Anxious about contracting the illness, employees are faced with a pervasive need to avoid all potential sources of the virus, one of which may be the workplace. Now many business leaders are concerned – will workers quit when you force them to return to the office?
Industry professionals are discussing traits regarding the future of industry towards the shift from wellness to the wellbeing. Panelists further focus on the future of wellbeing and they would look trends to be on the lookout for and things to be done right.
Employers assume that their wellness vendors will not harm their employees but there have been numerous examples of exactly that. Employees are harmed when vendors flout clinical guidelines to get less screening for obvious reason.
Employers are keeping their employees healthy, still, there are employers who will encourage employees to use stairs. Asking employees to hit the gym though not upgrading the equipment and putting the posters to eat healthily and green food for better health.
The US Senate confirmed Dr. Scott Gottlieb as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration in a decision along party lines. Dr. Gottlieb is a frequent speaker and consultant to many pharmaceutical companies and has served as advisors for renowned companies.
When the Corporate Wellness Magazine staff received an opportunity to review a product that would enable to behave while working. Because we collectively sit all day at our desks unless we take turns at the standing desk or work together.
Some wearable companies nearly die out from rival predation, so do these companies recover and flourish in the long run. Deep in the core of the successes and failures within the wearable technology industry lies the answer.
Wellness wearables were a hot topic of conversation with the launch of samsung gear in the year 2013 with the idea of smartwatch. At the end of the year, Forbes Magazine declared 2014 to be the year of the wearable and they were close to the mark.
The employee health and wellness front shows a trend shift in five fundamental strategic approach to well-being at work. Those include concept of wellness, improving access, increase budget and financial incentives and going digital.
CWM is proud to honor this year's Corporate Wellness Champions for their remarkable focus to making employees healthier and happier. CW champions can come in many different forms, from a wellness manager to employees down the hall.
The CHRS certification provides human resources, insurance agents and brokers with the tool they need to ensure they are up to date. This knowledge provides designees with information that is invaluable to their company, and essential to career development.
Coffee is loved throughout the world and is considered a great remedy for reducing the chances of liver or uterine cancers. But there is a catch, like drinking hot beverages may actually lead to esophageal cancer and that's a big concern for coffee lovers.
We asked Jason Morgan about the company's wellness program and ROI, creating a culture and the role of incentives. He mentioned- GE Healthcare wellness program creates healthy environments like cafeterias and fitness centers, health coaching, etc.
The foundation of Intel corporation's wellness program is standing on pillars like Movement, Nutrition, Mindset, and Recovery. This is a real shift from relying on the biometric-based clinical type of wellness program to a lifestyle activity-based program.
Modern working environment tend to alleviate the risk of back injury leading to pain in spine and other parts of the body. Unergonomic office chairs create undue pain and physically demanding jobs rarely teach proper walking, standing and lifting techniques.
May is Global Employee Health & Fitness Month, and with it comes the opportunity to introduce new ideas to make healthy easier. Ideal for small team meetings, walking meetings avoid the conference room chat and take your meeting on the move.
While healthcare has not been on the forefront that it has been in the previous two elections, it's in focus lately. America's 18-month election process will be behind us at long last but before we bid goodbye to the 2016 election, let's look at the plans both candidates have in.
Employees in your finance department are not the same as employees in the call center, so treating them as such may result in missed opportunities. Utilizing consumer behavior to segment your employee population could pay dividends.
Since its introduction in 2009, HUB International's wellness program has offered employees support for all identified health risks. The wellness program includes on and off-site wellness screenings, telephonic health coaching.
We all come across a hectic day at work, like big assignment due date soon and that's putting enough stress on your mind. Stress is the number one healthcare problem in the American workforce, and it affects the performance, happiness, and health.
The MTA, with the Atlantic School of Industry and Business, has developed the first Executive Market Intelligence course. The 2-day Executive Program is divided in one on-site day in Lisbon focusing on strategic marketing for healthcare units.
Employee engagement is crucial to sustaining a strong wellness program and the initial goal is to reduce healthcare costs. As the goal has remained constant as the corporate wellness industry has grown over the last five years, other priorities have surfaced too.
Behavioral change of an employee is what breeds a stronger return on investment that defines the success or failure of a program. Other parameters like value on investment, smiles of happy employees are what employers often use.
After 50 years of arrival into the corporate workforce, women are still largely underrepresented at all workforce levels globally. As per reports, women's participation in the labor force globally has remained stagnant over the last two decades.
Corporate Wellness magazine interviewed health insurer giant Humana about its goals of healthcare delivery. Humana CEO Bruce Broussard provides insight how the company plans to surpass its objectives and how all employees stay healthy.
