With a healthier workforce, we get a better economy and higher quality of life. Worksite wellness programs boost employee morale and health, and are good for business, to boot. Did you know that for every $1 spent in wellness programs, companies could save an average of $3.27 in medical costs and $2.73 in absenteeism costs? […]
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City of Chicago releases Healthy Chicago 2012 Annual Report
At a public meeting headlined by U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sibelius, the City of Chicago Department of Public Health released their Healthy Chicago 2012 Annual Report. In his presentation, DPH Commissioner Bechara Choucair detailed great stories of success – expanding access to oral health care for all CPS students, launching the PlayStreets initiative, […]
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Network connects coalitions throughout Illinois
In September 2013, IPHI officially launched the Healthy and Active Communities Network, a peer learning network of local coalitions and community partnerships working towards sustainable improvements in healthy eating and active living through policy, systems and environmental change. Over 50 local coalitions or partnerships from every corner of Illinois participate in the Network. Want to learn […]
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Controlling Junk Foods in K-12 Schools
A rapidly growing body of evidence supports the move to not only improve school lunches but also the “competitive foods” sold on school grounds, such as vending machine snacks and beverages. On October 29, 2012, at the Annual American Public Health Association’s 140th Annual Meeting and Expo in San Francisco, during a session entitled […]
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