Wellness Competitions Are Popping Up Everywhere
Wellness Competitions are definitely hot right now and they are encouraging more and more people to get healthy and live better. Whether it is a city or a school or a social group or even a whole state, competitive spirits are being ignited by the challenge to be the healthiest [...]
The 61st annual World Health Assembly is taking place this week in Geneva, Switzerland and at this assembly; the World Health Organization (WHO) is presenting its report titled “Preventing Non-communicable Diseases (NCD) in the Workplace through Diet and Physical Activity.”
The report calls for Corporate Health and Wellness Programs to be promoted and implemented worldwide.
Importance of [...]
Corporate Health and Wellness Program ROI: Fact or Fiction?
Corporate Health and Wellness Programs … do they offer a strong return on investment? This is a question that we are sure goes through ever company’s mind. HR Magazine addresses the Corporate Health and Wellness Program ROI topic in their June 2008 issue.
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Wellness During the Summer
Wellness is important all year long; however if your workers haven’t gotten on the Wellness bandwagon, then now is the perfect time to get them there.
Summer is an ideal season to get back into shape and improve overall Wellness. The weather is beautiful, workers can get outside and they are motivated by [...]
Corporate Health and Wellness Programs and Health Care Costs
Corporate Health and Wellness Programs are more important now than ever. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, with the troubles in the economy it seems that the costs of business provided medical care keep continuing to grow and it doesn’t seem like it is [...]
Corporate Health and Wellness Programs Becoming Increasingly Popular
Corporate Health and Wellness Programs are Becoming Increasingly popular outside the workplace, showing the ever-increasing importance of disease prevention and health risk management. Private insurance corporations, as well as state Medicaid and Medicare offices are working on ways to improve the health of the people they insure in [...]
Corporate Health and Wellness Programs are proven to improve productivity and decrease medical care costs. For a business, that makes a difference in the bottom-line. Today, more than 81 percent of America’s businesses with 50 or more workers have some form of Corporate Health and Wellness Program with the most popular being exercise, tobaccos cessation [...]
Companies are no longer able to trim extra savings out of their medical insurance programs, and most organizations have been cost shifting, asking workers to cover more of their medical care costs. Health insurance costs continue to climb (10 percent or more per year) at 2-3 times the general inflation rate. With nowhere else to [...]
Corporate Health and Wellness Programs start and end with individual health. Individuals, after all, are able to make decisions about maintaining and / or improving their health and wellbeing. Employee Corporate Health and Wellness Programs must therefore provide the tools and resources needed to assist and motivate individuals to actively participate in the program.
Individual [...]
Corporate Health and Wellness Programs are a fantastic investment, at least according to Lincoln industries in Nebraska. CNN reported on this 565 employee corporation their committed investment in their worker’s wellness.
Corporate Health and Wellness Programs are part of corporation Culture
The Corporate Health and Wellness Programs, according the story, has been in place for 16 years [...]