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A Failure to Communicate: How Cultural Incompetence Leaves Many Wellness Programs Incomplete

Rod Sims

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

Jennifer Patel

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

Richard Lennox, Ph.D. David A. Sharar, Ph.D.

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?

Jeff Gero, Ph.D

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

Michael Shaw

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

Jacquelyn Ferguson, M.S.

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

Rob Danoff, DO

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

Rajeev Mudumba

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

Dr. Laura Clapper

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.

Donna Haybarger

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

Corporate Wellness Magazine

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

Lindsay Resnick

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

Donna Haybarger

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!

Rajeev Mudumba

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.

Shaun Snyder

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

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