It's no secret: U.S. companies are dealing with the impact of rising healthcare costs when it comes to taking care of their employees. Employers need to consider not just the direct costs of health, but also the indirect costs, such as absenteeism and diminished...
Interactive Health named its Healthiest Companies in America on Tuesday, recognizing employers who achieved exceptional participation rates and health improvements through workplace wellness initiatives: 154 companies across the country are being recognized for...
The New York Times Well Blog -- a tremendous resource generally -- reports on two new studies that come to an important conclusion for anyone designing a wellness program as well as their employees: "Smokers who think they are escaping the lung-damaging effects of...
At the 2016 SIIA Workers’ Compensation Executive Forum held in May, a panel of health services experts discussed how strong workplace wellness programs can improve workers’ compensation programs. A recent article from Safety National claims that a “healthier workforce...
Arianna Huffington writes in her new book, "The Sleep Revolution": "Death from overwork has its own word in Japanese (karoshi), in Chinese (guolaosi), and in Korean (gwarosa). No such word exists in English, but the casualties are all around us. And though this is an...
Engagement is always a key concern for worksite wellness programs, and it often helps to align activities with one of the regular health awareness campaigns. This week is a big one. June is Men's Health Month, and the week leading up to Father's Day is Men's Health...
We recently reported on a presentation by the former president of the Australian Medical Association Dr. Kerryn Phelps at the National Workplace Wellness Symposium in Canberra, Australia last month. Among other topics, Dr. Phelps argued that strong workplace wellness...
Among the many goals of workplace wellness programs often is health care cost containment. A recent piece in Employee Benefit News brought some new ideas towards reaching the goal. Robert Stumper, a senior managing consultant with Corporate Synergies, writes that...
As we know from our recent post, workplace wellness programs can be linked to higher profits, but can businesses continue to improve their bottom line while simultaneously strengthening their overall “public health footprint?” According to a recent article from the...