The document summarizes the Minneapolis Healthy Corner Store Program, which aims to improve access to healthy foods in corner stores. It discusses how corner stores play an important role in food access but often lack healthy options. The program works with stores to increase healthy foods through procuring affordable produce, improving displays, marketing, and training owners. It outlines the process of selecting 10 stores, assessing needs through interviews and surveys, finding a produce supplier, and providing a sales training to help stores increase healthy food sales and affordability in the community.
The document discusses health care reform efforts in Minnesota and nationally, noting that while Minnesota has relatively low uninsured rates and health costs, costs are still rising unsustainably. It outlines Minnesota's recent reforms which aim to expand coverage while also improving quality, care coordination, payment reform, and transparency to better align incentives and ensure long-term sustainability. Key reforms include expanding public coverage, promoting medical homes, payment reforms tied to quality, and increasing price and quality transparency.
This document summarizes the current state of healthcare quality in Minnesota and discusses how federal and state healthcare reform efforts may affect quality and patient safety. It provides an overview of various quality reporting initiatives in Minnesota, such as nursing home and hospital quality report cards. It also discusses converging forces in healthcare quality and politics that could create opportunities for meaningful healthcare reform. Key components of federal and Minnesota state healthcare reform bills related to quality include accountable care organizations, medical homes, payment reform to incentivize quality, and reducing disparities.
The document provides an overview of the key issues in the U.S. healthcare system and proposals for reform. It discusses problems like rising costs, uninsured populations, and disparities in quality. The reform proposals aim to expand coverage, reduce costs, and improve quality through mechanisms like insurance exchanges, individual and employer mandates, expanded Medicaid, and payment reforms. Stakeholders like insurers, providers, consumers would all be impacted by the reforms through changes to financing, coverage, and care delivery.
The document discusses various topics related to health care economics and financing in the United States, including the legislative process for health reform, current issues, health care financing models, sources of health insurance coverage, national health expenditures, payment reform efforts, and principles of health economics.
Dr. James Mongan spoke about "Health Reform, Past and Present" at the 10th annual William E. Petersen Symposium on Physician Leadership at the University of St. Thomas.
- The document discusses the history and basics of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) in the United States. It traces the development of HSAs from their introduction in 1996 to their rapid growth and adoption throughout the 2000s.
- The key aspects of HSAs are outlined, including that they are individual medical savings accounts with tax benefits. Contributions are tax-deductible, savings grow tax-free and can be withdrawn tax-free for medical expenses.
- Evidence suggests that HSAs may help reduce overall healthcare costs as they encourage consumers to be more cost-conscious in their healthcare decisions due to the higher deductibles of HSA-eligible plans.
The document discusses the rise of social media and its impact on health care. It notes that people are increasingly using social networks like Facebook and Twitter to find health information and connect with others. This has led to new models of care delivery using mobile technologies. Social media allows for more collaboration between patients and providers and helps address isolation issues. However, many blogs have been abandoned as users migrate to other platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
Georgians for a Healthy Future advocates for expanding access to healthcare in Georgia. The Affordable Care Act has reduced the uninsured rate, but Georgia did not expand Medicaid so a coverage gap remains for low-income adults. Expanding Medicaid could improve access for over 400,000 Georgians currently ineligible for subsidies.
The document discusses health care reform efforts in Minnesota and nationally, noting that while Minnesota has relatively low uninsured rates and health costs, costs are still rising unsustainably. It outlines Minnesota's recent reforms which aim to expand coverage while also improving quality, care coordination, payment reform, and transparency to better align incentives and ensure long-term sustainability. Key reforms include expanding public coverage, promoting medical homes, payment reforms tied to quality, and increasing price and quality transparency.
This document summarizes the current state of healthcare quality in Minnesota and discusses how federal and state healthcare reform efforts may affect quality and patient safety. It provides an overview of various quality reporting initiatives in Minnesota, such as nursing home and hospital quality report cards. It also discusses converging forces in healthcare quality and politics that could create opportunities for meaningful healthcare reform. Key components of federal and Minnesota state healthcare reform bills related to quality include accountable care organizations, medical homes, payment reform to incentivize quality, and reducing disparities.
The document provides an overview of the key issues in the U.S. healthcare system and proposals for reform. It discusses problems like rising costs, uninsured populations, and disparities in quality. The reform proposals aim to expand coverage, reduce costs, and improve quality through mechanisms like insurance exchanges, individual and employer mandates, expanded Medicaid, and payment reforms. Stakeholders like insurers, providers, consumers would all be impacted by the reforms through changes to financing, coverage, and care delivery.
The document discusses various topics related to health care economics and financing in the United States, including the legislative process for health reform, current issues, health care financing models, sources of health insurance coverage, national health expenditures, payment reform efforts, and principles of health economics.
Dr. James Mongan spoke about "Health Reform, Past and Present" at the 10th annual William E. Petersen Symposium on Physician Leadership at the University of St. Thomas.
- The document discusses the history and basics of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) in the United States. It traces the development of HSAs from their introduction in 1996 to their rapid growth and adoption throughout the 2000s.
- The key aspects of HSAs are outlined, including that they are individual medical savings accounts with tax benefits. Contributions are tax-deductible, savings grow tax-free and can be withdrawn tax-free for medical expenses.
- Evidence suggests that HSAs may help reduce overall healthcare costs as they encourage consumers to be more cost-conscious in their healthcare decisions due to the higher deductibles of HSA-eligible plans.
