Employment Barriers for Lasting Social Impact: Freedom House 2.0 and Pathways to Work
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Making Giant Strides in Maternity Health Through Baby Steps
April 9th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are kicking off a special month-long podcast series with our strategic alliance partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our first episode, which is all about the Baby Steps Maternity Program and its mission to support women throughout every step of their pregnancy journey.
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Getting to Know Dr Fabiola Molina, Hospitalist
February 26th 2024Fabiola Molina, MD, MHS, is a practicing hospitalist and assistant professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Hospital. An immigrant from Mexico, her experiences straddling 2 worlds, while attempting to navigate with her family the complicated safety-net system for health care in Texas, were key influences to her ardent focus on health equity.
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