Business of Well-being

While job searching in the pandemic has been difficult, it has not stopped hiring or internal mobility. COVID has created an opportunity for individuals to realize their desire for change and to do work they believe in, and for companies to become more flexible and creative in leveraging and tapping into employees’ and candidates’ inherent strengths.

Privacy issues arise in each phase of data management, including data collection, storage, and use. These elements pose concerns to employees and must be consistent with applicable guidance.

Employers need to factor in several considerations, including work productivity, employee health and safety needs, and local guidelines to determine who should work from home. Here are some strategies to help with this decision:

More than nine months into the health crisis, many of these changes are gradually being drafted into law, as several states are revising their employment laws to reflect the needed changes to the workplace in the months and years to come.

Employees across the country spend at least 8 hours a day sitting at their desks; thus, workplace furniture contributes significantly to employee health and productivity. In the pandemic and post-pandemic periods where many employees work from home on most days, the need for ergonomic workstations has become more crucial.

Employees have now upped the ante for employer-sponsored healthcare benefits, revealing the crucial need for business owners to pay closer attention to employee health and wellness in the post-pandemic era. In a nutshell, people now want the guarantees of safety and trust now more than ever.

Although the stay-at-home restrictions have since been relaxed in many parts of the country and several workers have returned to on-site work, many employers have created long-term remote work policies to keep their staff working from home.

Sometimes it takes a pair of fresh eyes with a different perspective to see what's working and what's not. If corporate executives are not supporting the program based on how employees are managed, then the program does not have a chance for success.

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.

Given the current challenges in work and home life we are all facing during this unique time, it’s more important than ever to prioritize your employees’ health and wellbeing. Now is the best time to connect with your employees by designing a customized digital wellness program that is not bound to the walls of your office.

I had an interview with the Wellness Director Robin Parsons, she said she was always a health enthusiast gifted by her parents. She received coaching designation, sports/fitness certification and then went on to get certified as Corporate Wellness Specialist.

With a rise in #MeToo movement, many corporate and businesses are improve their existing sexual harassment policies. Sexual harassment can hostile work environment, jeopardizes the victim's emotional and mental health, and creates anxiety and stress.

When I speak with participants, I learn a lot about what we have done correctly, and what it is that needs improvement. The exciting growth we see because of our personal commitment to each and every participant is so fulfilling.

A consultant needs to develop a relationship with their client, wellness vendor, health insurer, and product provider. Planning activities in advance, setting lofty goals and preparing a marketing strategy to engage employees for each employer-client.

Employees who are highly engaged in wellness programs long-term are shown to be more productive, with fewer unhealthy days, as well as reduced abstenteeism and presenteeism.

How do you create a culture of wellness, where there is the inspiration to change and power to change by and from a voice of change. The answer to that challenge rests with choosing a speaker, a professional who is energetic by nature and eloquent by inclination.

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.

With nearly half of the U.S. population in the workforce, employers have an opportunity to significantly improve population health by focusing on the health and wellness of their employees.

Corporate Wellness Magazine recently sat down with Seth Serxner, Ph.D., MPH, the chief health officer at Optum, a leading health services innovation company, talking about current wellness trends and a new Optum research study linking employee loyalty to well-being programs.

Approximately 19.7 million Americans suffer from substance use disorder (SUD) and that an estimated 8.5 million American adults suffer from co-occurring substance use disorder and mental illness.

As a self-insured employer, you owe a strict fiduciary duty to your employees and their families to act in their best interest in the management and oversight of your organization’s health plan.

The next time you consume any service, whether it’s filing your taxes, getting your brakes done or having your lunch maid, you may want to take a closer look at the employee doing it.

Employees' wellness program and restructuring the organization's culture is the best investment in your company. Communication, involvement in decision making, and a holistic approach further help to achieve a good work-life balance.

It's a good idea to start with the metrics you can easily calculate if you implemented a workplace wellness initiative. You can gain a lot of insight by simply checking with your employees such as usage rates, employee absenteeism, and other signs.

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.

Being a new parent is not just a role, it's a big responsibility like a corporate job you have no prior experience with. As a planner and a doer, you have a corporate advantage in how to solve problems even of the parenting type.

Weight is the #1 source of fines and incentives for outcomes-based corporate weight loss programs. Any program or any employee in the program is considered successful when the weight of the employee declines, however temporarily.

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.

Join Jenny Dodson, as she helps you get into the productivity zone and inform you how becoming a Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist can get you there!

University College Cork in Ireland has shed new light on how to increase the effectiveness of worksite wellness programs. Researchers followed up with the subjects in three and four-month intervals to find out how changes in food preparation affect BMI.

