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Healthy Economy, Healthy Colorado. A Strategic Action Plan for Colorado’s Health and Wellness Industry. December 11, 2013. History Colorado Center. Kenneth Lund Executive Director, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Healthy Economy, Healthy Colorado
A Strategic Action Plan for Colorado’s Health
and Wellness Industry
December 11, 2013
History Colorado Center
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Kenneth LundExecutive Director,
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
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Larry Wolk, MD, MSPHExecutive Director,
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
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•The Action Plan: Five Areas of Focus• What informed
our thinking• How we will
get there
A Statewide Project
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Defining Health and Wellness
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• Colorado’s health and wellness industry is a powerful economic driver for the state.
• Colorado has a unique opportunity to leverage the strength of this sector, becoming the premier national destination for prevention and wellness, high quality health care services and outdoor recreation.
• This strategic action plan reflects the thinking of industry leaders. It is a plan by the industry and for the industry.
Three Takeaways
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The Vision: By the Industry, For the Industry
Colorado’s health and wellness industry will drive economic growth, improve health outcomes and promote a stronger, more productive workforce.
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• Action Plan: Created by industry leaders.
• Research: Conducted by the Colorado Health Institute.
• Solid Start: Many organizations, associations and initiatives already exist.
• Goal: Leverage what’s out there.
Setting the Stage
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Position Health and Wellness as an export business by developing
products and services that can be marketed and sold in markets across
the nation and internationally.
Focus Number One
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What are the revenue streams that we can build to bring new dollars into the state?
What Informed Our Thinking
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• Invest in regional hubs and centers of excellence.• Health care delivery systems• Wellness tourism
• Target high-growth companies.• Evaluate states with effective tax policies and incentives
• Raise awareness of high-growth areas. • Digital health• Back office operations• Supply chain• Wellness programs for employers
Action Plan: Recommendations
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Focus Number Two
Leverage business opportunities created by a significant increase
in the number of people with health insurance and a growing demand for wellness services.
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What Informed Our Thinking
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• Strengthen current health and wellness companies.• Reduce uncertainty about reform.• Actively look to reduce health care costs.
• Identify new businesses.• Partner with Colorado Business Intelligence Center.• Recruit fastest-growing health and wellness
companies.
Action Plan: Recommendations
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Establish collaborative workforce strategies and educational
programs that reflect the current and future needs of health and
wellness employers.
Focus Number Three
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Projected Job Growth Nationwide, 2010-2020
Home & Personal
Care Aides
Physical
Therap
ist Assi
stants/
Aides
Medical S
ecretar
ies
EMTs/
Paramedics
Medical A
ssista
nts
Dental Assi
stants
Registered Nurse
s
Pharmaci
sts
Physicia
ns and Su
rgeons
Fitness
Instructo
rs
Psychologis
ts
Dentists
Nursing A
ides/Orderlie
s/Attendan
ts
Dieticians a
nd Nutritionist
s
National
Averag
e, All O
ccupati
ons 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%70%
45%41%
33% 31% 31%26% 25% 24% 24% 22% 21% 20% 20%
14%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook
What Informed Our Thinking
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• Leverage ongoing educational efforts around science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and career ladders.
• Invest in new technologies and the companies that can bring them to market.• Telehealth, remote monitoring
Action Plan: Recommendations
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Invest in creating high-paying, high-demand jobs, such as
those in health care information technology.
Focus Number Four
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Comparing Jobs and Wages, Health and Wellness Segments and All Industries, Colorado and the
United States
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• Increase attractiveness of Colorado. • Reduce health care costs for business.•Market lifestyle and brand at national forums.•Host highly-visible conference in digital,
IT or wellness app space.
• Leverage high-skilled workforce and other leading clusters.• Financial services and IT.
Action Plan: Recommendations
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Build infrastructure and support for established companies and
start-ups, especially in the wellness sector.
Focus Number Five
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What Informed Our Thinking
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Action Plan: Recommendations
• Accelerate Colorado companies adopting wellness programs.• Identify evidence-based wellness
practices.• Quantify economic impact or practices.• Disseminate information to employers.
• Grow and recruit wellness innovation.• Target and recruit wellness companies to
locate in Colorado.• Build on forums for innovators in
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• Colorado’s health and wellness industry is a powerful economic driver for the state.
• Colorado has a unique opportunity to leverage the strength of this sector, becoming the premier national destination for prevention and wellness, high quality health care services and outdoor recreation.
• This strategic action plan reflects the thinking of industry leaders. It is a plan by the industry and for the industry.
Three Takeaways
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Panel DiscussionModerator: Tom ClarkCEO, Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation
Panelists:
• Jandel Allen-Davis, MDVice President, Government and External Relations, Kaiser Permanente Colorado
• Roger HolsteinChief Executive Officer, Healthgrades
• Aaron KennedyChief Marketing Officer, State of Colorado
• Lee Newman, MD, MA, FCCP, FACOEMDirector of Environmental and Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health
• Scott RotermundPresident, WellTok
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