A first-of-its-kind study examined the structure and controls of employee wellness programs when it comes to addressing America's costly obesity epidemic, reports Business and Legal Resources. "The study surveyed more than 5,000 employees who are required to...
In an informative eight minute video, Rose Stanley of World at Work discusses the types of wellness programs currently in use and the return on investment organizations are seeing in health care costs and other areas.
"While leaders may challenge each other on strategic business initiatives, I rarely hear them disagree about this point: Success depends on the quality and commitment of your people," Interactive Health's Charlie Estey writes in Employee Benefits News. "Given how hard...
"Employers say obesity is a top health concern for their workers. But health is a sensitive and personal issue. Some employees say these wellness initiatives can go too far," NPR reports. "Obesity can lead to medical complications like diabetes and heart disease, and...
"For small-business owners inundated with the tasks of expanding, employee wellness is often far down the list of things to consider," MarketWatch reports. "But whether you have five employees or 5,000, paying attention to workers’ general health and helping people...
"If we think of our days in terms of the time we spend in different activities we can divide them into sedentary time (sitting during work, school or travel), light activity (walking around the house) and active time (walking the dog or going to the gym)," according...
"Across the country, employees in companies large and small are clipping pedometers to their pants and using their lunch breaks to stroll around the neighborhood in hopes of besting their coworkers in walking challenges," according to Greatist. "These programs...
The American Heart Association has announced an important new project, teaming with 22 leading CEOs to helps address a growing concern: Wellness in the workplace. The AHA described the project as an "extensive effort to make the country’s workplaces healthier – an...
Encouraging wellness in the workplace can help drive productivity improvements, according to an article in Entrepreneur. And the example should start from the top: "Managers are more likely to lead well -- to treat people in a healthful way -- when they live well,...