Milliman has an interesting case study of a retail client which introduced "a modest wellness initiative in 2010 that had quickly gained traction with employees: 61% reaped a reduction of $1,040 on 2011 annual premiums for full participation. In 2012, the company took...
"What are some of the common factors – all much welcomed signs of improved workplace wellness – that are common to America’s healthiest companies? A marked reduction in smoking, plus measurable reductions in glucose and blood pressure levels emerge as the most...
Ryan Ledendecker: "Thanks to a trusted mentor in my life, who works full-time as a mobility specialist and Crossfit coach, I’ve learned that sitting wrong, all day at work (some of us camp out in an office chair 10-12 hours per day!) can cause a very long and...
Colorado Business Group on Health: "Early findings from the first study of statewide wellness programs reveal reductions in health risks in workers receiving wellness services. The study is charged with determining the impact of wellness programs on health risks,...
"An engaged workforce begets a well workforce and vice versa. Management has to realize that wellness is a function of employee engagement, and when that happens we really will be able to conclude that a happy, healthy, engaged workforce outperforms one that isn’t,"...
"The cognitive challenges of walking while texting are well known, both to scientists and to those of us who have ambled into a light pole or a fellow pedestrian or have been on the receiving end of someone else’s distracted movements. Strolling while talking on the...
Cheryl Miller and Paul Sandberg write a great case study about how they created a network of wellness champions across state government agencies in Kansas. "With 46,000 employees spread across 250 state agencies in the state of Kansas, we rely heavily on our wellness...
A new report by Jeffrey Pfeffer, a professor at Stanford University’s graduate school of business, finds that health and wellness programs "are essentially doomed to failure if the companies rolling them out have a toxic workplace culture," according to HR Benefits...
Human Capitalizing says you must consider the ways that the Affordable Care Act categorizes wellness programs. Under the ACA regulations, there are two types of platforms: Participatory: This is centered solely on employee participation, not a specific outcome....