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Supporting Those With Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Today and Into the Future
In honor of Childhood Cancer and Sickle Cell Awareness Month in September, we spoke with Georgia teenager Charlaye, who deals with the challenges of sickle cell disease every day, and her family, knowing that spreading awareness makes all the difference.
Guiding Stars: Blood Sugar Basics
Do you rarely think about your blood sugar levels unless they dip and you start feeling shaky and sweaty? If so, you’re not alone. However, these days it’s becoming trendy to monitor blood sugar levels around the clock—and not just for people who have diabetes.
Global Commission Introduced at UN Amidst a Day Devoted to Healthy Indoor Air
IWBI President and CEO Rachel Hodgdon launched the Global Commission on Healthy Indoor Air in-person to more than 300 individuals at the United Nations on September 23 and to a worldwide audience online.
The Importance of a Global, Resilient Supply Chain to Access
Factors such as geography, income, education, gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and other circumstances can all too often adversely impact access to healthcare and, as a result, a person’s ability to live a healthy life.
Guiding Stars: The Fresh Start Effect of Fall
Whether you have children starting a new school year or not, September brings “reset” vibes. We finally take on that stack of papers that was pushed aside to relish summer days. And we return to a regular pattern of grocery shopping and cooking as summer travel wanes.
From Australia to the World: The Scientist Leading a Movement for Healthy Indoor Air
As co-owner of the Good News Network, I have long believed in shining a light on solutions that improve lives and strengthen communities. That same conviction led me to serve as a commissioner on the Global Commission on Healthy Indoor Air
Global Commission on Healthy Indoor Air Launches at the United Nations To Drive Action To Improve Indoor Air
In an unprecedented step toward safeguarding public health and planetary well-being, the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), alongside nearly 170 global leaders from public health, academia, civil society, building science, real estate and industry
Improving People’s Health and Delivering Business Value
Ten years ago, IWBI set out to tackle a defining question:
What if buildings could actively improve people’s health—and deliver real business value at the same time?
World Economic Forum: Why Healthcare Needs To Be Unbundled and Rebundled
Rebundling around patient journeys with shared infrastructure, data-driven workflows and outcome-based financing improves healthcare.
Tork Launches First-of-Its-Kind Inclusive Hygiene Playbook To Turn the Busiest Room in a Facility Into a Business Advantage
Tork, an Essity brand and the global leader in professional hygiene, launched The Inclusive Hygiene Playbook – a first-of-its-kind resource that provides research-backed tips for facility managers to improve hygiene in one of the busiest spaces in a facility: the restroom.