The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has "projected lost earnings due to illness and loss of life" because of influenza at $16.3 billion annually. The same study reported that "the total economic burden of annual influenza epidemics using projected...
We have often reported on the increased amount of time that employees spend sitting, and the risks that too much sitting puts on employee health and health behaviors (for example here, here and here). We also report on new ways to engage employees in workplace...
A new study found that "The use of a FitBit Zip activity tracker alone, or paired with monetary or charity incentives, did not have any significant impact on overall health in a randomized trial, and the wearable technology did not even boost physical activity very...