The document discusses the rise of social media and its impact on health care. It notes that people are increasingly using social networks like Facebook and Twitter to find health information and connect with others. This has led to new models of care delivery using mobile technologies. Social media allows for more collaboration between patients and providers and helps address isolation issues. However, many blogs have been abandoned as users migrate to other platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
Georgians for a Healthy Future advocates for expanding access to healthcare in Georgia. The Affordable Care Act has reduced the uninsured rate, but Georgia did not expand Medicaid so a coverage gap remains for low-income adults. Expanding Medicaid could improve access for over 400,000 Georgians currently ineligible for subsidies.
Achieving Universal Coverage through Comprehensive Health Reform: The Vermont...soder145
Presentation by Ronald Deprez at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting adjunct State Health Research and Policy Interest Group meeting panel, "Early Results from the State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) Program," Chicago, IL, June 27 2009.
The document provides an overview of health care reform under the Affordable Care Act and how it impacts people living with HIV/AIDS in California. Key points include:
- The status quo has led to an access to care crisis for people with HIV as few have employer insurance. Health care reform aims to expand coverage and protections.
- Reforms include an individual mandate, Medicaid expansion, subsidies through insurance marketplaces, and protections like prohibiting denial of coverage for pre-existing conditions.
- In California, the Medi-Cal program will expand up to 138% of the federal poverty level and higher incomes can purchase plans through Covered California with subsidies.
- Transitions lie ahead for those currently
Economic Impact on Minnesota's Health Care Delivery Systemsoder145
Presentation by Lynn Blewett to the Minnesota State Legislature at a joint meeting of the health care and human services finance and policy committees in Saint Paul, MN, February 10 2009.
The document provides an overview of key concepts in health economics, including:
1) It discusses who has access to healthcare based on ability to pay and examines issues of equity, finance, delivery, and outcomes in healthcare systems.
2) It explores expenditures on healthcare as a percentage of GDP and characteristics of the insured population in the US.
3) It introduces basic questions of economic systems that also apply to health economics, such as what and for whom to produce, and how to achieve economic growth with scarce resources.
This document discusses health care spending in the United States. It covers topics such as national health spending trends, the impact of chronic disease on costs, healthcare economics, and methods to reform the system. The sources of healthcare payments are also examined, including hospital care, physician services, prescription drugs, and sources of coverage like private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid. Solutions to address rising costs and economic challenges are explored.
The document discusses the similarities and differences between the Massachusetts health reform law known as "Romneycare" and the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act known as "Obamacare". Both laws require individuals to have health insurance, create state-based health insurance exchanges, and provide subsidies for lower-income households. However, the ACA covers more people nationwide and optionally expands Medicaid eligibility, while Romneycare only expanded coverage for certain groups in Massachusetts. The document also outlines some perceived pros and cons of the ACA.
Got Healthcare? Affordable Care Act PP (July 2013)Kevin Kane
The Affordable Care Act presentation that Citizen Action of Wisconsin presents with around the state. How the ACA impacts you and how to talk about it.
5 wk HCS440 Legislations Influence in Health Care & what Changes finalMaile Andrus
The document discusses various pieces of health care legislation and their influence on the U.S. health care system. It addresses the Welfare Reform Act of 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the Affordable Care Act of 2010. It also examines tools from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for analyzing economic impacts. Finally, it proposes some potential changes that could be made to legislation to help combat rising health care costs and make the Affordable Care Act more affordable.
The Affordable Care Act And Its Effect On American Healthcare (3)amande1
The document discusses the impacts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the U.S. healthcare system. It finds that the ACA has significantly expanded health insurance coverage, increased funding for Medicaid and Medicare, and improved access to services. Specifically, it led to more jobs in nursing, longer solvency for Medicare, and millions more being covered by Medicaid. The ACA aims to provide universal and affordable coverage through reforms such as subsidies, mandates, and protections for pre-existing conditions.
The document summarizes findings from the 2014 Aflac WorkForces Report on the impact of health care reform. It finds that controlling health care costs was a top priority for many companies, who increased deductibles and employee premium shares. It also found that many employees are confused about health care reform and lack preparedness for rising medical costs. Voluntary benefits were seen as important for providing employees with financial protection and peace of mind.
The document discusses several issues related to health care in America, including rising costs, obesity, and proposed reforms. It focuses on costs, providing 3 potential solutions: increasing quality, increasing access through universal healthcare, and reducing costs. Reducing costs could involve cutting services, lowering prices, or implementing a single-payer system, which is proposed as a way to reduce administrative expenses which account for around 25% of total healthcare costs in the US.
IHC -- Health reform: What it means and what's nextGalen Institute
This document summarizes key points about the current state of health reform and what may happen next:
- The Affordable Care Act aims to expand coverage to 32 million more Americans but 23 million will remain uninsured. It establishes insurance mandates and exchanges and cuts Medicare spending.
- While early benefits of the law are popular, the law remains unpopular due to concerns about higher costs for taxpayers and consumers. Up to 80 million Americans could be forced to change their health plans.
- Implementation of the law faces challenges through legal challenges, heavy regulation, and political debates during the 2012 election.
- Opportunities exist to reshape the policy debate and push for a more dynamic, personalized system that engages
- Medicare is a social insurance program that provides health coverage to individuals aged 65 and older as well as those who are permanently disabled, regardless of income or health status. It covers over 43 million Americans.
- Medicare spending is projected to increase substantially by 2030 as the number of people enrolled is expected to rise from 46 million to 78 million. However, the program is facing financial challenges as costs are expected to exceed funding levels by 2019.
- Medicaid provides health coverage to over 74 million low-income individuals, including children, pregnant women, elderly, and disabled. Each state administers its own Medicaid program within federal guidelines.
