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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
from Tuesday 1 July 2023
by cityam
Owning your own health
[Re:From creche to healthcare, companies have renewed a social contract to staff]
Improving public health has for generations been a primary duty of the British state, and the pandemic placed health benefits as a luxury perk in the market for talent.
With the recent Health Foundation forecast putting the issue bluntly, there is a collective need to maximise access to personal health information. Education plays a key role in this process, and many people and companies are oblivious to the many ways that they can take control of it. For one, there has been a real boom in wearable devices over the past 6 years among the British public, with many offering medical-grade vitals sensors ready to surface health insights right from your wrist.
However, as much as 54% of people are unsure what these monitors mean for them to make well-informed and actionable lifestyle adjustments. While employers and the state play a custodial role in healthcare provision, there needs to be greater awareness about personal health across the board.
Sylvia Smit
