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In 2012, over 750 million people around the globe lacked access to safe drinking water. Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway, sought to bring fresh water to poor and rural areas with the Slingshot, a water purification device. Kamen’s challenge was…

To create the world’s healthiest workforce, diversified health care giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) mandated participation in its “Culture of Health” program globally, customized by location, culture, and specific health needs to…

In 2013, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg tried and failed to institute a ban on serving sizes of large sugary beverages. Obesity posed a large public health risk to the city. Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed ban was one of many attempts to combat…

Mental illness has been described as an epidemic affecting nearly a quarter of all Americans in their lifetimes, often during their most productive working years. Managers who can design organizations that maximize mental health can minimize these risks…