Carrot Health Insights | Man’s Best Friend
See Spot. See Spot run. See John. John is Spot’s owner. See John walk Spot every day. See John not develop type 2 diabetes! Frederick the Great (of Prussia) wasn’t speaking about 21st century healthcare when he coined the phrase “dogs are man’s best friend”. But Frederick had a point. It turns out that owning…
Carrot Health Insights | A Tale of Two Patients
Please allow us to introduce Matt and Jim. They are both non-smokers and a little overweight, not unlike many men their age. Looking at traditional electronic health records or claims-based demographic and clinical data, one would conclude that Matt and Jim are in relatively good health. No health system, insurer, or policymaker would be likely…
Carrot Health Insights | Fast Food and Grocery Stores
What’s for dinner tonight? Are you planning to stop by your neighborhood grocery store… or the nearest McDonald’s or Burger King? For too many Americans, the answer to this question is “fast food”. People who live in food deserts, which the USDA defines as “parts of the country vapid of fresh fruit, vegetables, and other…
Carrot Health Insights | Social Risk and Diabetes
Social factors – how people live their lives – are strongly correlated with health outcomes. Examples of social risk factors include unstable housing, social isolation, and financial burdens. These risks can be quantified. The Carrot Health Social Risk Index (SRI) uses 31 unique variables to measure the level of social risk that an individual is…
