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Advancing Women’s Health through an Equity Lens
For Women’s History Month, we turn the spotlight to a female-led venture capital firm that is out to change women’s lives for the better. SteelSky Ventures invests in innovative companies that work to improve health outcomes for women by focusing on improving health care access, quality and affordability. View Transcript 00;53;36;28 – 00;54;03;12Tom HaederleWomen’s History Month here in March of 2023 includes an exciting new historical line, one that is still being written. And that is the very recent history of female led venture capital firms that are out to change women’s lives for the better. One such firm is SteelSky. It invests in innovative companies working to improve health…
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Looking at pediatric eye care through a holistic lens
Let’s approach the topic of eye safety in the broader scope concerning children. One would typically imagine sports goggles and polycarbonate lenses, but what if you expand your mindset to embrace a wellness approach—a holistic approach that will foster long-term benefits to the health of children throughout all stages of life? A focus on wellness can lead to constructive dialogue translating into favorable results. It is a lot simpler to achieve compliance wearing polycarbonate lens materials vs eating more greens, but the current practice model needs to shift if we wish to see healthier pediatric vision today and in the future. The Oxford Languages definition of safety is “the condition…