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7 Reflections on the Day
Pages 63-68

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... HEALTH AS AN INTRINSIC VALUE George Flores of The California Endowment observed that in the discussion of the key features of the blue zones, none of the people who were interviewed identified health care services, superior doctors or hospitals, or the services of health departments as among the reasons they were living so long. Flores emphasized that health is not a service; it is an intrinsic value.
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From page 64...
... Relationship Building and Trust May further emphasized trust as an essential component of bringing diverse stakeholders together. She said that she has observed people from different nonprofit organizations or the educational sector making disparaging comments about the business sector as being highly profit driven.
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From page 65...
... Department of Health and Human Services agreed that the public health and health care communities need to reach out to the business community. She told a story about a time when there was an influx of casino gaming in a particular state and while education, transportation, the police department, and other sectors of the community approached the new businesses for collaborations, the health sector did not.
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From page 66...
... Addressing the Disconnect Between Health and Wellness Promotion and Health Care José Montero of the New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services said that although there are many real life examples of businesses taking action on health, there is still a disconnect between health and wellness promotion and employee health care, especially when it comes to making direct and clear connections regarding the impact on costs and outcomes. There is a need for a comprehensive look at what we pay for and what we are getting out of it.
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From page 67...
... Business has influence with legislators and elected officials and has, particularly in the health care industry, the data to support policy change. Mentoring and Economic Development Flores highlighted the role and capacity of business in mentoring youth so that they can become productive (thereby reducing economic and health inequities)
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... The business community and other stakeholders will start to think about population health relative to the defined populations that they have authority over. That journey can lead them to consider the larger community and to engage other stakeholder groups.
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