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IMPROVING INNOVATION BY CONNECTING PROGRAM
SPONSORS WITH THE LATEST RESEARCH
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Public/Private Partnerships
• Partnering with university researchers allows
companies to explore new methods and
technologies without investing in new
employees or physical infrastructure
• Many researchers are working to better
understand what works in health and wellness
and are open to partnering on program
studies
• Partnership options range from hiring student
employees, seeking expert technical advice,
or fully opening program data for research
• Analysis provides the ability to show value of
program and areas that can be improved
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Examples of Such a Partnership In Action
Research Study Findings
Teammates and Social Influence
Affect Weight Loss Outcomes in a
Team-Based Weight Loss Competition
Healthy behaviors are contagious. Weight
loss clusters in teams.
A Statewide Intervention Reduces BMI
in Adults: Shape Up Rhode Island
Results
Average ShapeUp participant loses 1.2
BMI points. Obese population decreases
by 26%.
Effect of Teammates on Changes in
Physical Activity in a Statewide
Campaign
Team members influence participant
activity. Being on a more active team is
associated with great increases in activity.
Improving Weight Loss Outcomes of
Community Interventions by
Incorporating Behavioral Strategies
We can exploit social networks for health
and design interventions to be social with a
goal of health improvement.
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Additional Resources
• The Benefits of Partnering with US Universities in the Era of Open Innovationhttp://www.innovationmanagement.se/2011/10/03/the-benefits-of-partnering-with-us-universities-in-the-era-of-open-innovation/
• Teammates and Social Influence Affect Weight Loss Outcomes in a Team-Based
Weight Loss Competitionhttp://www.nature.com/oby/journal/v20/n7/abs/oby201218a.html
• A Statewide Intervention Reduces BMI in Adults: Shape Up Rhode Island Resultshttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19180068
• Effect of teammates on changes in physical activity in a statewide campaignhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20394768
• Improving weight loss outcomes of community interventions by incorporating
behavioral strategieshttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20966375
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