In the Harvard Business Review, Jim Purcell, the former CEO of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, asks: "Is the workplace an appropriate venue for wellness programs, and, if so, is it the best venue?" His answer is clear: Not only is the workplace the right...
As the "sick season" of workplace health arrives -- colds, flu, etc. -- we wanted to explore a common concern in workplace wellness: Presenteeism. Presenteeism, "or working while sick can cause productivity loss, poor health, exhaustion and workplace epidemics. While...
We report frequently on financial incentives (for example here, here, and here). In fact, our podcast with Dr. Mitesh Patel, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Health Care Management at the Perelman School of Medicine and The Wharton School at the University of...
We often report on important studies that provide insights into the business case behind a well-run workplace wellness program (for example, here, here, and here). A Utica College dissertation took an additional view. It's titled "Workplace wellness: An examination of...
We report frequently on the ways that workplace wellness programs can improve employee health and reduce employer health care costs. There's also employee recruitment and retention. Rebecca Ellison of the Knox County (TN) Health Department writes in the Knoxville News...
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) reports: "Employees who participate in a workplace weight management program—even those without significant weight loss—have reduced health care costs and improved quality of life (QOL), reports a...
A fascinating report from the WorkPlace Wellness Alliance – created by the World Economic Forum and now led by the Institute for Health and Productivity Management (IHPM) -- "identifies key themes, trends, and solutions from the expanding worldwide work place wellness...
Gallup reports that "Americans have major well-being problems -- and some are causing significant harm to the country's economy." According to a new Gallup survey, "the obesity rate among American adults is 28%, while diabetes tops 11%. Nearly one in five smoke, two...
While we report often on the benefits of a well-run workplace wellness program across business sectors, a recent study provides interesting insights into the particular for a specific sector: Hospitality. The study, "The role of employee wellness programme in the...