It's no surprise that chronic diseases such as asthma, diabetes, hypertension and severe obesity are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. Together, they are responsible for
With a workforce of more than 50,000 active employees, Aetna, like the bulk of its employer customers, is committed to well-being and prevention programs that will help its employees reduce their risk�
What Is Pharmacogenomic Testing?Simply put, PGx can determine how each individual metabolizes nearly 95 percent of the most commonly prescribed oral medication, avoiding costly trial and error pre�
Employee stress and mental health touch every area of your business. Your employee's mental health is reflected in productivity, morale, absenteeism, turnover, engagement, burnout, customer satisfaction
Today's workforce is always connected, whether at work or throughout their personal lives. Employees have countless apps on their smartphones which often makes it easier for them to do quick personal
The lights went down, and the crowd hushed as the first presentation began. Healthcare startups from across the world had gathered in the Los Angeles Convention Center for the Employer Healthcare &�
As a rule, we are living longer and healthier lives. That's good news for everyone-but it means that what we expect from our healthcare providers has radically changed over the past few decades.As�
Managing a wellness program is never easy given the perceived involvement into the personal lives of your employees. It is even harder when the employees are spread across the globe. This is the obsta�
An engaged employee is one who is dedicated to the company's mission and enthusiastic about taking steps to fulfill that mission. An engaged workforce is more productive, offers better customer servic�
What is YOUR total sedentary time on an average workday? Sedentary time includes sitting, reclining, and lying down outside of your nighttime/bedtime sleep, so this includes breakfast, commute, work, �
Last Tuesday, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, three leaders in the modern American business landscape, announced a partnership to create an independent healthcare company for their U.S.�
If we are to promote - and protect - the ideal of corporate wellness, we must first change our approach to history. We must go from a mostly reactive system, where symptoms are predominant, rather tha�
If you implemented a workplace wellness initiative within the last few months, you're probably itching to find out how effective it has been so far. You've got lots of questions, some of which can be �
Here is a simple but true maxim about health: If you want to be well, you need to sleep well. The lack of one begets the absence of the other, where the latter - the image of the person who gets littl�
Within the last two decades, the percentage of American workers with telecommuting experience has nearly
There is an adage that says living in the past will kill your future. It is true of life, and it is also true in the workplace: Companies that want to remain strong and retain their best assets - tale�
If companies want to make real the promise of corporate wellness, if they want to be stewards not only of the health of their employees but champions of good health in general, if they want to be pers�
Life tends to pull in several directions at once: how to complete a work project by tomorrow, what to cook for dinner, when to pick up your children up - all flowing through your mind at the same time�
By now, you are probably familiar with the December feder�
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Al LewisIn light of the revelations coming from the #MeToo movement, many businesses and corporations are working to improve their sexual harassment policies. Sexual harassment of any kind causes a hostile wo�
You may have noticed the terms personalized medicine, individualized or personalized dietary plans, nutrigenomics, and precision medicine cropping up in the news, at professional conferences, or even �
Since 2016, employers that offered wellness programs to their employees have had to juggle two sets of conflicting and confusing rules: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the one hand, and the Americans�
Traditional views of wellness focus on cutting health costs, increasing physical activity and proper nutrition. But tracking steps, joining an exercise class and eating healthy lunches are just part o�
The Corporate Health & Wellness Association wants you to know that we think about you every day. From how we develop our content strategies to how we build our educ�
IntroductionNot only is Functional Medicine here to stay, it is poised to be the centerpiece in one of the most significant shifts in the health and medical paradigm in the�
Every day, wellness and corporate decision-makers are making huge mistakes regarding employee health, and they don't even know it. Over 90 percent of these mistakes are not errors of comm�
The corporate wellness industry has been undergoing a quiet revolution. What started as encouraging employees to walk more and watch what they eat have transformed into programs that seek to help empl�
Edger Cayce said, "The medicine of the future will be music and sound." While this may sound a little strange, we are witnessing this prediction becoming increasingly more relevant by the day. We have�
OK, the word is out!Researchers and wellness experts continue to note that sitting for prolonged, uninterrupted periods of time is associated with an increased risk of multiple adverse health cond�
Humans have monkey spines. While we swiftly evolved sophisticated hands and enormous brains, our backs never caught up to our upright stance. Thus, we still boast the s-curved spine of beasts that wal�
Whether you are looking for a way to stand out from the crowd, reinforcing your professional network, improve your skills and knowledge, or just want to meet new people, a professional association is �
Let's be honest. You have a job but may feel your skills haven't kept up with the younger staff coming onboard. Maybe that's not the case, maybe you are secure in your career, but want to make sure yo�
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Everyone has been touched by cancer in some way. Most employees either know someone �
Workplace safety is a crucial part of personal wellness in general and corporate wellness in particular. The way someone manages a building has a direct effect on the health of hundreds or thousands o�
One of the enduring mysteries of "empowering" employees to spend their own money on purchasing healthcare is how employees can do that without understanding how to purchase healthcare.
As I never cease to say, and as I have no intention to cease saying, corporate wellness is inseparable from personal wellness. For workers to have the health and energy to thrive, for them to have the�
News of a pregnancy in the office can be a time of anxious excitement. Team members may organize a baby shower for their colleague, staff excitedly share advice t�
As a hospital CEO, I've seen many resumes come across my desk -- from physicians to clerical staff - and the red flags remain the same regardless of the position. Don't give your prospective employer �
For HR professionals who care about employees' mental well-being in the workplace, the proliferation of mobile devices, digital distractions, and social media channels are truly the proverbial double-�
When we're preoccupied with juggling work, family and personal lives, sleep is often one of the first things that's neglected. As those commitments increase and our free time seems to wane all too qui�
Consider this piece a sequel to my column about Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and the QuantaFlo� System from Semler Scientific. Consider this�
Giving back is something many companies like to claim, but what kind of giving do they do and is it heartfelt? Although monetary donations can do amazing things for worthy causes, it's often hard to t�
How can we promote corporate wellness without a guide - an accurate and impartial one - that enables us to distinguish between alleged experts and actual ones? How can employers encourage employees to�
"The next economic era demands new ways of working that harness human potential. Competitiveness and success in the future economy will require the harnessing of human talent and energ�
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Yesa YuCorporate wellness is an improbable ideal -- unless there is an obvious commitment to style. That is, it is hard to encourage people to buy health insurance, or to enroll in an online course about nut�
If we look at "engagement" in well-being as a
Imagine if you were a recovering alcoholic. You hadn't taken a drink in quite some time, attended AA meetings conscientiously, and were getting on with your life. Then your employer had a drinking�
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Al LewisToday, consumers are getting more health-conscious and are willing to be more involved
