Kaiser “Center for Total Health” Envisioned as “Interactive Learning Destination” for Policy Makers, Public

Kaiser Permanente has opened the Center for Total Health, an “interactive learning destination” for “innovators, leaders, influencers, thinkers and believers in wellness to talk about health,” the company says.

The center demonstrates what Kaiser Permanente and others are doing to advance health and care delivery in the US. “A major part of Kaiser Permanente’s commitment to total health is sharing best practices and facilitating discussions that will improve the health of our nation,” said company President and COO Bernard Tyson.

The center features interactive displays intended to inspire dialogue about improving health and wellness, including the following:

• A short documentary introduces visitors to Kaiser Permanente’s history and its founders, Henry J. Kaiser and Sidney Garfield, MD.
• Interactive touch-screen walls allow visitors to explore the concept of “total health:” how people define total health, challenges to achieving it and solutions that are working.
• One of the world’s largest multi-touch video walls — an 80-foot-long mural — teaches visitors about the health benefits of walking, how easy it can be to integrate walking 30 minutes, five days a week into their own lives, and helps them understand how to build walkable communities.
• Technology demo stations highlight some of the latest advances in telemedicine, mobile health apps, medication adherence, and delivering care through Smartphone technology, tablet computers and home electronics.

“The center will be the first place that leaders and the general public can go to see the real-world convergence of health, health care technology and innovation,” said Philip Fasano, chief information officer and executive vice president of Kaiser Permanente.