Michael Booth writes in CFO Magazine that wellness programs may be unsuccessful if they fail to determine the program's benchmarks, goals, and vision. "While you can’t place a dollar value on personal well-being, there are documented costs associated with absenteeism,...
Participation in most wellness programs is not mandatory because under the law such programs must be voluntary, according to National Public Radio. But regulators are now trying to define what "voluntary" means. The piece is worth listening to: A related and very...
"So how can you help employees believe in the value of wellness in your workplace? Offering healthier food at team lunches and supporting daytime walking clubs are good ideas, but you also need to create an intentional culture of wellness," according to Benefits...
Kevin Harrington writes in Forbes about the five key ways to improve the bottom line of a business with a corporate wellness program. "First it begins with a wellness culture that starts at the top. As a corporate leader, you need to practice what you preach and live...
To be sure, businesses continue to employ traditional workplace wellness initiatives, such as health risk assessments, health screening, fitness, flu shots, and more. But a recent report from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans shows that " less...
The Institute for Health and Productivity Studies at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has been blogging about an interesting partnership it has with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: "To define what makes a really great workplace health promotion...
Proposed Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regulations, if finalized in their current form, would change the wellness landscape in five significant ways, writes Eric Athey at McNees Wallace & Nurick. Financial Incentives: "The Affordable Care Act caps...
Thousands of employees’ lives were transformed – and some saved – by companies honored as winners of Interactive Health’s “Healthiest Companies in America” award. For the eighth year in a row, Interactive Health is recognizing a select group that has embraced the...
We've written before on the importance of registered dietitians in workplace wellness. Now comes a piece from Huffington Post that provides additional support. Krista Yoder Latortue, MPH, RD, CSP, LDN is a Registered Dietitian and CEO of Family Food. She was awarded...