As nutrition continues to play a significant role in well-run workplace wellness programs, a new study takes a look at an overlooked culprit: Sweet snacks. We have reported on the negative effects of sugar-sweetened beverages -- and on some of the systematic efforts...
Public knowledge around tobacco and smoking, clearly, has gone up in the last decades: Smoking is bad for you and has been shown to increase mortality risk. Helping people quit smoking also is a key part of a well-run workplace wellness program. We've reported that...
As we've noted, a workplace wellness focus on mental health can help address issues like productivity and cost, beyond the individual benefits such attention can bring. So how can programs consider risk factors? A new report published in the Journal of Occupational...
Among the workplace challenges associated with mental wellness: Productivity. We previously reported that the firm Wildgoose conducted a survey of employees from 250 companies across the UK. Of those who hadn’t taken a day off in the last year due to poor mental...
Mental wellness is an important part of a well-run workplace wellness, as we have reported. In addition to the personal impact, the associated presenteeism and absenteeism can translate into real costs. We've started noting a new report published in the Journal of...
Well-run workplace wellness programs recognize that a regular fitness routine can deliver various benefits to helping improve employee health, address weight concerns, and even help reduce overall health costs. As we reported here, diet and exercise head the list of...
Can you outrun genetic makeup? When it comes to heart disease, that might be a difficult task. But new evidence exists that a focus on fitness -- a pillar of a well-run workplace wellness program -- may be a good place to start. We previously noted a MedPage report...
This is not bananas: From well-run workplace wellness programs (and other sources), we know that fitness is a key aspect of maintaining good personal health -- and helping manage overall health costs. And after a workout, many of us reach for a sports drink to revive...
We recently reported that U.S. obesity rates are increasing again, which puts focus on efforts of well-run workplace wellness programs and other population health approaches. The Journal of the American Medical Association published a study titled “Trends in Obesity...