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’) GE Ventures Introducing Menlo Micro: A New Company Bringing Innovation to the Age-Old Electronic Switch text Permalink 3 years ago View comments Share innovation technology geventures menlomicro HealthyCities Leadership Academy: Introducing the Winners Today, we are excited to announce the nine communities selected to participate in the HealthyCities Leadership Academy . The program is part of GE’s healthymagination commitment and continued efforts to tackle population health challenges by enabling leaders to more effectively develop and implement community health initiatives in their communities. The year-long program kicks off today with a two-day, in-person workshop at GE’s Global Leadership Institute in Crotonville, New York, and will provide the selected communities with initial funding of $25,000 while offering continued mentorship to help develop and implement community health initiatives that make a lasting impact. At the conclusion of the program in 2017, the most successful communities will compete for additional funding from a total pool of $250,000. After a thorough evaluation by a panel of experts in the field of health, the nine winning communities selected to participate in the collaborative learning program include: Atlanta, Georgia – Health Promotion and Prevention of Nutrition-Related Disease Wayfield Foods, the HEALing Community Center and Emory University will work to improve the diets, health and well-being of an Atlanta neighborhood through increased and integrated use of food and health literacy services. The impact will be achieved by linking community-based healthy food assets, promoting healthy dietary behavior, and changing clinical care models to reinforce healthy behaviors to improve health. Burlington, Vermont – Substance Abuse Recovery and Employment This proposal focuses on using local business partners to improve the lives and economic well-being of people in recovery, as well as improve economic outcomes for the county. Burlington Labs, a local drug testing company, and the local Chamber of Commerce, will host a series of discussions and planning sessions with human resource staff from across the county, to develop strategies and best practices to employ people who are in recovery. Camden, New Jersey – Reducing Childhood Obesity In collaboration with Campbell Soup Company, this city will focus on measurably improving the health of young people in the Camden community by sharing best practices and developing a long-term sustainability plan. Charlotte, North Carolina – Development of Resources on Tobacco, Nutrition and Exercise The Charlotte Chamber’s Healthy Charlotte Council will leverage the exciting successes around programs focused on diabetes and bike lanes to develop, socialize and implement a toolkit for measurement of effective population health programs. The toolkit will be launched at the Charlotte Chamber Annual Meeting in December of 2016. Goodyear, Arizona – Land Use Planning The community of Goodyear, Arizona is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. In collaboration with John D Kuhn Ventures, Abrazo West Campus, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Adelante Healthcare and other partners, Goodyear intends to participate in the inception and design phase of the Goodyear Wellness Park. Hanover, New Hampshire – Innovations in Advance Care Planning for Employers This proposal will focus on building a model to support employers in their ability to assist their employees in making Advance Care Plans (ACP) for themselves and their families and build an overall employer strategy for ACP in non-clinical settings. Pasadena, Texas – Food Security In collaboration with the Houston Food Bank, Harris County Public Health, Indoor Harvest Corporation, PeopleFund, the Pasadena Health Center (FQHC) and others, this proposal strives to produce and distribute local sources of produce in the north Pasadena community in Harris County. Additionally, this proposal seeks to increase consumption of these healthy foods by implementing food prescriptions” to people in need and develop a need-based Food Scholarship Program which will provide free food at a Houston Food Bank partner agency, called a Scholarship Pantry.” Miami, Florida – Diabetes Assessment and Treatment In collaboration with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, Healthy West Kendall and LifeWallet, a corporate partner, this proposal aims to enhance the role of the Healthy Hub, a free, one stop screening and referral-to-care kiosk. The Hub uses the American Health Association’s Life’s Simple 7 assessment to generate a health score using biometric information gathered by a nurse. Currently, many of the Hub visitors are at risk for diabetes and this proposal aims to intervene with those pre-diabetic patients to improve both their clinical and personal health outcomes. Toledo, Ohio – Improving the Built Environment During this project, the Health Downtown Toledo Coalition will work to build on the efforts of the 22nd Century Committee Master Plan; which has developed a framework to maximize downtown Toledo’s current assets, foster business growth, and attract increased downtown residential living. The Coalition will partner with ProMedica, Owens Corning, Fifth Third Bank, and community partners to drive population health improvements. text Permalink 3 years ago View comments Share healthy gev population health healthyimagination Drum Roll Please… The Selections of the Techstars IoT Accelerator Have Been Announced! This past April we partnered with startup accelerator, Techstars, in support of their mentorship-driven program, IoT Accelerator, which looks to accelerate startups in New York City that are positioned to transform the future of connected enterprise, smart cities, energy, advanced manufacturing, wearables, automotive, VR, drones, robotics, agriculture and the connected home. Today, we are excited to announce the 10 winners selected out of a competitive pool of applicants to join the 15-week program based on the potential for success they exhibit in their field. The startups will be paired with a set of phenomenal mentors, inclusive of our own Abhishek Shukla, Deborah Zajac, Hunter Ashmore, Karen Kerr, and Ty Findley, who will offer guidance for scaling and navigating the trials and tribulations associated with running a successful startup. A huge congratulation to those selected for the opportunity to participate in this amazing program – we’re excited to see what’s in store for the winners, each profiled below! Drones Dronesmith Twilio’s recent IPO signals that taking out the hassle for developers to build tools is essential. While most drone companies focus on drone operators, Dronesmith focuses on the ease of use for developers. It is the first platform that enables devs to build, ship and run drone applications, parse and analyze data, create custom missions and update paths midflight. Dronesmith allows developers to write code that automatically translates to other platforms and captures info from inflight sensors. Las Vegas-born. Founded 2014. Healthcare Nanotech Galaxy Medical images make up 90% of data generated by healthcare organizations, which are currently not mined for value. Nanotech Galaxy uses deep learning to analyze these images at scale and provide personalized patient insights to make healthcare organizations proactive instead of reactive. Founded by a vascular surgeon with a PhD in deep learning, Nanotech is an artificial intelligence platform with a goal of saving 1 million lives in the next 10 years. New York-born. Founded 2015. Construction Urban 3D The construction industry is ripe for innovation. Brazilian-based Urban 3D is enabling the Internet of Concrete” through a new method of production to fabricate infrastructure and housing. Inspired by her family’s construction business, founder Anielle Guedes spent three years working in Sao Paulo’s favelas to understand housing needs and local infrastructure....