Do workplace wellness programs increase safety? According to new research out of Colorado, the answer appears to be yes. Business and Legal Resources (BLR) reports on an "article in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine described a large study...
Understanding the value of workplace wellness programs -- often measured in return on investment -- is always important. But an important component to understanding that ROI, as noted by Harris Allen and Raymond Fabius in Health Affairs Blog, is the value of creating...
A new KPMG survey shows that "more than half of healthcare managers surveyed expected to recoup their investments in population health management programs – an approach to medicine that encourages greater collaboration and integration among healthcare providers and...
It might sound simple: For workplace wellness to make the greatest impact, it matters when employees are involved. But a new piece from U.S. News & World Report makes the point even clearer: "Achieving these ends depends on participation, and whether you...
Health Links offers a nifty write-up and graphic of not just why workplace wellness works, but also "five easy ways to bring wellness to work." The site states: "Worksite wellness is a people-centered approach to doing business. Studies show that employers who foster...
More news that obesity continues to be a major -- and growing -- problem in the U.S. A new Gallup report states that "the percentage of U.S. adults who are obese continued to trend upward in 2014, reaching 27.7%. This is up more than two percentage points since 2008...
Given the increasing focus on sugar -- the effects on weight and well-being -- a natural question might be: How much sugar do I really eat? After all, there's sugar in candy; there's sugar in regular fruit; there's sugar in dried fruit. BBC News tackled the topic, and...
The health costs of smoking are well known. From cancer risks to lung disease to other ailments, stopping smoking is an important step to wellness. Then there's the financial cost. In time for the CDC's Tobacco Awareness program, WalletHub has calculated the financial...
Everyone knows that you are what you eat. Now, it seems, you also might be WHEN you eat. US News & World Report writes that "evidence has emerged suggesting that when we eat may matter more than previously believed, and as such, that the timing of our eating...