Many companies address the employee wellbeing through a variety of services, which means it can often be challenging to coordinate all the efforts. The Chippewa Valley (WI) Business Report offers insight into how the Eau Claire Area School District addressed the...
Providing employees with an effective workplace wellness program is one step in helping create a healthier workforce. But engaging those employees -- ensuring they get involved -- is another. The Healthcare Trends Institute offers tips via the AON Consumer Health...
As workplace wellness programs continue to grow, many of the successful programs find a surprising place to focus: They make it personal. In other words, executives show their leadership and get involved. And this isn't always easy, reports Human Resource Executive...
If you're an employer considering a workplace wellness plan, you might be interested to know that 73 percent of employers currently offer "a wellness program of some kind," according to Employee Benefit News. And if you're looking for increased engagement, you might...
USA Today ran a special Employee Well-being Issue, much of which focused on the intersection of technology and workplace wellness. One expert who weighed in was Interactive Health CEO Cathy Kenworthy, who tackled the question of how technology helps improve the...
"If word around the watercooler is that your worksite is the biggest barrier to the wellness of your employees — however untrue that may be — it's time to address that perception," the Knoxville News Sentinel reports. "When employees fall into one of two extremes,...
The success of corporate wellness programs depends on a combination of executive leadership and simplicity, speakers said at a recent World At Work conference in Minneapolis, according to Business Insurance. Susan M. Piglia, head of corporate wellness for...
With its beautiful setting, proud history, summer fishing contest and more, Fond du Lac County in Wisconsin is well-known for many great reasons. The next one may be its wellness program -- and the lengths to which leaders there will go to support it. Having once...
"More and more companies are implementing wellness programs to foster healthier workforces, from smoking-cessation coaching to weight-loss plans. But to design such programs effectively, employers need to know a lot about the health of each of their workers, so they...