HealthyWorkplaces Manifesto

Many writers acknowledge that in the next decade or so, the U.S. will experience a “health tsunami” (Reich, 2012). Several factors are driving us in that direction: the aging Baby Boomers, the toxic environment, a compromised food supply, the shortage of clean and abundant water, stressful work, growing substance abuse, lack of adequate and universal healthcare, and stagnant and declining wages, among other things.

There appear to be three major approaches to stemming the tide: (1) developing and selling more and different drugs and treatments; (2) making drugs and treatments more accessible and affordable through insurance; and (3) making people healthier. This third approach is the Center’s sole focus.