HCAD 600 Group 2: The Future of Healthcare: Macro-Trends Effect on Healthcare...HCADGROUP2
The healthcare industry has been growing steadily for a number of years - mainly because people depend on health services no matter what the economic climate (Torpey, 2014 p. 29). By 2022, the healthcare industry, which is projected to be among the fastest-growing industries in the US. Economy, will add over 4 million jobs for both current and future healthcare professionals (Torpey, 2014 p28). The majority of these jobs will be most prevalent in the industries of hospitals, offices of health practitioners, nursing and residential care facilities, home healthcare services, and outpatient, laboratory, and other ambulatory services (Torpey). Industrial growth within the U.S. healthcare system will be a direct byproduct of macro-trends emerging in the U.S. healthcare system, such as those related to the overall economy, morphing demographics, personal lifestyles and behaviors, emerging technologies, and evolving federal and state government policies. As a result, this growing, heavily diverse healthcare industry will present an inordinate amount of career opportunities for healthcare managers in the next 10 years.
Five Macro Trends Driving Healthcare Industry Investment in 2011 and BeyondCognizant
Here are five industry trends that will strongly influence where and how healthcare ecosystem participants will invest business development and technology dollars this year and into 2012.
The demand for healthcare services is driven by both consumption and investment motives. As consumption goods, healthcare makes people feel better, and as investment goods, better health increases productivity. Patients rely on healthcare professionals to evaluate their needs and make decisions. Demand is influenced by income, price, education, marital status, age, gender, access to facilities, household size, and insurance coverage. Higher incomes, education, prices, and insurance increase demand, while single and older individuals also tend to use more services.
Super faster way for retail business development- businessampm.comshuvro chowdhury
"My own point of view, retail business development process are’t very easy. Whatever, I do not believe retail business is one kind of selling process. I believe retail business development is one type of customers relation building and searching customers actual needs process."
Walgreens was founded in 1901 in Chicago by Charles R. Walgreen. It has since grown to become the largest drugstore chain in the world, with over 8,000 stores globally. Walgreens strives to provide customers with quality products and services through various retail locations and online platforms. Its mission is to help customers achieve healthy outcomes through compassionate care. The company aims to uphold honesty, trust and integrity with all stakeholders. Walgreens is launching a new campaign called "At the Corner of Happy and Healthy" to increase awareness of its wide range of offerings beyond typical pharmacy products and services.
Achieving Universal Coverage through Comprehensive Health Reform: The Vermont...soder145
Presentation by Ronald Deprez at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting adjunct State Health Research and Policy Interest Group meeting panel, "Early Results from the State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) Program," Chicago, IL, June 27 2009.
The document provides an overview of health care reform under the Affordable Care Act and how it impacts people living with HIV/AIDS in California. Key points include:
- The status quo has led to an access to care crisis for people with HIV as few have employer insurance. Health care reform aims to expand coverage and protections.
- Reforms include an individual mandate, Medicaid expansion, subsidies through insurance marketplaces, and protections like prohibiting denial of coverage for pre-existing conditions.
- In California, the Medi-Cal program will expand up to 138% of the federal poverty level and higher incomes can purchase plans through Covered California with subsidies.
- Transitions lie ahead for those currently
Economic Impact on Minnesota's Health Care Delivery Systemsoder145
Presentation by Lynn Blewett to the Minnesota State Legislature at a joint meeting of the health care and human services finance and policy committees in Saint Paul, MN, February 10 2009.
The document provides an overview of key concepts in health economics, including:
1) It discusses who has access to healthcare based on ability to pay and examines issues of equity, finance, delivery, and outcomes in healthcare systems.
2) It explores expenditures on healthcare as a percentage of GDP and characteristics of the insured population in the US.
3) It introduces basic questions of economic systems that also apply to health economics, such as what and for whom to produce, and how to achieve economic growth with scarce resources.
This document discusses health care spending in the United States. It covers topics such as national health spending trends, the impact of chronic disease on costs, healthcare economics, and methods to reform the system. The sources of healthcare payments are also examined, including hospital care, physician services, prescription drugs, and sources of coverage like private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid. Solutions to address rising costs and economic challenges are explored.
The document discusses the similarities and differences between the Massachusetts health reform law known as "Romneycare" and the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act known as "Obamacare". Both laws require individuals to have health insurance, create state-based health insurance exchanges, and provide subsidies for lower-income households. However, the ACA covers more people nationwide and optionally expands Medicaid eligibility, while Romneycare only expanded coverage for certain groups in Massachusetts. The document also outlines some perceived pros and cons of the ACA.
Got Healthcare? Affordable Care Act PP (July 2013)Kevin Kane
The Affordable Care Act presentation that Citizen Action of Wisconsin presents with around the state. How the ACA impacts you and how to talk about it.
5 wk HCS440 Legislations Influence in Health Care & what Changes finalMaile Andrus
The document discusses various pieces of health care legislation and their influence on the U.S. health care system. It addresses the Welfare Reform Act of 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the Affordable Care Act of 2010. It also examines tools from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for analyzing economic impacts. Finally, it proposes some potential changes that could be made to legislation to help combat rising health care costs and make the Affordable Care Act more affordable.
The Affordable Care Act And Its Effect On American Healthcare (3)amande1
The document discusses the impacts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the U.S. healthcare system. It finds that the ACA has significantly expanded health insurance coverage, increased funding for Medicaid and Medicare, and improved access to services. Specifically, it led to more jobs in nursing, longer solvency for Medicare, and millions more being covered by Medicaid. The ACA aims to provide universal and affordable coverage through reforms such as subsidies, mandates, and protections for pre-existing conditions.
The document summarizes findings from the 2014 Aflac WorkForces Report on the impact of health care reform. It finds that controlling health care costs was a top priority for many companies, who increased deductibles and employee premium shares. It also found that many employees are confused about health care reform and lack preparedness for rising medical costs. Voluntary benefits were seen as important for providing employees with financial protection and peace of mind.
