Health coalition takes on diabetes, obesity in the workplace
July 19, 2013
John George, Senior Reporter, Philadelphia Business Journal

Last year the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health was established as a program … that would work with health insurers, health-care providers and other stakeholders to “improve the value of health benefits” offered by employers. Here’s a progress report by Neil Goldfarb, the coalition’s executive director, on the group’s activities:…
On the coalition’s new initiative to prevent diabetes and obesity:
“Sanofi is funding a program called the Philadelphia health initiative. One piece of that being managed by the coalition is improving wellness by identifying those at risk for diabetes and obesity. Ten of our members are taking part in a learning collaborative where they will exchange information on developing action plans and implementing best practices for dealing with diabetes and obesity in the workplace.”

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