Chronic disease remains a leading cause of disability, death, and workplace productivity loss globally. Employers, therefore, are saddled with the responsibility of curbing this trend, by creating interventions that integrate a healthy work environment with health promotion programs aimed at changing individual health behaviors.
“Begin with safeeyes, finish with safe eyes” is a common slogan about eye safety. This cannotbe overemphasized because eyesight is one of our most important senses, theloss of which may cause significant changes in our daily lives. It remainsimperative, therefore, to keep the eyes safe in the place we spend the much ofour time – the workplace.
December 1, 2016, is celebrated as World AIDS Day, a day that gives the world an opportunity to unite and fight against HIV. With so many people living with HIV, it is difficult for the epidemic to not affect companies and workers.
Employees are taking on more financial responsibility for their benefits, and they have more interest than ever. The challenge between employers and employees within the topic of voluntary benefits, though, resides within the voluntary benefits.
Romania is the first European country to partner with the Corporate Health and Wellness Association and launches a CHWA chapter. Under the leadership of Alina Grozescu, employers in Romania will receive access to wellness education.
The Holidays are an amazing time of year, but they can also be stressful, as there's the increasing intensity of work as the year ends. Adding to the intensity, the holidays are also a time that reminds us of people we have lost.
As Veteran Day approaches, it's time for employers to reflect on the importance of hiring veterans for the civilian workforce. Employers hire qualified veterans out of a sense of patriotism and because they tend to be diligent workers.
Sleep is as necessary as oxygen and water, but not everyone gets the sleep they need and it affects their productivity. It is a pillar of a healthy lifestyle and allows our bodies to regenerate to feel refreshed the next day.
The top 20 well-being professionals from various industries were honored at the Well-being 100® Awards Ceremony. Individuals are nominated from 27 categories and various cities across the US and abroad and are honored for their innovative approach.
With wages flat and health care costs rising, employees are looking to their employers for answers to ease their financial ills. Employees have an increased concern or distrust about the financial services industry and employers.
It's time to join JP Bewley, CEO of Big Cloud Analytics and catch him LIVE from the offices of the corporate health & wellness Association. A new tool to supercharge engagement in your wellness program with personalization.
Rather than pursue mergers and acquisitions as the recipe for growth, the famed Mayo Clinic is relying on the face-to-face interaction. In an ever-growing digital world, the Mayo Clinic remains people-centric and that applies to its 60,000 staffers.
Drive, a book written by Daniel Pink illustrates that what motivates people, and why wellness incentives don't work. Most people love to learn things of interest to them, and you were giving them the opportunity and it has a little to do with the wellness.
According to reports, Fitbit will acquire their competitor Pebble for $34-40 million, indicating the fall in the wearable device market. Pebble is famous for their record-breaking Kickstarter campaigns totaling more than $30 million.
It is no secret that healthcare costs have been rising in recent years and are projected to continue to climb for years to come. There are several vital steps your employees can take on their own to ensure that they only pay charges that are true.
President Trump signed a memorandum ordering Secretary of Health and Human to declare America's opioid crisis, a public health emergency. A natural emergency is typically reserved for natural disasters, and the administration feel to declare it an emergency.
Almost all the corporate employees are familiar with the tern neck pain it mainly causes after prolong use of computer or mobile. These long hours hunched over cause muscle strain in the neck and spine.
Prudential Financial Inc. is a Fortune Global 500 company dealing primarily with financial services like insurance and investment. With more than 48,000 employees and total assets worth $766 billion, Prudential Financial is one of the largest corporations in the world.
Everyone keeps a new year resolution but very few keep them ignited, and as per reports only 8 percent of the people maintain them. Here are a few ideas to help the newly resolved jumpstart their 2017 goals and turn aspirations into realizations.
We all make new year's resolutions, I know I do and it's at this point of the year where resolution start to fizzle out. To help with this, January 12 has been designated stick to your new year's resolution day and we offer you general tips to help you achieve your goal.
Have you analyzed what works for employers and have moved from one vendor to another to help bend your cost-curve. The corporate health and wellness association has identified the most influential employer case studies to showcase their findings.
For all the worry about mosquito-borne illnesses including Zika and West Nile Virus, it's a mistake to consider the former a problem. While treating the latter as a phenomenon exclusive to the East Coast in general.
It's common to confuse thirst for hunger and if you're trying to lose weight it's important to know the difference. Confusing these two powerful cravings may cause you to consume more calories than you need and prevent you weight loss goals.
Wearable fitness trackers, the fancy watches you see people wearing today, are making a splash in the corporate wellness space. Newer models can even track blood pressure, oxygen saturation in the blood and stress levels.
