Business Engagement in Building Healthy Communities: Workshop Summary
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has released Business Engagement in Building Healthy Communities: Workshop Summary that details the presentations from a July 2014 workshop on the role of business in improving population health beyond the usual worksite wellness and health promotion activities. The workshop included discussion on how designing people’s built environment with active transportation options is a key component of healthy communities.
IOM, like TRB, is a division of the National Academies, which include the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and the National Research Council.
This Summary Last Modified On: 2/17/2015