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On Valentine’s Day 2022, Let’s Remember That Love is a Social Determinant of Health

Health Populi

While love can’t solve all of the world’s problems, it is absolutely a basic human need and a positive force for health and well-being. For today’s Health Populi blog, I have curated a big hug-full of posts I’ve written over the years building the evidence base of love as a determinant of health.

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How Virtual Care is Morphing into “Just” Healthcare – my post in Medecision Liberation

Health Populi

One are, tele-mental and -behavioral health, is meeting the moment, with virtual therapy meeting up with under-served demand from before the public health crisis. With mental health the epidemic inside and beyond the pandemic , this area is fast-growing with anxiety and stress part of daily lives in 2021.

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Dispatches from the Frontlines: Connected Health and COVID-19

Connected Health Initiative

The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) and our members worked tirelessly with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Congress, and state officials to expand access to connected health solutions during COVID-19 pandemic.

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Why Elevance Health is “Prescribing” Phones for Members

Health Populi

Digitally enabled healthcare means building digital technologies into the fabric of our ecosystem to improve outcomes and enhance efficiency in day-to-day health and wellness.”

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Housing as Prescription for Health/Care – in Medecision Liberation

Health Populi

Here’s your link to “Housing Is Key To Health” in the Medecision Liberation blog. The post Housing as Prescription for Health/Care – in Medecision Liberation appeared first on HealthPopuli.com. It’s brilliant.

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Heart-Love – Omron’s Holy Grail of Blood Pressure Tracking on the Wrist

Health Populi

Omron has been one of the few consumer-facing digital health companies that has taken the long-view and done the work to file for FDA clearance for a medical-grade technology that mainstream consumers can use. Here is Omron’s blog written for #CES2018 on Going for Zero. Omron seeks to jump that hurdle through FDA clearance.

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It’s Mental Illness Awareness Week: “What I Wish I Had Known” About Mental Health

Health Populi

youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year… a growing concern. For 2022’s campaign, here are some key data about mental illness in the U.S. that NAMI wants us to know: 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year. 1 in 20 U.S. adults experience serious mental illness each year. 1 in 6 U.S.