The Observer interview with Esther Dyson
Christina Koukkos
Read this concise and insightful interview that’s distillation of Esther’s story, Wellville’s story, and the story of the American healthcare system that’s addicted to sickness. The revolutionary part, perhaps is that she tells these stories with large dose of optimism and determination.
In the 510k Café Morning Fix podcast series, hosts Amy Shepherd and Julie Dye meet with medical technology leaders to discuss trends, innovations and the future
“We need to start seeing health as an asset that is publicly owned, because *my* health depends on *your* health…We need a culture that understands…the
Rick Brush, Wellville’s leader and Advisor to North Hartford, was featured in this Techonomy piece about the North Hartford Ascend Pipeline, the Community Action Task Force (CATF), and the North Hartford Triple Aim Collaborative.
At the HLTH conference earlier this summer, Esther sat down with Gary Earl to talk about how and why she founded Wellville, and what she’s learned so far. But first, they juiced!
Michigan State University Extension looks at a program that puts locally grow foods in school cafeterias.
...and in healthcare we're confusing healthcare delivery with health!
“In venture we’re confusing value with valuation” @edyson @WayToWellville #techonomy22
That's a whopping, preventable healthcare bill: "One in four health care dollars goes to treat diabetes, and that costs the nation $237 billion annually (most of it paid for by government health plans), along with $90 billion in reduced productivity."
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/05/health/diabetes-prevention-diet.html
It's nice to see the conversation about the social (and now commercial) determinants of health dig ever deeper into the systems that underlie and foster unhealthy populations.
The U.S. is terrible at keeping businesses from worsening public health, experts say
STAT asked 10 experts to grade the United States' approach to preventing business from driving sickness and death. No one gave higher than a C+.
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