What if you come to know that most of the existing weight loss programs are not based on good science. One of the participants in a recent weight-loss webinar remarked that she had been trying to lose weight for over 20 years.
Wisconsin-based electrical contractors Faith Technologies counts on its"Wellness Chargers" in its company-wide wellness program. Also known as wellness champions, these wellness chargers act as the ambassadors for employees.
Employers nationwide are implementing ways to improve their employee's health inside and outside of the cubicle. Some companies around the U.S. have implemented policies that encourage employees to bring their pets to work.
Aetna is committed to well-being and prevention programs that will help its employees reduce chances for chronic diseases. Efforts including the ways to reduce the risk of developing metabolic syndrome which impact the metabolic syndrome.
One key finding is that bouts of physical activity in 10-minute segments can help individuals achieve health benefits. The recent physical activity guidelines issued by the department are the most substantial piece of guidance that we can give Americans.
The growth within the wellness workplace from its earliest beginnings to the current state, on ROI could fill an entire book. CWM approached Dr. Dee Edington, about the history of wellness programs and what they have in common.
GHR's Christina Hunting sat down with four wellness professionals and their conversation stretched from fitness to incentives. They also highlighted why one size fits all wellness programs don't work while they offer their perspective and unique insights.
Soon music and sound will cure diseases and we are witnessing this prediction more relevant by the day. We have all experienced the healing power of music in our lives before like after a stressful day at work or after hardcore training at the gym.
When it comes to celebrations or any festivals, we include food along with music, dancing and these continue for days. It is safe to say food brings people together and adds to the pleasure of the occasion and that's a very good and natural thing.
This month - in its eleventh edition - the National Employee Wellness Month, once again, provides an opportunity for employers and organizations to enhance existing wellness programs and encourage their employees to adopt proactive strategies for improved physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing in the workplace.
Are your employees exposed to medical errors or perhaps even overtreatment and if so, what's your responsibility. After publishing a 223-page report called To Err is Human: the report alleged that up to 98,000 people die every year due to preventable errors.
Earlier an employee's relationship with their direct supervisor was found to be one of the most influential factors. However, this dynamic has changed and the same is highlighted by Jared Lindson- even big companies are much less hierarchial and less in execution.
Dr. Uche Odiatu has the passion to speak to hundreds at conferences worldwide and motivate them for their own health. Like others around me, I was fascinated by Dr. Odiatu's willingness to share a bit of his personal story.
Earlier the cure for social anxiety, PTSD, or even agoraphobia was tedious and required a lot of medication and time to heal. With the implementation of telemedicine, there is an improvement in more lives as mental health treatments are easy to cure.
People are enamored today, with dreams of quitting their jobs, paying off their mortgages and putting away money. The truth, however, is that participating in a herd mentality by choosing to make a small investment for a large payoff.
Lam Research is an American multinational corporation operating in Austria, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States and designs. For Lam Research, its wellness program is not geared toward creating a return on investment.
Managing a wellness program is not an easy game to handle and it becomes worse when the employees are spread across the globe. This obstacle is faced by AG whose associates are located in almost all continents managing a wellness program of such magnitude.
Carol Mosser describes her experience with OIC Innovations Desktop Elevator as a great improvement with versatility. Being able to change positions aids in preventing my back and legs from getting tired, and keeps me better energized through my work day.
Meditation is a way to clear the mind and achieve peace and stillness within, and it directly has health benefits. Mindfulness refers to being presently and actively aware of feelings, thoughts, behavior, etc., in a non-judgemental way.
February, the month of heart health awareness remind employers to pause and reflect on how heart healthy their employees are. It keeps track diseases like cardiovascular disease, stroke, heart attack, hypertension which is the major cause of death in the US.
In America, employees take their job seriously but they are not always fairly compensated for their time and effort. Owing to this, the U.S. Department of Labor created the Fair Labor Standards Act to prevent employees from being overworked and underpaid.
A national survey revealed that the cost of providing health benefits grew by 2.4% in 2016 to a total of $11,920. Earlier it was 3.8% in 2015 and this is considered as a near-record low for the cost of healthcare.
Stress in today's workplace is endemic and ever increasing as we live in a culture where distraction and multi-tasking is a norm. The workplace has become more and more demanding with greater pressure to meet deadlines, endless meetings to attend.
Corporate Wellness Magazine recently had the privilege to sit down on a recent trip to Washinton D.C. with Dena Pflieger. The interview focused on the importance of wellness at Dow Chemical and innovative programs they were offering for healthier employees.
The craze for career in corporate health and wellness is witnessing a strong hold in the field of corporate health. Students earning as much money and promotion as those having a university degree in health and wellbeing certification course.
