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Data Inform Population-Based Approach to Suicide Prevention

Data Inform Population-Based Approach to Suicide Prevention

Psychiatrist Gregory Simon, M.D., senior investigator at the Group Health Research Institute, talked to annual meeting attendees about a "learning health care system" that uses data to inform practice and described how data are helping to determine population-based risk for suicide.

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Betsy Taylor: System to Focus on Top 4 Risk Factors for Employee Population Health Improvement

1. Obesity: Bon Secours Virginia health system encourages employees to lose weight in order to reduce BMI to 27.5 or lower
2. Sedentary Lifestyle: employees are encouraged to become more active if sedentary.
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Source: Catholic Health World, June 2014
Source URL: http://www.chausa.org/publications/catholic-health-world/article/june-1-2014/systems-take-population-health-approach-to-care-for-own-employees

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