The document discusses several issues related to health care in America, including rising costs, obesity, and proposed reforms. It focuses on costs, providing 3 potential solutions: increasing quality, increasing access through universal healthcare, and reducing costs. Reducing costs could involve cutting services, lowering prices, or implementing a single-payer system, which is proposed as a way to reduce administrative expenses which account for around 25% of total healthcare costs in the US.
IHC -- Health reform: What it means and what's nextGalen Institute
This document summarizes key points about the current state of health reform and what may happen next:
- The Affordable Care Act aims to expand coverage to 32 million more Americans but 23 million will remain uninsured. It establishes insurance mandates and exchanges and cuts Medicare spending.
- While early benefits of the law are popular, the law remains unpopular due to concerns about higher costs for taxpayers and consumers. Up to 80 million Americans could be forced to change their health plans.
- Implementation of the law faces challenges through legal challenges, heavy regulation, and political debates during the 2012 election.
- Opportunities exist to reshape the policy debate and push for a more dynamic, personalized system that engages
- Medicare is a social insurance program that provides health coverage to individuals aged 65 and older as well as those who are permanently disabled, regardless of income or health status. It covers over 43 million Americans.
- Medicare spending is projected to increase substantially by 2030 as the number of people enrolled is expected to rise from 46 million to 78 million. However, the program is facing financial challenges as costs are expected to exceed funding levels by 2019.
- Medicaid provides health coverage to over 74 million low-income individuals, including children, pregnant women, elderly, and disabled. Each state administers its own Medicaid program within federal guidelines.
HCAD 600 Group 2: The Future of Healthcare: Macro-Trends Effect on Healthcare...HCADGROUP2
The healthcare industry has been growing steadily for a number of years - mainly because people depend on health services no matter what the economic climate (Torpey, 2014 p. 29). By 2022, the healthcare industry, which is projected to be among the fastest-growing industries in the US. Economy, will add over 4 million jobs for both current and future healthcare professionals (Torpey, 2014 p28). The majority of these jobs will be most prevalent in the industries of hospitals, offices of health practitioners, nursing and residential care facilities, home healthcare services, and outpatient, laboratory, and other ambulatory services (Torpey). Industrial growth within the U.S. healthcare system will be a direct byproduct of macro-trends emerging in the U.S. healthcare system, such as those related to the overall economy, morphing demographics, personal lifestyles and behaviors, emerging technologies, and evolving federal and state government policies. As a result, this growing, heavily diverse healthcare industry will present an inordinate amount of career opportunities for healthcare managers in the next 10 years.
Five Macro Trends Driving Healthcare Industry Investment in 2011 and BeyondCognizant
Here are five industry trends that will strongly influence where and how healthcare ecosystem participants will invest business development and technology dollars this year and into 2012.
The demand for healthcare services is driven by both consumption and investment motives. As consumption goods, healthcare makes people feel better, and as investment goods, better health increases productivity. Patients rely on healthcare professionals to evaluate their needs and make decisions. Demand is influenced by income, price, education, marital status, age, gender, access to facilities, household size, and insurance coverage. Higher incomes, education, prices, and insurance increase demand, while single and older individuals also tend to use more services.
Super faster way for retail business development- businessampm.comshuvro chowdhury
"My own point of view, retail business development process are’t very easy. Whatever, I do not believe retail business is one kind of selling process. I believe retail business development is one type of customers relation building and searching customers actual needs process."
Walgreens was founded in 1901 in Chicago by Charles R. Walgreen. It has since grown to become the largest drugstore chain in the world, with over 8,000 stores globally. Walgreens strives to provide customers with quality products and services through various retail locations and online platforms. Its mission is to help customers achieve healthy outcomes through compassionate care. The company aims to uphold honesty, trust and integrity with all stakeholders. Walgreens is launching a new campaign called "At the Corner of Happy and Healthy" to increase awareness of its wide range of offerings beyond typical pharmacy products and services.
The document discusses how marketing must adapt to changes in consumer behavior driven by digital technologies and social media. Customers now access information from various sources like RSS feeds and social networks instead of just branded sites. Marketers must embrace new approaches like engaging customers on social platforms, targeting individuals instead of broad audiences, and using an iterative planning process to keep up with fast-changing customer expectations. Successful marketing now requires listening to customers, reacting intelligently to trends, and changing roles, processes, and use of media to follow customers as they spend more time on new digital channels. Marketers must adapt quickly to survive in this new environment.
Presentation slides from Phebe Gibson, policy analyst at ChangeLab Solution, part of a Healthy Corner Store Initiatives webinar hosted by Sustain Ontario's Food Access Peer Learning Circle held on March 4th, 2015. Presentation focuses on healthy corner store initiatives from program to policy.
This document lists and describes 10 famous food corners in Delhi, India. It discusses popular venues to find paranthas, chaat, gol gappe, butter chicken, kababs, chhole bhature, biryani, momos, and kulfi. For each food item, it provides information on the type of food, taste, and key nutritional elements. Some of the most commonly recommended places mentioned include Paranthe Wali Gali for paranthas, Chote Lal Chaat Bhandar for gol gappe, Moti Mahal for butter chicken, and Giani Di Hatti for kulfi.
Business Tracking CRM - Development SolutionMobilunity
Being a distributor and dealing with re-sellers requires you to keep all information concerning the business tracked at one place. After a considerable research we built a CRM system with all important functionality for business conduction. It was developed to let retail clients, resellers and support representatives manage all transactions easily on one platform. It is possible to receive orders from thousands of re-sellers and operate with hundreds of retail vendors easily.
The CRM development, which we describe here, is developed specially for wine industry, but it can be customized for your business sphere as well.
