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The EEOC Finalizes Wellness Program Guidance, Issuing Final Rules on Workplace Wellness Programs and a Sample Notice
This post by Kelly Ann Bird, Lindsay J. Jarusiewicz and Cathy Kenworthy was originally published in Gibbons Employment...
Employee Engagement Helped By Rewards: More Evidence
We reported recently (here) on ways that wellness programs can help engage employees. Now a new piece in Business...
Mental Health is a Top U.S. Priority: U.S. Surgeon General
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently told the Huffington Post that "Emotional well-being is more than the...
Wellness Programs Among Benefits Employees Seek: Survey
CIO Magazine reports that "A recent study from Staples Business Advantage, done in conjunction with workplace...
Addressing Obesity in Workplace Makes Good Business Sense — Here's How
We recently reported (again) how a workplace wellness focus on obesity may help reduce health costs. Indeed, as...
Harvard Webcast: Health in the American Workplace — Are We Doing Enough?
Earlier this week we reported that "a new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health...
Bike to Work: Can Electric Bikes Also Bring Wellness Benefits?
We have written frequently about the workplace wellness benefits of biking to work, including: Pedal to the Metal:...
Privacy Matters When Handling Employee Medical Files
We know that privacy is a primary concern for any properly run wellness program. We wrote about the new EEOC rules...
Poll: How Workplace Affects Employee Health
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health reports that "A new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan...
Managing Workplace Stress as a Way to Help Manage Diabetes
We have written often on the importance of managing diabetes in the workplace. Clearly, a strong program design...
Workplace Wellness: The Empathy Connection
Many human resources courses and management guidance emphasize a key attribute in creating a productive workplace:...
Rethinking Plan Design to Encourage Employee Activity
Improving workplace wellness plan design requires a focus on multiple areas: Participation, Engagement, Plan...
Supporting Employee Health: More than Physical Well-Being (And Supports Bottom Line)
Many companies that focus on employee health may miss two key areas: One, the focus should go beyond just physical...
Business Strategies to Lower Health Costs: CDC Foundation
Last week we reported how the CDC Foundation's latest issue of Business Pulse outlines how the "CDC is partnering with...
Summer Reading: Ideas to Eat Right, Stay Fit for July 4
As a prelude to the July 4 weekend -- and, we hope, summer fun -- we wanted to revisit some previous Wellness Works...
New Technologies Help Drive Employee Engagement, Increase Data Privacy Focus
Can technology help engage employees in their overall wellbeing? According to a piece in the recent USA Today...
White-Collar Employees Accept Walking Meetings: Study
One key goal of any effective workplace wellness program is to help employees avoid sitting too long at the office....
The Ball Game
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CDC Foundation: How Businesses Can Tackle Burden of Rising Healthcare Costs
It's no secret: U.S. companies are dealing with the impact of rising healthcare costs when it comes to taking care of...
Survey: Employees Rank Mental Health Most Important Part of Wellness Programs
Back in November we posted these infographics showing the prevalence of mental illness in the workplace. And in March,...