Yesterday we reported on a new study ties sitting to mortality risk: “Excessive sedentary time is ubiquitous in Western societies. Previous studies have relied on self-reporting to evaluate the total volume of sedentary time as a prognostic risk factor for mortality...
A key goal of any well-run workplace wellness program is to help manage chronic disease. As we've reported, well-run workplace wellness programs still would be well-advised to focus on a straight-forward workplace activity: Movement. One study titled “Work-related...
As well-run workplace wellness programs focus on chronic disease management and prevention -- two key elements to improving individuals' health and reducing overall health costs -- we have reported on the importance of diabetes lifestyle management. For example, we...
Yesterday we reported on a new U.S. obesity report that shows that focused programs can make a positive difference in obesity rates. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reports: "Adult obesity rates are showing signs of leveling off, according to the 14th annual State...
Helping members focus on proper diet, physical fitness, and overall lifestyle management -- using behavioral counseling to help improve personal health and reduce overall health costs -- are key components to a well-run workplace wellness program. Do these efforts...
Yesterday we reported that the American Diabetes Association released updated guidelines for patients with both diabetes and hypertension, two major areas of focus for any well-run workplace wellness program. The Association last published a Position Statement on this...
Diabetes prevention and management clearly remain a key focus of any well-run workplace wellness program. So does the prevention and management of hypertension. We recently reported that following the recent National Diabetes Statistics Report from the U.S. Centers of...
Yesterday we reported on a study that reviews whether increasing the number of healthy behaviors one employs — a term called “clustering” — can help with chronic disease prevention. The study is titled “Clustering of Five Health-Related Behaviors for Chronic Disease...
Yesterday we reported on a new study that reviews worksite health interventions for 'employees with elevated risk of chronic diseases.' The study, titled "Strategies for Worksite Health Interventions to Employees with Elevated Risk of Chronic Diseases," catalogues...