Make use of CRM for your business! https://mobilunity.com/portfolio/wine-crm/
New Era of Marketing - Content Marketing Conference - 2016 Mathew Sweezey
This presentation was given at the Content Marketing Conference in 2016. The new era of marketing is vastly different based on a new marketing environment. The new era of marketing has a new view on branding, value, content, how we create the contnet, and how we present it to the consumer. Join Mathew as he takes you along a journey to explain how to succeed in the new era.
Gaze IT Solution's is a diversified global software trading and IT outsourcing company that gives both offshore and onshore technological solutions to business enterprises around the world. Gaze IT has proven expertise in encompassing low cost, but high quality and reliable software solutions and services in areas like IT consulting, offshore web development and business applications including Retail, Supply Chain Management, Accounts, POS Hardware, POS Accessories many other business systems.
The Government Technology & Services Coalition (GTSC) and its Emerging Small Business Group on December 16 hosted a session for small companies to learn about business development in the Federal sector. Our presenter, Tony Sacco was Vice President of SAIC and has over 40 years of experience in business development, IT systems development, integration and operations. Topics included:
>>Introduction to the BD lifecycle from a small business perspective
>>Challenges and opportunities in each phase
>>Strategies and techniques to be successful at BD
About the GTSC Emerging Small Business Group
The Emerging Small Business Group is open to GTSC members with revenue <$2.5 million. It will focus on understanding the numerous challenges of starting/growing a small business in the Federal space and marshaling GTSC’s vast resources of peers, owners, mentors, subject matter experts and online virtual tools to provide our emerging small business members the knowledge and techniques they need to meet the challenges of growing a business.
Chair: Elaine Kapetanakis, CEO, Kapstone Technologies
Community pharmacists and pharmacy teams are trusted public health resources that see people in various states of health. They can play a central role in preventing ill health by providing essential services like dispensing medicines, offering health advice, and disposing of unused drugs. Public health services offered by pharmacies also include smoking cessation support, emergency contraception, minor ailment treatment, chronic disease management, and health promotion activities. Effective community pharmacy involvement in public health requires services to be commissioned and associated with the supply of relevant medicines and treatments.
Business Development Proposal Project for a Retail Merchandising Service Comp...Dragan Ocokoljic
Company "ShowUp" will provide retail merchandising services for small to medium FMCG companies in Serbia. Currently, large merchandising companies cannot profitably serve smaller clients with limited geographic needs due to high fixed costs. ShowUp will employ 16 merchandisers focused on Serbia's 4 largest cities to serve this market gap cost effectively. The business aims to sign its first contract within 6 months and break even with 4 clients after 18 months, requiring an initial investment of 370,000 EUR. Customer satisfaction, quality execution, and innovation will be prioritized to build the ShowUp brand and ensure long term sustainability.
The document discusses the roles and responsibilities of community pharmacies and hospital pharmacies. Community pharmacies dispense medications, provide counseling to patients, and offer services like monitoring blood pressure and treating minor ailments without a prescription. Hospital pharmacies procure, store, prepare, and dispense medications within hospitals.
This document provides an overview of a Healthy Corner Store Project toolkit created by Sustainable Long Island. The project aims to improve access to healthy foods in underserved communities by partnering with corner store owners. Key aspects of the toolkit include conducting assessments of neighborhood demographics and store inventories, interacting with customers and the community through surveys and outreach, strategically partnering with store owners by providing incentives and support, and monitoring the program's impact through sales tracking and evaluations. The toolkit also outlines successful features of similar programs in other cities that could be replicated, such as increasing healthy product selection and making those products more prominent. If implemented properly using the guidance in this toolkit, the project seeks to create healthier food environments and communities.
How to develop an effective Business Development StrategyHein Roth
In this presentation, the visitor is introduced to the essentiality of developing a balanced Business Development Strategy for any business. Strong focus is given to the importance of having an effective Inbound Marketing Strategy, some Outbound Marketing Strategies, all with the aim to generate better leads and to drive more business through the front door of one's business. Attention is also given on how to convert leads into actual long-term business relationships.
The document outlines a business acceleration system from Alchemy that aims to help companies increase customers, sales, and profits. It does this through proven strategies and techniques to capture more market share by winning new customers and increasing loyalty. These include developing multiple marketing channels, implementing the "7 profit multipliers" to boost key metrics like leads, conversion rates, and average transaction value, and creating systems that allow the business to run profitably without constant oversight. The goal is to build a highly valuable business that can be sold or operated independently on "autopilot".
The document summarizes Minneapolis' efforts to promote healthier eating through its Healthy Corner Store Program. It discusses how corner stores play an important role in food access but often lack healthy options. The program works with 8 corner stores to increase fresh produce inventory, display healthy marketing materials, track healthy food sales, and receive produce handling training. The goal is to strategically display and promote healthier foods to connect residents with affordable options near them.
This document summarizes a presentation on strategies for promoting healthy food retail. The presentation covered policies like requiring corner stores to stock fresh produce, incentives like additional floor space for retailers that offer fresh foods, and restrictions on stores near parks and schools. It also discussed using public resources and requiring community benefits from retailers. Examples were given of alternative retail models focusing on affordability, community engagement, and health supports. Attendees then broke into groups to discuss policies and tools to create full-service retailers in underserved areas with high standards for health, sustainability, and labor.
Regional food hub pilot - Bluewater Association for Lifelong Learning 2014-11-13Franco Naccarato
This document outlines a regional food hub pilot program with the following goals: 1) Help small and medium farms gain access to larger markets, 2) Provide large markets with more diverse and sustainable local food offerings, and 3) Make it easier for companies of all sizes to access local foods. The program aims to address challenges in supply, logistics, pricing, and sales for farmers and distributors. It involves developing solutions for food safety certification, quality assurance systems, and broker services to facilitate connections between producers and buyers. The end goal is influence decision makers and enable stakeholders across the food system to increase access to local and sustainable foods.
