Helping Small Businesses Stay Healthy:
Experiences Through Research at Keep America Healthy, LLC
Mission Statement:
Our mission at Keep America Healthy is to deliver tailored services through seasoned professionals, enabling emerging manufacturers to achieve market access and enhance outcomes through innovative and valued solutions on a global scale. With our extensive expertise, we bridge the gap between manufacturers and purchasers, operating in both the medical devices and pharmaceutical sectors.
Vision Statement
Keep America Healthy, LLC will provide an approach that prioritizes relationships and open dialogue to identify and provide experience in solutions to a customer’s needs as a trusted partner in healthcare.
Keep America Healthy, LLC started during the Covid-19 pandemic to help struggling businesses find solutions and grow. The goal is to support healthier communities and stronger health systems. Recently, studies were reviewed and referenced to emphasize the importance of our offered services.
Key Insights from Recent Studies
1. Working Together to Improve Health
Working together, or collaboration, between small businesses, healthcare providers, and policymakers is important for turning research into real health solutions. A 2020 study shows that partnerships in different sectors help make health policies better. By working together, small businesses can help make sure research is useful and turned into action, leading to evidence-based policies. For small businesses, this means joining local health projects and working together to make a difference.
2. Creating Health Policies That Work
Making good health policies needs input from all parts of the community, including small businesses. A 2023 article says that involving everyone builds trust and makes sure health decisions consider different viewpoints. Small businesses can share their experiences to help make health policies that meet the community’s needs. Policies made this way are more likely to succeed because they reflect real-world needs.
3. Building Skills for Better Health
Capacity building means improving the skills and resources of health workers and institutions. A 2024 study talks about ways to do this. For small businesses, it means supporting training programs, better use of resources, and policies that encourage learning and adapting. This helps create strong health systems ready for future problems. Small businesses can benefit from and contribute to these efforts, making sure they are ready to support community health.
Practical Steps for Small Business Advocacy
1. Join Health Projects Small businesses can join local health groups or partnerships that work on common health goals. Working together helps make advocacy efforts stronger and ensures policies are based on many experiences. By partnering with others, small businesses can help shape health policies that benefit the whole community.
2. Support Evidence-Based Policies Staying updated on the latest health research and supporting policies based on solid evidence is crucial. By backing evidence-based policies, small businesses can help ensure health actions are effective and resources are used wisely. This proactive approach not only helps the community but also strengthens the business’s reputation as a health-conscious entity.
3. Engage with the Community Actively involving employees, customers, and community members to gather input and support for health initiatives is key. This can be done through surveys, community meetings, or joint projects. Effective community engagement helps create policies that are more likely to be accepted and successful. It also builds a sense of community and shared responsibility.
4. Invest in Training Supporting training and development for your team to improve their health advocacy skills is a vital investment. This could include workshops, webinars, or partnerships with local health organizations. Building skills within your business strengthens your advocacy efforts and helps the community. By developing a knowledgeable team, small businesses can lead by example and inspire others to join in health advocacy.
Conclusion
Keep America Healthy, LLC is dedicated to helping small businesses promote healthier communities and stronger health systems. By focusing on collaboration, evidence-based policy, community engagement, and capacity building, small businesses can play a crucial role in health advocacy and create lasting positive change. Doing these things not only helps the community but also makes the business stronger and more successful. For more information on how our services stay ahead, reach out via email to [email protected].
References:
- The Crucible of COVID-19: What the Pandemic is Teaching Us About Health Research Systems
- The Response of the Military Health System (MHS) to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Summary of Findings from MHS Reviews
- Strengthening Health Policy and Systems Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries During COVID-19 and Beyond