Mysteries of empowering employees to spend their money on purchasing healthcare is how can they do without a knowledge of that. Most Americans are not doing things that can help them get the care they need at the lowest possible cost.
Mental health and physical health is equally important when it comes to wellbeing but insurers don't see it that way. Earlier many health insurance companies provided better coverage for physical illness than they did for mental health disorders.
Implementation for the design of eco-friendly, energy-efficient and green construction projects has been gaining attention. Right from the construction of private homes, office buildings, to large building such as hospital complexes.
Fitbit- the maker of the popular wearable fitness tracker- released their third-quarter earnings showing 23% up in revenue. Surged 19 cents per share, but ten minutes later the company stock prices fell 30 percent resulting in almost $1 billion loss.
Reducing health risks, improving quality of life, enhancing personal effectiveness, and benefits to your organization's bottom line. In order to implement wellness programs that inform, involve and inspire your employees and their families.
Use of tobacco at the workplace reduces productivity, increases health issues and bring economic burden in direct medical expenses. Employers are implementing policies and strategies to curb the use of tobacco in the workplace.
Three years ago I began my own health and wellness journey, as I needed to make a change, but change is very difficult. The resolution included making a plan and strictly following it, have a cheat day once a week, don't go to the gym, use the buddy system.
Healthcare startups from across the world had gathered in Los Angeles for the Employer Healthcare Benefits Congress. The event highlighted the innovative startups for funding who are working to bring a revolution in the healthcare ecosystem.
As ergonomic thought leaders tailor their products and services to the growing needs of employees seekings answers to the employee. Statistics show that even if you work out every day, you have an increased risk of dying from cardiac metabolic diseases.
Americans are well introduced with the term- low back pain and over 80 percent of people experience this once in their lifetime. Back pain causes much pain to the employer which also affects the productivity, increases the medical cost for the treatment.
If you catch yourself drooling while making your Black Friday shopping list, don't be surprised, says Dr. Kit Yarrow. Yarrow has researched shopping trends and focuses on the psychology behind Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Watch Colin Sparks and Joelle Sawaya review Focal Upright Furniture's standing desk and the Level by FluidStance. The Focal Upright standing desk offers great functionality, with everything in easy reach while making it easy to work while active.
Aetna International focus on population health management that involves helping governments for better outcomes of patients. Though Aetna has a presence all over the world, they are strongly focusing on the MENA region to set up a public healthcare system.
The Dominican Health Tourism Association will host the 3rd Annual International Health & Wellness Tourism Congress from September 1-3. The event will see high profile speakers from across North America and the Caribbean meet to discuss the current challenges.
For The Breakers Palm Beach, the wellbeing and fulfillment of its 2,000 team members are a top priority. This independent, family-owned resort makes an unprecedented investment in that commitment, to empower its staff with the tools and resources to enrich lives.
During 1998, I ran my first full-marathon using a polar heart rate monitor tied to my chest which indicated my heart rate. Today, exercise success is dominated by how many steps a person counts and approximately 10,000 steps is a recommended goal.
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The use of electronic information and telecommunications to facilitate clinical healthcare and coordination of care. Over that time, it has become a standard component of physical health care as it offers a number of patient benefits.
Workplace is the the tedious place to eat as employees constantly run towards deadlines, clients, emails, secure contracts. Employees in the US spend a lot of their time in the workplace, disrupting the work-life balance which seriously impacts their health.
Watching the screens of a computer, smartphone, tablet, e-reader or video game, can cause sore issues in an individual's eyes. After four to six hours working on a computer as part of a regular job function, an employee's eyes may sting and require a break.
A helathy mind depicts the current status of a healthy human being and mental illness slowly develops and reduces productivity. Employers are focusing on the significance of managing employee mental health in the workplace and steps to increase productivity.
EHBC attendees had the opportunity to participate in a survey regarding use of wearables in the workplace. Over 300 human resource and wellness professionals responded giving CHWA a unique look at how employers are succeeding and falling.
You must have been to many boring conferences where people are trying to sell the products that you no longer require. These conferences provide networking, a good agenda, global reach, onsite certification, vibrant and exciting crowd and many more.
Silicon Valley startup Nootrobox has a unique diet plan as part of their company culture, and the goal is not to lose weight. This practice is based on the idea of internment fasting and eating pattern cycling between periods of feasting and fasting.
Given music's powerful influence over people's cognition and productivity, it may be essential for business owners and employers to rethink office design and incorporate appropriate soundscapes in the right workspaces.
Deloitte's 2016 Consumer Priorities in Health Care Survey was recently released and it revealed some amazing opinions. Learning how consumers want to interact, and what they expect to receive from their healthcare, is important for everyone.