The document summarizes healthy corner store initiatives in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Seattle/King County. It describes the goals and strategies of projects in each location, including increasing availability and sales of healthy foods, improving store operations, and promoting products. Key lessons highlighted are using a collaborative, evidence-based community approach, addressing both supply and demand, and employing simple and cost-neutral strategies. Policy support is also discussed as important for systems change.
As part of a group project we were tasked to present on implementations for a grocery store looking to promote their health and wellness offerings through the use of dietitians to market the new service.
We utilised a doing first approach while developing a 3 year strategy. Suggested 2 rules to follow while developing the implementation strategy along with talking through the benefits of Post-modern marketing to successfully reach our target audiences,
Larsen_Massey_Can food hubs catalyse health and resilient peri-urban Food sys...latrobeuni
This document summarizes the progress made in developing a food hub in the City of Casey in Victoria, Australia. It began with a scoping study in 2011 and a VicHealth Innovation Grant in 2012 to further the project. Work included mapping local producers, businesses, and community services to understand supply and demand issues. Producers were concerned with urban growth, prices, and distribution while buyers wanted affordable, local options. Two assumptions that a wholesale model and demonstrating cost/ease would attract businesses were tested. Co-design with stakeholders led to a core group to trial local sourcing. Demand was to be tested through branding, pop-up markets, and meals. The Australian Food Hubs Network was also established to collaboratively develop
Be sugar smart helping canadians make healthy choices saskohc
This document outlines recommendations from the Heart & Stroke Foundation to address issues related to marketing of unhealthy foods and sugary drinks to children in Canada. It recommends that all levels of government implement restrictions on marketing of these products to kids. It also recommends that schools, communities and health organizations support healthy choices for children by limiting unhealthy options and increasing availability of healthy alternatives in places where kids spend time.
Easy Peasy produces organic, vegan snack bars for children and wants to expand nationally. They conducted surveys in their local region which found their target market is females aged 25-50 who value healthy eating. Easy Peasy needs more information on target markets in other regions of the US before expanding further.
Greenies.net is a new organic retail platform launched in Mumbai, India in 2012. It connects organic farmers directly with wholesalers and consumers to cut out middlemen. Currently working with 30-40 farmers in 4-5 villages, the platform has onboarded several wholesalers. Greenies.net aims to provide the freshest organically grown produce through online ordering and delivery. By establishing partnerships and helping with organic certification, the platform looks to scale up and support farmers and the growing organic market in India.
The Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference (EOLFC 2013) provided a great opportunity to share information, learn about success stories and gather information on innovative local food businesses, projects and best practices. The conference was organized by KEDCO (Kingston Economic Development Corporation) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Ministry of Rural Affairs. The theme of the conference was Innovation Driving Local Food and it was held December 3, 2013 at the Ambassador Hotel in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Jim Slama of Familyfarmed.org keynote presentation on Good Food = Good Business.
The document summarizes the work of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in developing and promoting sustainable local food systems in North Carolina. CEFS has undertaken several initiatives including developing a statewide action plan through stakeholder engagement, research, and policy recommendations. The action plan identifies priorities and strategies across many areas including supporting farmers and farmland, developing infrastructure, expanding markets, and improving education and outreach. Implementation will involve ongoing stakeholder collaboration, research, and establishing a Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council. The goal is to strengthen North Carolina's local food economy and rural communities.
This case discusses Subway Sandwich Shops and the sandwich restaurant industry. It analyzes Subway's history, customer base, promotion strategies, and competition using Porter's Five Forces model. The case examines issues like franchisee disputes and recommends actions like expanding offerings and locations to increase sales and market share as competition in the industry is high.
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1. The Minneapolis Healthy Corner
Store Program
14th Annual CFSC: Food Justice Culture
Aliyah Ali, MPH
October 20, 2010
Creating a Healthier Minneapolis
healthy eating + physical activity + smoke-free living
2. Overview
• Minneapolis overview
• Obesity Prevention in Minneapolis
• Past, Present + Future: The Minneapolis
Healthy Corner Store Program
3. About Minneapolis
•Total Population: 382,618 (2000)
•Diverse community + large immigrant
populations
•High rates of health disparities and
inequities in our communities of color
4. Obesity in Minneapolis
• Obesity rates are higher:
- Among communities of color
- In neighborhoods of concentrated
poverty
• U.S. born blacks and Hispanics/Latinos
have highest obesity rates in Minneapolis
(SHAPE 2006)
5. • Part of the 2008 MN Health Care Reform Act
• Statewide effort to help residents live longer,
better, healthier lives by reducing the burden of
chronic illnesses
• 2 grants to Minneapolis totaling $2.6 million to
reduce obesity and tobacco use
• Shift from traditional public health model
(program vs policy)
Statewide Health Improvement
Program (SHIP)
6. “ It is unreasonable to expect that
people will change their behavior
easily when so many forces in the
environment conspire against such
change"
Institute of Medicine
SHIP: Making the healthy choice
the easy choice…
7. Guiding principles
• Focus on communities of need
• Affect multiple environments:
– Daycares, parks, housing complexes,
neighborhoods, schools, worksites, corner stores
• Change food environments through following
approaches:
– practices, availability, affordability, opportunity
8. Pop Quiz!
• According to the 2007 Behavioral Risk
Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS),
what percent of adults in Minneapolis
consume the recommended # of servings
of fruits and vegetables per day?
• 12.2%
• 30.5%
• 48.0%
• 86.7%
9. Pop Quiz!
• According to the 2007 Behavioral Risk
Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS),
what percent of adults in Minneapolis
consume the recommended # of servings
of fruits and vegetables per day?
• 12.2%
• 30.5%
• 48.0%
• 86.7%
10. So… what’s
the problem?
• Lack of access to
healthy foods: food
deserts
• Over-abundance of fast
foods & convenience
foods
• Transportation barriers
• Lack of access to
physical activity
•Affordability of fresh food
13. •Mini Farmers Markets
•Healthy vending in theparks
•Food Preservation Pilot
•Homegrown Minneapolis
•Corner Stores
Minneapolis past and present
14. A city-wide initiative to develop recommendations
and implement strategies to improve the growth,
sales, distribution, and consumption of healthy,
locally grown foods.
Homegrown Minneapolis
18. We also know…
•Families often depend on corner stores for grocery
needs
• Corner stores often have limited healthy food choices
•Stores are required to carry minimum variety of healthy
foods
–Staple Foods Ordinance
–2009 WIC changes
19. Quick history lesson…2008
Minneapolis Staple Foods Ordinance
• (c) All grocery stores licensed under this chapter must
offer for sale food for home preparation and
consumption, on a continuous basis, at least three (3)
varieties of qualifying, non-expired or spoiled, food in
each of the following four (4) staple food groups, with at
least five (5) varieties of perishable food in the first
category and at least two (2) varieties of perishable food
in all subsequent categories:
• (1) Vegetables and/or fruits.
• (2) Meat, poultry, fish and/or vegetable proteins.
• (3) Bread and/or cereal.
• (4) Dairy products and/or substitutes
20. Staple Foods Ordinance:
Unexpected Impetus?
• Spearheaded by
Licensing Department
• Crime prevention strategy
– Enhance outer appearance
of the store
– Staple Foods = Expansion
of Customer Base
• Food access issue for
Health Department
21. Staple Foods: Enforcement
• Enforced by licensing department
– Less punitive
• Approximately 47 violations
– Warning + education
• Follow-up inspection
– Stores generally in compliance
– Compliance super awesome produce
• Inspectors recognize support for owners
needed
22. Fast Forward to now-ish…
• Cstore Assessments
– Conducted by the Health Department
• Focused in North Minneapolis
– low-income
– two full-scale grocery stores
– complimented a larger food assessment
• Two-phased
– Visual assessment
– Owner Interview
23. Visual Assessment (n=35)
– 72% not in compliance with
produce component of
Staple Foods Ordinance
– 34% didn’t carry any fresh
produce
– Most commonly stocked
produce include: onions,
potatoes, bananas, and
lemons/or limes
– Produce was often found
on the bottom of shelves,
refrigeration cases, or
beverage coolers
24. Owner interviews (n=22)
– 55% were aware of the Staple Foods Ordinance
– Most store owners indicated that customers rarely
come in for staple foods such as produce, milk, and
eggs
– Owners need assistance related to produce marketing
and education such as:
• Sourcing
• In-store displays
• Handling
• Promotional materials such as signage and recipe
cards
• Loans/grants to upgrade equipment
25. • Most prefer fresh produce over canned
•40% of Near North residents having access to a vehicle
•Residents gave low ratings to availability and quality of fresh
produce at corner stores – locations that were reportedly easiest
to access
•Unimpressed by cstore produce
– High cost
– Low quality
– Lack of freshness
•Owners vs resident’s quite the conundrum!
(Source: Northside Healthy Eating Project)
Resident’s perspective…
26. Challenges
• Staple Foods compliance & enforcement
• Lack of support for owners
• Connecting residents
to the stores
27. So, what did others do?
• Researching corner store programs and resources
(other cities, HCSN, market makeovers)
• Common healthy corner store program components:
– Store assessments
– Procuring affordable produce
– Signage and pricing
– Store improvements (internal and external)
– Community engagement
28. Supports owners in making fresh
produce and healthy foods more
visible, affordable, and attractive to
neighborhood residents.
The Minneapolis Healthy
Corner Store program
29. Quick Snapshot…
• 10 partner stores have agreed to:
– Increase inventory of produce
– Display Healthy Corner Store marketing
materials within the store
– Document and sharing sales records of
healthy foods
– Attend a produce handling training
• Implementation completed December
30. Benefits to stores
• Store assistance entails:
– Identifying goals, opportunities, and strategies for
increasing sales of healthy foods
– Strategically display fresh produce and healthy foods
– Displaying in-store promotional materials highlighting
healthy foods
– Purchasing, pricing and stocking healthy foods
affordably
– Developing a financial system to help track and
monitor sales of healthy foods
31. Breaking down the process…
Produce procurement
and sales and handling
training
Interior and exterior
display
Marketing and
Community Involvement
Store recruitment and
assessment
Finding the right
consultant
32. Where’s Consultant?
• Start looking early
• Determine what skills
you need
• Examine non-
traditional avenues for
partnership
33. Breaking down the process…
Produce procurement
and sales and handling
training
Interior and exterior
display
Marketing and
Community Involvement
Finding the right
consultant
Store recruitment and
assessment
34. Selection of Stores
• Criteria for store
selection
• City Council Approval
• Application Developed
– Mailed to 90 stores
– 15 applicants
• 10 stores selected
• Memorandum of
understanding
• Store introductions
Minneapolis Healthy Corner Store Program
Application
T
Thank you for your interest in applying for the Minneapolis Healthy Corner Store Program.
Please take a moment to fill out this application and return by Tuesday, May 25, 2010, to the
MDHFS Healthy Corner Store Program at 250 S 4th Street, Room 510, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
The City of Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support (MDHFS) will select 10 stores
to participate in this program. If you have any questions, please contact Aliyah Ali at 612-673-
3861 or aliyah.ali@ci.minneapolis.mn.us.
