A Failure to Communicate: How Cultural Incompetence Leaves Many Wellness Programs Incomplete
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, by 2015 racial and ethnic minorities will comprise 41.5 percent of the work force (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008). Read more...
May 17, 2013
Making Healthy Choices Is As Close As Your Desk Drawer
Making healthy choices can be difficult, especially in the workplace. We are all familiar with the frosting covered cakes at employee birthday celebrations, Read more...
May 17, 2013
A Measure of Success: A Checkup for Your EAP and Health and Wellness Programs
Businesses are increasingly using analytics to mine “big data” to get refined insight into everything from product design to marketing, customer service to manufacturing processes and, more recently, Read more...
May 17, 2013
Do Meditators Make Better Leaders?
No one seems to really say what meditation is. They do say what it does. I don’t believe that a meditator would get the same great benefits, which meditation offers, Read more...
May 17, 2013
DHA and a Healthy Workforce
As the popularity of supplements increases, there should be renewed attention towards DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), which is an important source for a variety of health benefits. Read more...
May 17, 2013
Managing stress is especially important for those with cancer
Did you know that chronic stress, like that from unremitting illness; causes body tissue to adapt to higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol, thus the body becomes Read more...
May 17, 2013
Pain & Productivity in Today’s Workplace
For many office workers, physical pain is a serious, yet unaddressed health issue. New research from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) reveals that the majority Read more...
May 17, 2013
Wellness: It is not just about Health
With President Obama winning his second innings at the White House, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and its implementations are back in focus. Read more...
May 17, 2013
Peer Support and Gaming Encourages Healthy Behavior and Creates a Culture of Health
Unhealthy behaviors cost companies billions of dollars. In a study recently published in Health Affairs coauthored by Ron Goetzel, 22.4 percent of the $366 million spent Read more...
May 17, 2013
Employee Wellness Programs for a More Productive Workforce.
Healthcare in the United States has reached a crisis point. The cost of medical treatment is 274 times greater today than in 1950, even though the average cost of all other goods Read more...
May 17, 2013
Premier Leadership Awards Profile
As part of our continuing leadership awards feature, Corporate Wellness Magazine recently conducted an interview with Allison Golding and Jill Zartman of Premier; whose Read more...
May 17, 2013
Shift Happens: Healthcare’s Ecosystem In Turmoil
The Affordable Care Act’s biggest moment, Wednesday January 1, 2014, is rapidly approaching. Dealing with health reform’s directives is a daunting task. Read more...
May 17, 2013
Employee Wellness Programs for a More Productive Workforce
Healthcare in the United States has reached a crisis point. The cost of medical treatment is 274 times greater today than in 1950, even though the average Read more...
May 17, 2013
Wellness: It is not just about Health!
With President Obama winning his second innings at the White House, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and its implementations are back in focus. Read more...
May 17, 2013
Summary Plan Descriptions: More Value Than You May Think.
For self-funded groups the importance of finalizing the Summary Plan Description (SPD) falls somewhere between “absolutely crucial” and “what is that?” Read more...
May 17, 2013
