Lobby groups take aim at wellness programs.
Given the gigantic growth of wellness programs over the last two years, it was inevitable resistance would creep up among watchdog groups. In Washington, lobbyists have spearheaded a push for Congress, the DOL and IRS to crack down on “punitive”…
Smaller Employers Adopting Disease Management.
A recent survey finds nearly 42 percent of employers with 200 or fewer workers have some sort of disease management (DM) program. That’s a gigantic increase from four years ago, when just 28 percent of smaller companys offered such programs….
Obesity Management Programs – Key Measures.
Thinking about an obesity-related disease management program for your organization? Here’s what you need to know. In order to be effective, the program must meet participants’ individual medical and psychological needs, not to mention your own organization’s need to control…
Beginning a Wellness Program.
Create a culture of wellness within your organization Create Exemplary Management Support In the most successful Wellness Programs, upper-level managers lead their organizations by example. and they work to ensure that the management structure not only allows, but actively encourages…
Picking the Right Kind of Wellness Program.
Studies show that untargeted health-promotion campaigns have little long-term impact. Chronic conditions, which rob individuals and families of their health and happiness, represent major costs to corporations in the form of health-care and disability costs, lost productivity, and absenteeism. Wellness…
What Will a Wellness Program Cost?
The Facts Speak for Themselves – Wellness Helps Reduce Costs • A 2003 analysis of one big U.S. business found that simply helping staff members control their blood pressure alone can save $547 per individuals per year. • Johnson and…
Why Invest In Corporate Wellness?
• the news isn’t encouraging. As reported by Business Week, family health-care premiums increased 49% from 2000 to 2004. Another increase of 12-15 percent is expected in 2005. General Motors expects to spend $5.6 billion on health care costs in…
Wellness Programs Reap the Advantages of Health.
The concern for staff member wellness is an increasing trend for American business. Why? the link between staff member wellness and the bottom line is clear and consistent. Companys who integrate wellness in their overall goals find they experience lowered…
Health Coaching.
Health coaching to facilitate the promotion of healthful behavior and achievement of health-related goals Coaching has become acceptable to both company and person to help improve performance, manage stress and achieve work and personal objectives. Yet very few papers have…
What’s a Health Coach?
In our modern and hectic lives filled with the demands of family, work, and much more, it might seem challenging to tackle our wellness on our own. Many of us create objectives that seem beyond reach and we cannot…