Store Background
Store Name: Owner Name (main contact):
Address Phone:
Email:
Please check yes or no for the following questions: Yes No
Do you accept EBT (food stamps)
Do you accept WIC?
Are you willing to increase your stock of fresh fruits and
vegetables?
Are you willing to increase your stock of whole grain products?
Are you willing to increase your stock of low-fat and/or skim dairy
products?
Are willing to track sales of fresh produce and healthy foods?
35. Store Assessments
• Visual assessment
– Healthy foods pricing and placement
– Signage
– Overall sense of store layout
• Owner Interview
– Experience carrying produce
– Procurement and pricing of produce
– Customer demand
– Mechanism for owner engagement
• Customer Survey
37. Results: Owner Interview
• Produce primarily
purchased from other
grocery stores
• Nominal revenue from
healthy foods
• Produce display and
handling support needed
• Immense appreciation
coupled with mild
skepticism
38. Breaking down the process…
Interior and exterior
display
Marketing and
Community Involvement
Finding the right
consultant
Store recruitment and
assessment
Produce procurement
and sales and handling
training
39. Show me the produce!
• Recap: the problem
• Sleuthing out opportunities
• Ultimate goal = affordable produce for
residents
• Capitalizing on existing distribution
mechanisms vs developing a new system
40. Show me the produce!
• Met with area wholesalers
– Received pricing lists
– Negotiated additional support
• Determined core list of items
• Options presented to store owners
– Bix Produce selected: better pricing+0
distribution costs = affordable produce
41. Produce sales and
handling training
• Training activities
– Introduce store owners
– Warehouse tour
– Handling practices of core items
– Pricing produce
– Sales tracking
• Stores receive $200 credit for first produce
purchase
42. Breaking down the process…
Marketing and
Community Involvement
Finding the right
consultant
Store recruitment and
assessment
Produce procurement
and sales and handling
training
Interior and exterior
display
45. Breaking down the process…
Finding the right
consultant
Store recruitment and
assessment
Produce procurement
and sales and handling
training
Interior and exterior
display
Marketing and
Community Involvement
46. Involving the community
• Primarily through marketing activities
– Store “kick-off”
– Taste testing sessions
– Food demos
– Newspaper advertising
• Youth Participation
– North Minneapolis YMCA
– Roosevelt High School
47. Breaking down the process…
Finding the right
consultant
Store recruitment and
assessment
Produce procurement
and sales and handling
training
Interior and exterior
display
Marketing and
Community Involvement
48. Project evaluation
• Not just about # of stores
• Tracking sales of produce
• Before and after photos to document
space allocated to produce
49. Looking ahead
• Incremental approach
• Exploring other ideas
– Façade improvements
– Incorporating locally grown
and/or organic produce
– Expanding the project
• Continuing technical assistance
• Project expansion contingent on funding
50. Revisiting SHIP
• Focus on communities of need
• Affect multiple environments:
– Daycares, parks, housing complexes,
neighborhoods, schools, worksites, corner
stores
• Change food environments through
following approaches:
– practices, availability, affordability, opportunity
51. Discussion Questions
• Are you working (or plan to work) with
corner stores in your community?
• Describe what you are doing.
• What has been your biggest success?
• What has been your biggest challenge?
52. Acknowledgements
• Minnesota Department of Health
• Northpoint Health and Wellness Center
• Hennepin County through the Blue Cross
Blue Shield Healthy Eating MN Grant
53. Contact Information
Aliyah Ali, MPH
Minneapolis Statewide Health
Improvement Program
aliyah.ali@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
612-673-3861
Creating a Healthier Minneapolis
healthy eating + physical activity + smoke-free living
Editor's Notes
SarahMinneapolis is the largest city in Hennepin county and in the state of MN and is the county seat. Diverse community and has a high population of East African and SE Asian immigrants.
SarahDefinitions: BMI of adults 25-30 for overweight and 30+ obeseAmerican Indian sample size was too small to be significant but we do realize that this is a population that is experiencing health disparities in our community and in terms of chronic diseases such as diabetes Although the communities of color in Minneapolis are a smaller subgroup of the population they experience a much higher rate of obesity and chronic conditions.We are focusing our efforts in the Near North, Northeast and Phillips communities of Minneapolis due to the high concentrations of poverty. North Minneapolis is a food desert with limited access for residents to fresh foods because of few grocery stores/farmers markets or community gardens and high density of unhealthy food outlets such as fast food and corner stores.
Seven out of every 10 deaths and 75% of health care costs in the U.S. are due to chronic diseases such as asthma, heart disease and diabetes. Obesity and tobacco use are the leading causes of these preventable, chronic diseases. As a strategy to slow and eventually reverse increasing health care costs, the Minnesota Legislature passed and Gov. Pawlenty signed the 2008 Health Care Reform Act. SHIP is the most comprehensive, cost-saving measure in this legislation.
SarahDefinitions: BMI of adults 25-30 for overweight and 30+ obeseAmerican Indian sample size was too small to be significant but we do realize that this is a population that is experiencing health disparities in our community and in terms of chronic diseases such as diabetes Although the communities of color in Minneapolis are a smaller subgroup of the population they experience a much higher rate of obesity and chronic conditions.We are focusing our efforts in the Near North, Northeast and Phillips communities of Minneapolis due to the high concentrations of poverty. North Minneapolis is a food desert with limited access for residents to fresh foods because of few grocery stores/farmers markets or community gardens and high density of unhealthy food outlets such as fast food and corner stores.
The Caloric Balance EquationOverweight and obesity result from an energy imbalance. This involves eating too many calories and not getting enough physical activity. Body weight is the result of genes, metabolism, behavior, environment, culture, and socioeconomic status. Behavior and environment play a large role causing people to be overweight and obese. These are the greatest areas for prevention and treatment actions.
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