In wake of the confirmed cases of Zika virus in Miami, the CDC has issued safety alerts for individuals traveling in or near the district. Self-preventative measures are key to protecting oneself from exposure to the Zika virus.

When deciding to accept a new job, almost 60% of all employees consider perks and benefits equally important as the salary offered. To attract the best talent, employers are working to meet the needs of their current and future employees.

Many businesses consider offering wellness plans is associated with their increasing value and thus more than 80% employers offer. Still, only 25% of the employers take the advantage of incentives under the Patient Protection Act.

One of the major thrust of the PPACA is an increased focus on prevention and wellness, as opposed to a historical federal focus. The application and effect of PPACA on individuals making lifestyle choices and wellness programs are seen as the main constructs.

The founding of the health risk appraisal and the advent of corporate fitness centers was the origin of worksite health promotions. A comprehensive strategy for improving health in the worksite, including a more general concept across multiple domains.

As obesity and heart disease, and the increasing cost of insurance claims, there isn't the best time to create a healthy culture. Coverage claims are skyrocketing in cost, employers are struggling to combat the increased absenteeism, reduced productivity.

Since 2016, employers offering wellness programs had to face two problems like ACA and ADA and the GINA on the other hand. The ACA governs the wellness programs offered with a group health plan while ADA and GINA cover voluntary wellness program.

Millions of Americans, including approximately 20 percent of the workforce, provide ongoing care for older loved ones. Employees who provide caregiving are more likely to experience stress, absences from work, presentism, and health problems.

As the 2012 election is approaching, there is certainly a lot of talk about healthcare reform and what may or may not hinge. An industry trend that will continue regardless of the election's outcome, that's the industry's shift to the reimbursement model.

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.

Why is fatigue a daily experience for millions of people and with so much energy throughout nature, how can anyone feel fatigue? Fatigue is a major issue for millions of people according to Deepak Chopra.

Work and home used to have much cleaner boundaries before the introduction of 24/7 connectivity. These days we blend work with just about everything, but then compartmentalize how we view work versus our personal life and outside activities.

Providing screening and preventive care services is a great way to improve the health and productivity of your workforce. Taking advantage of company-provided programs can also be a life saver.

In the office, much health and safety public attention are focused on manual labor in the field and that's a source of back pain. There are frequent opportunities throughout the day, whether you work in the field or at the desk.

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.

Reason for government toughest fight for workplace wellness is ineffective, inefficient, poorly run, out of control spending. If that's the case then it must be the case that the workplace itself is toxuc, so a healthy government workplace doesn't seem likely.

Benefits of Health and Wellness programs are still seen by the majority of European employers as primarily efficiency-related. In Ireland, employees feel that health and wellness programs should be an almost mandatory part of the employer offerings.

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.

If you don't have diabetes, you may assume that staying away from sugar, testing blood sugar and giving insulin will do the favor. Diabetes is an individual battle that people fight every day, and it's much more complicated than you think.

When employees get the support from the organization, they are more likely to have higher well-being. Great organizations know that organizational support drives employee well-being and real employee engagement.

Companies in the U.S. have been instituting wellness programs following concepts that Asian companies are using successfully. Many programs take 18 months or more to appreciate or realize returns on the initial investments by the company.

A recent survey on the effects of Obamacare has shed some light on who has benefited the most and the least from the ACA. The commonwealth fundsupports independent research on health care issues released the results of its survey analysis of uninsured Americans.

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.

Educating employees about healthy lifestyles and exploring the mind-body connection allows the individual to build a firm foundation. Healing art perfectly align with features already in place like meditation and yoga in good corporate wellness plans.

New York-based pharmaceutical company Pfizer purchased Medivation for $14 billion and later acquired AstraZeneca for $1.5 billion. Medivation produces Xtandi, a drug to treat metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

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.

Going organic is simply healthier for your body and studies have shown that organic food may have higher levels of antioxidants. The chemicals and pesticides in non-organic foods have been shown to cause a reduction in fertility, may harm your immune system.

As an employer, you have goals for your company's growth and success and a vision of how you want to achieve that goal. If employees are well-taken care, they are more productive, less stressed, and happier workers which results in a big ROI.

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.

President Obama just finished his first physical while holding office as President and the result has created controversy. The President's LDL Cholesterol is 138 while the national average for LDL Cholesterol is 114.8.

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, life expectancy fell in the U.S. for the first time in over 20 years. Drop from 76.5 years to 76.3 years for men and 81.3 years to 81.2 years for women. The overall average of 78.8 years fell 0.1%.

Though it is advised not to talk about politics or religion in the workplace, changing landscape convince to have a discussion. We desire connections and want to talk about our concerns despite knowing that the group believes in some other ideology.

