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Building H is a project to build health into everyday life, run by @tgoetz and @stephenjdowns. Find us at @buildingh.bsky.social.
Joined May 2018
We’ve just released the 2024 #BuildingHIndex, which rates and ranks more than 75 popular products from Netflix, Uber, Apple, Chick-fil-A and more, on how they influence the health of their users. See the rankings at #BuildingHIndex.
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When we rated companies on how they impact human health, we found that many companies don't just affect one behavior - they hit many at once. Read more in the new Index!
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Over the next few days we'll be sharing some of the key quotes and takeaways from the 2024 #BuildingHIndex, starting with this one:.
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RT @NewsMedical: Everyday products ranked for health impact: Which ones are harming you and which are making you healthier? 🚴🏡🥗 https://t.c….
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See the full rankings, breakdowns by product category and detailed analyses of each product, along with opportunities for each of them to have better impact, and even take a quiz on how the environment of products and service in your life might be affecting your health.
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Head over to to see how different products affect five health behaviors of their users: eating, physical activity, sleep, social engagement and time spent outdoors. #buildinghindex
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RT @brittsigler: Do you think cos should be accountable for how their products affect consumers’ health? I helped create the 2024 #Building….
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RT @EricTopol: Rating >75 companies across 4 sectors for promoting health.Best scores: bicycle companies .Worst sco….
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Read our summary takeaways, detailed analyses of each product, and take a quiz on how products affect your health at
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The Index critiques how products in the entertainment, food, housing & transportation industries affect 5 health behaviors: eating, physical activity, sleep, social engagement & getting outdoors. Some companies did well, others much worse.
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The Building H Index is the most comprehensive look yet at the impact of the “product environment.”.
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Which products actually promote better sleep? And which seem to treat sleep like the competition? #BuildingHIndex
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spoiler alert: it's not just food companies that can affect our diets.
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We’re excited by our work to assess how popular products are affecting our health. Join us by signing up for a short scoring exercise:
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.@ARPA_H asked for ideas on its new ELSI initiative. We have a few, looking at biomedical innovation and health from a systems perspective:
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Building H co-founders Steve Downs and Thomas Goetz respond to ARPA-H
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