Workplace wellness carries a great deal of significance for companies and organizations that want to operate at an optimum level. The human resources of a company should be at their best to accomplish the mission of the company as well as meet their personal and...
A new report highlights the role workplace wellness can play in raising mental health awareness. We post frequently on the various components of mental wellness. For example, we recently noted the connections to chronic disease: MedPage Today reports that “New...
Yesterday we reported that while smoking rates have declined according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, they remain higher outside of metropolitan regions. Today we focus on non-urban obesity. And the news is not good. This information can be...
One of the biggest drivers of chronic disease -- and of outsized health costs for businesses -- is smoking. That's why most well-run workplace workplace wellness programs make anti-smoking campaigns a part of member outreach and engagement. Now the U.S. Centers for...
Today marks Global Running Day, which provides an excellent opportunity for well-run workplace wellness programs to inspire and engage members in fitness -- either implementing an improved routine or maintaining current activities. It's possible to start small....
Can digital coaching help people manager Type 2 Diabetes? The role of web-based wellness support was highlight by Interactive Health, which previously announced a "member website that provides custom health pathways that will transform the way people engage in and...
This week we're examining a new global program to reduce trans fats in diets -- thereby helping employees and people generally address obesity and chronic diseases. The World Health Organization plan is called REPLACE and aims to "eliminate industrially-produced...
Are employees getting enough exercise? Enabling access to exercise -- and encouraging a regularized fitness routine -- remains an important part of a well-run workplace wellness program. We previously noted a MedPage Today report: “Regardless of weight, inactivity may...
The health risks tied to obesity are stark -- and the data are central to informing workplace wellness programs -- as we have recently reported. One study, titled “The impact of confounding on the associations of different adiposity measures with the incidence of...