Just in time for the holidays... it's flu season again. It's a key education opportunity for any well-run workplace wellness program. For many who try to decide whether to get a flu shot, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention created their Frequently...
Last week we noted a Reuters piece addressing the global diabetes cost: “The number of people living with diabetes has tripled since 2000, pushing the global cost of the disease to $850 billion a year.” Helping reduce companies’ health costs is a major goal of...
Just to be clear: We don't mean to rain on your Thanksgiving parade! We're people, too, and we love a big Thanksgiving feast as much as anyone! However, we just wouldn't be doing our job in promoting good health -- not only at the workplace through well-run wellness...
Last week we reported some good news: A MedPage Today report that “U.S. Adults, Kids Put Down The Sugary Drinks: Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption down, water intake up.” The piece (and the news) is especially timely during November -- American Diabetes Month. The...
How about some good news (and a reminder!) as we continue to recognize American Diabetes Month? We've reported previously on the role workplace wellness programs can play in helping employees avoid sugar sweetened beverages. The bottom line: It may be harder than it...
As was widely reported, this week the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association jointly released new high blood pressure guidelines lower definition of hypertension. The ACC writes: "High blood pressure should be treated earlier with lifestyle...
While this infographic from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Diabetes Translation: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion was produced in 2014 and some of the data have changed, it still contains many...
As we continue to raise awareness about American Diabetes Month -- and the important role a well-run workplace wellness program can play in helping identify and manage diabetes and prediabetes -- we wanted to review not only some of the symptoms, but also some of the...
November marks the annual focus on an every day global health issue -- one that is a primary action area for well-run workplace wellness programs: Diabetes. As the American Diabetes Association notes: "Nearly half of all American adults have diabetes or prediabetes,...