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12/15/15 - A drug epidemic that's plaguing the US workplace

12/15/15 A drug epidemic that's plaguing the US workplace

CNBC

 

Though research is limited as to the exact economic costs of opioid abuse, the ... chief medical director and executive director of global health and wellness at ...

Study Predicts Increase In Health Care Spending In 2015

6/25/14 Study Predicts Increase In Health Care Spending In 2015

Kaiser Health News

The report by PricewaterhouseCoopers says some of the increase is due to pent-up demand among consumers who delayed treatment during the recession...

7/17/13 - More Companies Adding In-House Medical Clinics

7/17/13 More Companies Adding In-House Medical Clinics

ABC News

Next time you hear about corporate America being bled white by the high cost of employee healthcare, consider this: For every $1 that HanesBrands of ...

2/8/13 More employers turning to wellness programs: Survey

2/8/13 More employers turning to wellness programs:  Survey 

Credit Union Times, cutimes.com

In order to drive profitability and performance, 87% of employers relied on wellness programs in 2012, up from 75% in 2010, according to the latest report from Buck Consultants ...

2/4/13 Workplace mental health: It pays to be proactive

2/4/13  Workplace mental health:  It pays to be proactive 

Forbes.com

... Workplace mental health is a crucial factor to consider when building and maintaining a successful business ...

1/24/13 Why your boss should pay more attention to nutrition and health

1/24/13  Why your boss should pay more attention to nutrition and health 

Calgary Herald, calgaryherald.com

Robert, a CEO of an oil and gas company, learned from his human resources team  that one of the biggest challenges for his employees was related to presenteeism  (being present at work, but not performing optimally ...

1/12/13 - Mental health key to work productivity

1/12/13 - Mental health key to work productivity

Winnipeg Free Press

 ... One way to achieve a psychologically safe workplace is to create and implement a Comprehensive Workplace Health and Safety (CWHS) Program ... Organizations that implement a CWHS program have shown improvement in areas such as employee cooperation, engagement, retention, and productivity. CWHS programs are also known to reduce key productivity killers such as absenteeism, presenteeism, grievances, and workplace injuries and accidents ...

1/6/13 Area employers help provide motivation for weight loss

1/6/13  Area employers help provide motivation for weight loss

Janesville Gazette, gazettextra.com

Janesville, WI - It''s that time of the year when it seems everyone wants to lose weight.  But with crowded gyms and cold weather, finding motivation can be difficult.  Would an extra day of vacation help?  Or some cash?  The chance to win prizes can be the incentive some people need to participate in company-sponsored workout programs, area businesses say ....

1/4/13 Healthy benefits coming Utah workers way

1/4/13 Healthy benefits coming Utah workers way

The Salt Lake Tribune, sltrib.com

A Utah company and its employees are about to experience firsthand how employers can trim expenses without reducing their workforces, by helping workers, well, reduce ...

 

12/3/12 - Working out on the job

12/3/12 - Working out on the job

The Herald Bulletin, heraldbulletin.com

... According to a 2011 Gallup poll, workers with health conditions such as obesity and chronic heart conditions cost businesses an estimated $153 billion in lost productivity, annually ...

11/29/12 - More Midsized Companies Adopt Employee Wellness Programs To ...

11/29/12 More Midsized Companies Adopt Employee Wellness Programs To ... Daily Markets The savings are the result of a 27% reduction in employee sick leave, a 26% reduction in health costs and a 32% decrease in workers' compensation and ...

11/20/12 - Minimizing Work Space Stress - Stress Management ...

11/20/12 Minimizing Work Space Stress - Stress Management ... 

Ling has just moved into a new office. Unfortunately, it isn't a comfortable space – the lights are too dim, the air is chilly, and she's regularly distracted by her ...

11/20/12 - Stress Management: How to Reduce, Prevent, and ...

11/20/12 Stress Management: How to Reduce, Prevent, and ... 

Helpguide.org

It may seem that there's nothing you can do about stress. The bills won't stop coming, there will never be more hours in the day, and your career and family ...

11/20/12 - In Pictures: Best Workplace Stress Relievers

11/20/12 In Pictures: Best Workplace Stress Relievers

Forbes

Find A Ritual. If people at work are getting on your nerves, and talking about it doesn't work or isn't possible, come up with a quick, relaxing ...

11/20/12 - Stress relievers: Top 10 picks to tame stress

11/20/12 Stress relievers: Top 10 picks to tame stress

Mayo Clinic

Stress relievers: Top 10 picks to tame stress. Top 10 stress relievers. 1. Get active. Virtually any form of exercise and physical activity can act as a stress reliever.

11/14/12 - Businesses help employees take steps to better health

11/14/12 - Businesses help employees take steps to better health

FloridaToday.com

For a growing number of workers, the most transformational workplace gadget isn't the iPhone5 or a tablet computer.  It's something much more basic:  a pedometer ...

11/7/12 - Depression the Big-Ticket Item for Employers

11/7/12 Depression the Big-Ticket Item for Employers MedPage Today While relationships between employee health risks and subsequent total health costs have shifted somewhat over time, depression still accounts for employers' ...

11/5/12 - Credit unions tout bottom line benefits of employee wellness

11/5/12  Credit unions tout bottom line benefits of employee wellness 

Credit Union Times, cutimes.com

More companies are helping employees to healthier lifestyles and long-term financial security, two trends likely to grow because of rising health insurance costs and uncertainties over Social Security benefits and diminishing corporate pension plans ...

11/2/12 - Excela says wellness programs benefit health and pocketbooks

11/2/12 - Hospital system says wellness programs benefit health and pocketbooks

triblive.com

Wellness programs can help businesses cut health care costs while making  employees healthier, speakers said Thursday at a symposium sponsored by Excela  Health, a hospital system ...

10/30/12 - Hospital decreases its costs by increasing employee wellness

10/30/12 - Hospital decreases its costs by increasing employee wellness

Ohio.com

...Southwest General Health Center President and Chief Executive Thomas A. Selden credits an aggressive wellness program tied to financial incentives for helping control his hospital’s employee health benefit costs....