Workplace Health and Wellness
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Jeremiah D.
This article discusses the recognition (In Great Britain, though I'm sure the results generalize) among employers that employee health and wellness are important, but that many aren't doing enough. I think this is an area where many health professionals (myself included) have sold themselves short in terms of how much they could help their agen...
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(D)aily Workplace Health Commitments Improve Our Performance
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Sandra L.1 Comments
“Exercise! Eat healthy! Keep a food journal! Yeah, right. I don’t have time to take a break at work how do you expect me to take better care of myself!” Many of us have repeated this mantra over and over again only to find ourselves stressed out physically and emotionally. Been there, done tha...
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The Value of a Corporate Wellness Consultant
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Fiona G.
If you and/or your organization are just learning about workplace wellness, one of the best ways to get started is to hire a corporate wellness consultant. A wellness consultant has the expertise to help an organization realize: Goals and objectives of their wellness program How it will contribute to organizational success A clear budget an...
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Calculating Corporate Wellness ROI
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Fiona G.
I recently stumbled upon a fantastic article from June’s HR Magazine called “ Finding Wellness’s Return on Investment, ” which delves into the complex problem of how, exactly, to calculate a corporate wellness program’s ROI. It also covers a range of related issues—like why it’s so important to be able t...
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Innovation in Corporate Wellness
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Fiona G.
As health insurance costs continue to climb at 2-3 times the rate of inflation, more and more employers are turning to wellness programs to help rein in their costs. Our clients are looking at offering more on site preventive screenings such as cholesterol, blood pressure, bone density and skin cancer screenings. In addition on site walking prog...
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Corporate Wellness 101
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Fiona G.
The Small Business Journal of Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin recently published a great primer on how to launch a corporate wellness program. The article contains loads of success stories from local companies and some excellent general reminders about key aspects of employee wellness plans. For example, it lists these essential, if well-...
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Diversity and Corporate Wellness
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Fiona G.
This week, Bill Meltzer over at HRBenefitsAlert takes on the tricky and sensitive issue of ethnic profiling in corporate wellness --which isn ’t quite as tricky or as sensitive when it comes to employee wellness programs. That’s because taking employees’ racial and ethnic backgrounds into account isn ’t against the law wh...
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What is a Corporate Wellness program?
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Richard M.
A corporate wellness program can consist of many health activities and incentives designed around the size and requirements of the company. As an example gym management and effective health seminars inform and aid employees to handle their current work situations in a healthy manner thus avoiding the “office cold” sickness. The Virgin brands in ...
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Good Advice on Corporate Wellness Budgets
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Fiona G.
It’s never too early to think about corporate budgets and wellness . Bill Meltzer of HR Benefits Alert has a good article on budgeting for wellness programs . It provides a quick overview of the two main methods companies use to budget for corporate wellness programs. The Top-Down Budget, where a fixed amount of money is devoted to the...
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Roundup from the Corporate Wellness Blogosphere
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Fiona G.
Another week, another slew of excellent postings from around the blogosphere : HR Benefits Alert addresses the important issue of physical and emotional wellness for employees’ dependents . HR Web Café tackles the sensitive issue of mental illness in the workplace . And finally, on a more proactive note, Wellforce offers a “ Pocket Gui...
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