Talk:Sharecare

Remove Banner?

I read through the content here on Sharecare, and I am not seeing anything that appears to contradict the neutrality standards of Wiki. I recognize that someone close to the page made edits, but there have been many edits since that time (2019). I've never removed a banner. Does anyone else feel that the removal is prudent? Thank you!

Juliecmi (talk) 00:56, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

Number of Employees

Hi editors!

Could someone please update the number of employees to the most up-to-date count of 2,400? The citation used here was updated not to reflect the current number of employees "as of September 2020," although the page's infobox still shows a count of "3,249 (2019)."

I work for Sharecare and have a "paid conflict of interest" as defined by the site's guidelines. And of course, out of respect for the Wikipedia Terms of Use & conflict of interest rules, I'm requesting this change instead of editing directly. SCbhaynes (talk) 20:43, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

 Done ~Kvng (talk) 13:22, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Kvng, thanks so much for assisting with this request! I noticed another item in the infobox and have posted a new query below about the subsidiaries list. If you're willing to take a look at that one as well, I'd be grateful for your thoughts/assistance. Thanks again, SCbhaynes (talk) 00:41, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

Infobox: Subsidiaries List

Hi editors, SCbhaynes here again. I noticed the Subsidiaries list in the infobox seems long considering its lack of sourcing and that the details are not fleshed out more within the article content. What do reviewing editors suggest as the best approach for improving the list? I've included some thoughts below in hopes that editors will provide guidance and apply appropriate changes. Again, I'll continue to avoid editing the article directly due to my conflict of interest. Some thoughts I had that might make sense here:

• a) remove subsidiaries that do not have their own Wikipedia article entries and therefore might not be considered notable enough for mention
• b) As sourcing allows, remove any brands operating under Sharecare's control that are not true "subsidiaries" by its definition.
  • NOTE: I understand appropriate sourcing should be provided to verify changes like this. However, journalistic coverage of such details may be limited, given such changes are not always announced or put on record. For what it's worth, none of these entities are "subsidiaries" of our company; they’ve been fully absorbed into the Sharecare brand and do not exist today as unique entities, subsidiaries, or divisions. Can editors advise what sort of sources are appropriate for verifying changes like this to infobox details, if not journalistic ones?

I welcome guidance and feedback from reviewing editors and will defer to the consensus of the community. Thanks in advance for any assistance.SCbhaynes (talk) 00:40, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

Hello again, after learning about the "edit request" template, I'm adding it to my request above, hopefully to capture the attention of any interested editors. I will continue to avoid making direct edits to the article myself, in-line with the site's terms of use, given my conflict of interest. Thank you for any assistance. SCbhaynes (talk) 19:36, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Proposed content: Blue Zones Project & Community Well-Being Index

Hi Wikipedians! SCbhaynes here again with a request to improve the article by adding some relevant content and sourcing to support it. As I have a paid conflict of interest, I'll continue to avoid updating the article myself. I noticed that the current article doesn't include any coverage of Sharecare's Blue Zones Project or its related Community Well-Being Index. If I understand Wikipedia's guidelines correctly, it seems these are among contributions to the brand's notability, and it would serve the encyclopedic entry to include them. I have drafted my suggestion for new sections about both with sources to verify details, which I posted below. I welcome reviewing editors to adjust this draft as they see fit. Are any editors willing to check my work and integrate some version of this suggested content within the current article? Thanks ahead for any thoughts or assistance you might provide. SCbhaynes (talk) 16:12, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

PROPOSED DRAFT:

Blue Zones Project

Sharecare expanded into population health management in 2016 as the company acquired Healthways’ Total Population Health Services and Blue Zones Project. The Blue Zones Project is an initiative toward improving community well-being through the development of lifestyle interventions patterned after Blue Zones, places identified worldwide as having "natural health and longevity". Some of the project's discoveries about these identified Blue Zones is that they generally have lower rates of common diseases associated with increased diabetes risk factors such as obesity, smoking, heart disease and associated symptoms. As of July 2019, the Blue Zones Project had reached 48 cities in 11 states.

Community Well-Being Index

Sharecare partnered with Gallup for a 10-year period to survey Americans and measure physical, financial, and social factors; during which time rising trends were noted in rates of diabetes and obesity as well as community and workplace cultures that hindered immediate improvement. In July 2019 a five-year partnership was announced between Sharecare and The Boston University School of Public Health with the stated intent to "mine social determinants of health data and enhance patient outcomes across the country." The organizations collaborated to create a Community Well-Being Index that would begin to analyze the environmental factors affecting patient health. The new index takes more than 60 variables into account, including the built environment, education, and community context such as weather and crime. Analysts reviewed data measuring individual risk factors in five health domains including purpose, social, financial, community, and physical; they then combined the original well-being index with new key social determinants of health, including healthcare access, food access, resource access, housing, and transportation. The combined results comprise the Sharecare Community Well-Being Index, which ranks states and communities from "healthiest" to "unhealthiest" annually.

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