Will the Atomic Pact Work?

Will a Fat Tax Work? Will a Fat Tax Work?

BACKGROUND Of the many proposals to counter the obesity epidemic, the most contentious is the use of the “fat tax”. Previous investigations of the efficacy of price-based initiatives in altering consumption behavior have yielded contradictory findings. METHODS We use six years of milk sales data from 1,500 stores to investigate whether price incentives induce substitution to healthier alternati...

PACT: Calculating nWoW accommodation that suits the organisations’ work processes

Workplace change and New Ways of Working (NWoW) seem to have become a fixed value in FM practice in the Netherlands today. Stimulated by new technological possibilities and maybe even by the world-wide crisis, companies are rethinking their office environments. The possibility to work anytime and anywhere seems key. However this requires a different approach to quantify the needed space and det...

How will the new genetics work?

Will the Opacich fieldwork model work?

One of the dilemmas for occupational therapy fieldwork education is how to maintain and promote a holistic approach when our traditional model is a separatist one. Traditionally and historically, most Level II fieldwork education has been offered in 2- or 3-month experiences, with one affiliation being in a physical disabilities setting, another in a mental health setting, and a third, if chose...

How will outcomes management work?

A consortium of employers and managed health care organizations has come together to test the feasibility and usefulness of an outcomes management system, a new strategy for providing information on what types of medical care are effective, for whom, and under what circumstances. Systematic measurement of health outcomes can provide the information that patients, providers, and insurers/employe...