We recently reported on prediabetes, and how it continues to be a key focus area for any well-run workplace wellness program. We noted that help raise awareness to the issue -- with a combination of facts and humor -- the Ad Council teamed with the American Medical...
With the ubiquitous candy dishes filled with chocolates, candy corn, and more, we don’t mean to be party poopers. But October 31 offers our annual reminder: Avoid too much sugar. Here’s some guidance: Sugar 101 from the American Heart Association: “The American Heart...
Diabetes -- and prediabetes -- continues to be a key focus area for any well-run workplace wellness program. As we've reported, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its report on Americans with diabetes or prediabetes. Once again, it’s evident...
Yesterday we highlighted the gap in understanding around the ways that workplace wellness programs can benefit young as well as older employees. We noted a Workplace Insight report titled “Staff aged 35 and under have lower levels of health and wellbeing than older...
We recently asked: What role does the nature of work play in designing a well-run workplace wellness program? We noted that health wellbeing can be tied to economic wellbeing. As the author, Nicolaas P. Pronk of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School...
The math seems to be straightforward -- and significant for supporting the benefits of a well-run workplace wellness program. Reports AJMC.com: "Higher recreational and non-recreational activity is linked to a lower risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD),...
How much more evidence do we need that skipping breakfast is bad? And what role can workplace wellness programs play in educating employees about the issue? The American Heart Association previously offered a study titled “Meal Timing and Frequency: Implications for...
New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that employees and employers still have much work to do to help combat obesity in America. As we noted previously, the State of Obesity report headlines: “Workplace wellness programs boost employee...
A healthy focus on diet can be an important part of any well-run workplace wellness program. For example, we previously reported that the American Heart Association states that “Globally, increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables could save millions of years...