Services
Health Improvement Program has provided the following types of services:
External Services:
Health Groups
- Creating a large health database stemming from Health Risk Assessments (HRAs) and matching results with health-related information coming from HR benefit departments, health plans and pharmacy drug use patterns
- Studying participation in annual physical exams and correlating with medical encounters and cost
- Studying participation in recommended clinical preventive services specific to age and gender and correlating with medical encounters and costs
Corporations
- Assessing return on investment from health promotion initiatives, including HRAs and corporate wellness programs
- Identifying lifestyle connections between populations and pathologies (4) Developing a curriculum for patients on a medication and assessing if lifestyle is able to improve its efficiency
Hospitals and Clinics
- Health and fitness testing
- Lifestyle consultations
Communities
- Raising the visibility of lifestyle health issues
- Encouraging and supporting local communities in developing effective strategies to promote healthy lifestyles and a Community Culture of Wellness.
- Developing health promotion projects and studies at various levels (group, city, multi-city)
Various Audiences via conferences on health promotion
- The Stanford Summer Executive Program
- Employee health & wellness programs
- Campus population programs
Hosting international delegations in order to disseminate knowledge
- Health Risk Appraisals
- Population-based and worksite-based health promotion
- Implementing and evaluating health promotion projects
- Adding health promotion to clinical services business
Internal Services:
Stanford University
- Applied or translational research
- Stress management
- Environmental initiatives
- Stretching and movement program
Stanford School of Medicine
- Designing and implementing special health promotion programs, such as Surviving Cancer, Stress Management, and Smoking Cessation
Stanford Alumni Association
- Lectures on: Women's health issues, Fresh start on campus, Homecoming
- Women’s Healthy Living Retreat at Stanford Sierra Camp
For questions email jerrie.thurman@stanford.edu
