Joni Troester, interim assistant vice president of benefits, health and productivity of the University of Iowa, transformed her alma mater into a world-class wellness hub. Combining a radical vision for employee wellness and with a practical approach to health care,...
Can worksite lifestyle interventions reduce cardiac risk? That's what cardiologist Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Director of Mount Sinai Heart and Physician-in-Chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital seeks to learn through a " three-year study, known as the TANSNIP-PESA study,...
Looking for tips to make your workplace wellness program work? Successful Meetings offers the following: Get organizational support: " In order for a wellness program to take root, a top-down and bottom-up approach to foster leadership is vital to gain overall...
According to the CT Mirror, workplace depression is "under-recognized, expensive, treatable." The issue was raised by Donna DeWan, director of corporate programs for the National Council for Behavioral Health, and others at a recent program hosted by the Connecticut...
We know that a major source of potentially controllable business expense comes from diabetes. According to Benefits Pro, "employees with diabetes are pummeling the bottom lines of American business to the tune of $175 billion a year in direct medical costs." So what...
Companies make many types of investments in their business' future; health benefits certainly is a key one. And like any smart approach, it makes sense to protect that investment against risks -- at the least the one's you can prepare for. This plan is discussed in a...
NPR reports that a recent study found that "promising workers lower health insurance premiums for losing weight did nothing to help them take off the pounds." So does that mean that workplace incentive programs don't work? Of course note. However, it might mean that...
Dr. David B. Agus is a professor of medicine and engineering at the University of Southern California, as well as author of several books, including his most recent, “The Lucky Years: How to Thrive in the Brave New World of Health." In the Wall Street Journal, Dr....
The Harvard Business Review asks an important question: "How do you create a great place to work?" One way to solve the challenge? Focus more on employee wellbeing. Ron Friedman is author of The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary...