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The History of the Wellness Moonshot<\/h1>\n

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy challenged the United States to create an ecosystem of innovation to land a man on the Moon. Once viewed as a lofty goal, it had a ripple effect of positive impact and popularized the term \u201cmoonshot\u201d around the world.<\/p>\n

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In 2017, the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) launched The Wellness Moonshot: A World Free of Preventable Disease<\/strong>, and today, our task at hand is to apply \u201cMoonshot Thinking\u201d to achieve our purpose as thought-leaders, to set long-range goals with greater urgency.<\/p>\n

Why now more than ever? This past year has posed such obvious, immeasurable and unforeseeable challenges to physical and mental wellbeing, our livelihoods, and the typical systems we relied upon to combat preventable disease. The new year should be embraced as more than an inflection point because 2020 has challenged conventional thinking.<\/p>\n

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More About The Wellness Moonshot<\/h2>\n
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The Wellness Moonshot Expands Global Reach<\/h3>\n

In 2020, The Wellness Moonshot formed strategic partnerships with leaders in China, India and Israel, expanding the global reach of this critical mission.<\/p>\n

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The Wellness Pioneers<\/h3>\n

Health and wellness leaders are uniting behind the first global commitment to achieve a world free of preventable disease.<\/p>\n

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Launching The Wellness Moonshot<\/h3>\n

The Wellness Moonshot: A World Free of Preventable Disease was launched in 2017, uniting the health and wellness industries globally in addressing chronic, preventable disease.<\/p>\n

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