When Sandy Tracy was diagnosed with kidney cancer last year, the last people she felt like talking to about it were her co-workers. “I don’t like people feeling sorry for me,” she said. “I just wanted to go back to everything being OK. I just wanted…
GE Brings Wellness to Life
We asked Jason Morgan, director of Global Health and Wellness at GE Healthcare, about the company’s wellness program and ROI, creating a culture of wellness, and the role of incentives, gamification and much more. Corporate Wellness Magazine: What about…
Body Fat or BMI: The Employer’s Dilemma
Obesity is a common condition and is increasing in prevalence in the United States and globally. Obesity is defined as a state of excess adipose tissue and is associated with hypertension, type 2 diabetes, stroke, coronary artery disease, dyslipidemia, musculoskeletal…
High Tech or High Touch … Why not Both?
High Tech or High Touch … Why not Both? Ponder these questions for a moment: Would you like to improve employee engagement in your health and well-being programs? Are you trying to build a culture of health? Is your office environment a barrier to…
Does Corporate Wellness Work? A Global Perspective on Workplace Health Promotion
A recent editorial in the American Journal of Health Promotion by Michael O’Donnell titled Does Workplace Health Promotion Work or Not?
Choosing Wellness Interventions
Corporate wellness can be a confusing landscape for those new to the industry. Lisa Weston detials what to make of all of these abberviations, and how to best implements these programs. This is a useful guide of where to begin any wellness program.
Establishing a Culture of Incidental Physical Activity in the Office Environment
The typical full-time desk based employee will be required to sit at a desk for approximately 80,000 hours during their working life.
