About This Webinar
Each year, 70% of all deaths in the United States are attributed to chronic diseases. And despite spending more on health care than any other country, the USA has lower life expectancy rates than other wealthy nations. A key driver of these outcomes is poor nutrition. An unacceptably high 1 in 10 US households experiences food insecurity, while an even higher percentage faces nutrition security issues. Solving this disparity is critical to improve public health. But success will require a thoughtful and multi-disciplinary approach: one that considers access, education and motivation.
Collaboration between payers, nutrition technology companies and wellbeing engagement platforms can remove obstacles to access and create lasting behavior change:
- Payers are uniquely positioned to leverage their information systems, data and patient relationships to identify families and communities facing access challenges
- Nutrition technology companies can tackle social determinants of health by addressing barriers such as transportation and availability of healthy food (incl. food-as-medicine for chronic populations)
- And robust health and well-being engagement platforms have the power to nudge users towards healthier lifestyle habits and sustain those good behaviors through prompts, challenges, rewards and educational resources
Join Vitality's Health Economist Tanya Little and guest panelists as we delve into what it takes to move the needle on food security, nutrition security and ultimately the burden of chronic disease. We’ll examine the importance of engagement, nutrition technology and collaboration, and will discuss practical approaches to getting started.
Attendees Will Learn About
- The difference between food security and nutrition security and why it matters
- How technology can help address motivation, barriers and social determinants of health
- How payers, nutrition technology companies and health engagement platforms can leverage their strengths to offer a complete service cycle to reduce chronic disease burden
