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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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