A new study found that wellness programs in the workplace help cut health care costs and reduce hospital admissions for employees with chronic illnesses. Philadelphia Inquirer: "The study examined PepsiCo's Healthy Living wellness program over the course of seven...
"A new campaign aimed at inspiring wellness in the workplace kicked off this week in Charleston," the Charleston Daily Mail reports. The "Live Well Charlie West" campaign "will bring together existing resources and groups already working toward healthier workplaces....
Another argument for creating incentives -- and opportunities -- for employees to exercise: A Gallup analysis found that "for U.S. workers, exercising fewer than three days a week is more closely linked being obese -- defined as having a Body Mass Index of 30 or...
The editors of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index chose their "top 10 most important findings" from the year. Four of the top 10 are related to work life: Lacking employment is most linked to having depression: For Americans, being unemployed, being out of the...
As companies make 2014 plans for their workforce, one area that deserves focus is employee wellness, according to David Yeghiaian, the director of Corporate Development at Holy Family Memorial. He writes in htrnews.com: "With the beginning of a new year, people are...
The Society for Human Resource Management posted its annual State of Employee Benefits in the Workplace survey, which included a section dedicated to Wellness Initiatives. Among the findings: While "more employees are taking advantage of wellness programs that their...
With New Year's on the horizon -- and the requisite resolutions to follow -- how can you help employees keep their resolutions at the office? Alan Strashok, B.Sc. Pharm., pharmacy manager at Express Scripts Canada Pharmacy, Atlantic, writes: "As 2013 comes to a close,...
The debate on the benefits of naps at work certainly picked up steam this year. Now, a new Gallup poll shows that in the U.S. "40% get less than the recommended amount of sleep." And while the amount of sleep we get has remained relatively constant over the last...
A study in the BC Medical Journal finds that "the rapid growth of mobile technologies means anyone with a smart phone can access health information and track personal medical data— an opportunity that requires communication between health professionals and consumers...