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Make health matter, starting today
A little more water, exercise and sleep can make a big difference to how you feel. Learn More One more glass of water, twenty more minutes of exercise, and thirty more minutes of sleep are a recipe for feeling better. While we can’t control everything, we can make these and other small changes that improve how we look and feel every day.close -
Get active today, feel better today
Exercise equals energy. Plus feeling happier and less stressed. Learn More Being active helps us live healthier, longer lives and the payoff is immediate. Exercise decreases stress, improves brain function, releases your body's happiness hormone and gives you more energy. That means you can finally tackle that closet makeover...or keep up with the kids.close -
Eat a little less,
Enjoy your food! Just eat a little
feel a bit better
better and have smaller portions. Learn More Don’t cut out all your guilty pleasures. Just eat a little less of them. Portion sizes have doubled in the last 20 years, making it hard to keep track of how much we eat. So go small on rich, fatty foods and go big on healthy foods that fill you up with fewer calories like fruits and veggies!close -
Water…
It’ll help you lose weight,
plain and simple
strengthen muscles and more. Learn More When you drink more water, you’re more likely to lose weight, get rid of toxins, and strengthen muscles and organs. Water gives your body its most needed nutrients without the empty calories of sugar-sweetened beverages. And it’s free!close -
It starts with
Sleep helps you eat less,
better sleep
keep calm and live longer. Learn More Going from six to seven hours of sleep each night can have a big impact on your physical and mental health. When you get more sleep, you feel better, your appetite decreases, you help prevent chronic diseases, and your stress level is reduced. You may even live longer!close
Our mission
We’re building a platform to help people make small lifestyle changes that will improve their health in big ways.Why Should You Join Us?
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#6 There’s more to come
Sign Up and we’ll tell you what we’re doing to solve real-world health challenges.
What's happening on the ground
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Coachella Valley
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Coachella Valley
The desert, mountains, Salton Sea and vast agricultural spaces of Coachella Valley, Southern California, are home to 400,000 residents.
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Coachella Valley
Coachella Valley’s agricultural communities produce everything from citrus and dates to alfalfa and grapes.Photo credit: Christy Porter, Hidden Harvest
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Coachella Valley
Coachella Valley is home to the Humana Challenge and annual Health Matters conference.
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Coachella Valley
Palm Springs is a diverse community—home to golf courses and celebrities but also with a child poverty rate of nearly 70 percent and some of the country’s poorest residents.
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Coachella Valley
There’s a lot happening in Coachella Valley. Improving food access is one example of residents and businesses coming together to improve the community’s health.Photo credit: Christy Porter, Hidden Harvest
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Coachella Valley
In December, over 140 Coachella Valley Community Leaders participated in creating their first regional Blueprint for Action, developing 45 bold steps that will improve local health and wellness.
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Coachella Valley
Over the next 5 years, these leaders will be joined by others in the community to implement the Blueprint, addressing issues of health disparity and preventable disease to improve local well being indicators.
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Little Rock
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Little Rock
Little Rock is a city rich with culture and history. Its Central High School was home to the first test of our country’s resolve to implement civil rights for all citizens.
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Little Rock
Little Rock is one of the most affordable cities and also has one of the lowest median household incomes in the country.
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Little Rock
Health insurance premiums in Arkansas have nearly doubled in ten years. And in some counties, 40% of working-age residents aren’t insured.
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Little Rock
In spite of challenges, Little Rock is working to get healthy on several fronts.
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Little Rock
The Clinton Presidential Center was instrumental in bringing more than $2.5 billion in economic development to the area.
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Little Rock
Residents run, walk and bike on the campus of the Clinton Presidential Center and on the Arkansas River Trail, which has one of the longest pedestrian bridges in America.
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Little Rock
This year, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation picked Arkansas to host a national initiative to help doctors provide better care for patients with chronic diseases and complex illnesses.
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Featured Solutions
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Food access for seniors
Hidden Harvest takes unused, nutritious produce from local farms and puts it on the tables of over 50,000 people every month.
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Recess at work
Inspired by the Health Matters conference, Beth Oden started a program to help companies make physical activity part of the workday.
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Making schools healthy
The Desert Healthcare Foundation helps local schools ensure their students have access to healthy foods and physical activity.
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Tackling addiction
A new national organization will use a holistic approach to cut the number of drug and alcohol addicts in America by 50%.
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Her heart matters
The Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center has pledged $2 million to change the way we think about women’s heart health.
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Food, faith & family
F3 is teaching families how to prepare wholesome, home-made meals to nourish their bodies and family ties.
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We believe that a healthier world starts with a healthier you, and that together we can make the world a healthier place for everyone. We'd like your help to make this a reality in your community or organization.Tell us about the issues that matter to you and the people you care about, and we’ll do everything we can to help you make things better.
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Partners
long-term improvements to their health.
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More information from our newest partner is coming soon. Please check back for updates over the next few days.
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NBCUniversal is committed to shining a spotlight on the role individuals and communities play in improving health across the country.
- Doctors prescribe fruits and vegetables
- Healthy at NBCU (on Facebook)
- Program helps children who lost hair to cancer
- Free health clinic draws thousands in LA
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Verizon believes that the right integrated, mobile technologies can engage consumers in healthy behaviors and improve public health.
- Verizon Chairman and CEO addresses World Health Care Congress
- Impacting quality & cost of care with systemwide changes
- Verizon & Duke: A new approach to evolving health care
- Verizon Health IT practice