Due to the ever-changing improvements in technology, the health and wellness industry is constantly eveloving. With the implementation of wellness portals and the accompanying technology, it has become much easier to accurately monitor one's health.

Recently, HR offices across North America have made it a priority to elevate their levels of corporate health and wellness. Employers are clearly understanding that employee wellness programs benefit everyone, as healthcare costs continue to increase.

Unhealthy behaviors cost companies billions of dollars and a study highlights 22.4% of the $366 million spent was on 10 curable diseases. At a population level, the study identified obesity, physical inactivity, depression, tobacco, and high glucose.

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.

Disease is a type of evil and we need protection from this complex process and that benefits individual and society as a whole. Humans are affected by diseases for thousands of years, but after 1800s people really begin to understand the process to prevent.

The first Medical Marketing & Media Hall of Femme was held in New York, discussing human interaction in medical marketing. The focus of discussion was the use of data and its importance in creating lasting change in a population.

As a part of corporate wellness program, cancer screening provides one of the most direct and immediate health benefits. Cancer screening has been an important benefit design consideration for employers for a number of years.

If companies are willing to take the corporate wellness seriously then they should ensure the health and lives of communities. Keeping aside the internet, laptop, and mobile and thinking about the wellness of the people will give them a better reason to enjoy life.

We all want to live a healthy life but rising medical costs, bad medical systems, and stress is like an obstacle in the way. The investment we make in our well-being can not only have a positive effect on our health but can also affect the people.

Digital fitness trackers, aka wearable devices, are the latest to make inroads into the employee wellness segment. Wearable devices not only tell you the time but can track various health parameters and will notify you if anything is not under normal range.

With the recent development of workplace wellness over the past decade, we have witnessed the evolution of the health industry. The best-practice and research on the efficacy of successful corporate health and wellness initiative to identify key factors.

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.

Bill was flat on his back, staring at a brick wall outside a hospital room, now he was in a full body cast. High-stress cancer is part of our business-our clinicians must deal with stress every day at the same time we're a wellness culture by nature.

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.

The cumulative effect of year-after-year increases has produced record-high costs for employers, employees and retirees. Even during these tough economic times, employers appear to be committed to maintaining workers' health benefits.

Stress, financial anxiety threatens your foundation and the survival and how long will the collective financial instability last. If you aren't personally suffering you probably know others who are struggling with the financial instability.

Sedentary behavior is not the same as being physically inactive, but sitting for extended periods is a risk in itself. Doesn't matter whether you are running for a marathon outside the workplace if you're inactive inside the office for too long, you are inviting diseases.

Most of us can relate to having a love-hate relationship with food at work, as when we forget lunch at home then it becomes a welcome sight. During the lunchtime, you sometimes have to face the internal battle with yourself of whether or not to eat your food.

According to the AOA, the greatest fear of many people is the loss of their eyesight and loss of vision comes naturally with age. Age-related macular degeneration and Stargardt disease- a form of juvenile macular degeneration.

Were you aware January is National Blood Donor Month? Have you ever wondered Why January, you ask? This is because winter months are typically the leanest in donations due to inclement weather and seasonal illnesses.

Scripps Health, a self-insured, tax-exempt healthcare organization launched a corporate wellness program in March 2006. Population health has improved substantially since 2006, bolstered by a 51% increase in the low-risk population.

Stress is any strain or force on the body or mind or power that deforms the shape of the body subjected to it. When stressed, specific bodily responses occur and an impulse is relayed to the brain which sends out signals to the glands and organs.

Employee engagement is defined as the deep connection and sense of purpose at the work that creates extra energy and commitment. It's all about the difference between "I have a great idea I'm trying out" and "that's not my job."

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.

The carrots and sticks that were decided last year to incentivize for the new year are now becoming a reality for the workforce. The list might include stop smoking, losing weight, lowering cholesterol, controlling blood pressure.

In recent times, fats have gotten a negative impact on the fitness world but maintaining a moderate amount of fats is good for brain work. Healthy fats support many body functions, enhance the absorption of vitamins, and provide substances the body needs.

The internet has opened the gate for all the users to search through the abundance of information about how to heal naturally. We can simply get better information by subscribing to the newsletter through social media on the topics which interests us.

Employers face multiple challenges in providing competitive benefits like rising medical costs, tough economic environment. Some companies are responding by curtailing benefits but savvy brokers are advising their clients to take another route.

The Health Cares Exchange Initiative creates supportive networks of caregivers in diverse geographic areas and educates them. HCEI created its own moderator's guide and hosted the first-ever nationwide focus groups with paid and free care providers.

Corporate wellness program is witnessing a boom as more and more employees are implementing wellness programs and providing incentives. As healthcare costs are rising, wellness programs seem to be the only ways to control the increasing healthcare cost.