Employees who Smoke can Cost You: So How about Doing Something?
In today’s business environment, with increasing government regulation and marked uncertainty, wise employers want to do whatever they can to be in a position to manage their costs and to increase...
View ArticleTake a Whole-Health Approach to an Employee Wellness Program
Employers who seek to add a wellness program to their overall Employee Assistance Program (EAP) package will want to research programs with a focus on not only a healthy body, but also a healthy mind....
View ArticleWeight Loss Programs – Shed the Pounds and Save Some Money
There aren’t many companies that couldn’t use an extra million dollars. If you run a company with a thousand employees, that’s how much you could be saving by instituting a corporate wellness program...
View ArticleSmart Prevention — Spend a Little, Save a Lot
Note to reader: This article is based on information from a Frost & Sullivan economic analysis, “Smart Prevention—Healthcare Cost Savings Resulting from the Targeted Use of Dietary Supplements.”...
View ArticleStress – A Crucial Reason for Small Business to Implement a Health and...
What is something small, medium, large businesses and every single human being on this earth have in common, and need to be aware of and concerned about? Stress! We all experience it because it’s...
View ArticleApple Smart Watch – A Corporate Wellness Game Changer
For those who closely follow the Corporate Health & Wellness space, wearable technology that monitors weight, blood pressure, heart rate, calories burned, quality of sleep and so forth, is...
View ArticleFollow the Leader
Follow the Leader In the quest for creating a culture of wellness in the workplace, it is imperative that senior level management take the lead. From an early age, we are conditioned to follow the...
View ArticleWellness Programs Feeling the Heat as the EEOC Increases Its Efforts
While wellness programs have increased in popularity, according to the 2014 UBA Health Plan Survey, actual wellness program adoption has been in a holding pattern. As one might expect, the highest...
View ArticleChallenging the Mainstream
I have been fortunate to observe and learn from someone who fished with a net. This very interesting and intricate process to capture as many fish as possible is not as simple as it seems. The net is...
View ArticleWill Fitness Trackers Like The Apple Watch Revolutionise Corporate Wellness?
Almost every employer understands the benefits of engaging employees in wellness. These benefits include a potential saving of £1600 ($2461.60) per employee per year from the reductions in absenteeism...
View ArticleTobacco: Addiction and Embarrassment
Smoking is a very ‘personal habit’ Working with employees and their spouses in an employer-sponsored tobacco cessation program is an eye-opener for even the most experienced wellness coach. The most...
View ArticleWhy the Right Specialist is Important
As most employers know first-hand, the costs of providing health and wellness benefits to employees continues to spiral upward. What many employers do not realize is a large portion of these costs are...
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