The connection between obesity and diabetes -- two areas of focus for a well-run workplace wellness program -- is one that we've addressed often, including: This post: MedPage Today reports that “maintaining stable weight and loss of weight were each strongly...
Today is the World Health Organization's (WHO) World Health Day. This year, the group makes depression the focus of their annual day. This focus is particularly important for workplace wellness programs to understand, as mental health is increasingly an area of...
One area of focus for a well-run workplace wellness program can be helping employees understand and manage the benefits of sleep. As we've reported here, the business costs from a lack of sleep are nothing to snooze at (sorry!). We noted Rand's recent report titled...
The data come from the UK, but the lessons are relevant for companies and employees here in the U.S., too -- as well as for an important aspect of a well-run workplace wellness program. Workplace Insight reports that "Nearly half (46 percent) of employees questioned...
We have been reporting recently on American Heart Association studies and reports that tie healthier diets to better overall health (including heart health): WWH post: A new report from the American Heart Association agrees — and says a lot more about the connection...
We frequently hear that we shouldn't skip breakfast. A new report from the American Heart Association agrees -- and says a lot more about the connection between skipping meals and health. The study provides actionable information for a well-run workplace wellness...
More news for National Nutrition Month: Last month we reported on important support for the benefits of a well-run workplace wellness program that focuses on diet, nutrition, and even smoking cessation. The New York Times reported that “each additional daily serving...
Understanding diabetes prevalence, prevention, and maintenance is an important component of any well-run workplace wellness program (as we've reported here, here, and here). The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers vast information about diabetes...
This month is National Nutrition Month. Last month was American Heart Month. Today's post brings the two together. A new study from the American Heart Association reports that "eating a diet lacking in healthy foods and/or high in unhealthy foods was linked to more...