Corporate Wellness Magazine recently met with Edwin Kabuleeta, a Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist (CCWS) graduate, to discuss the current shifts transforming corporate wellness and the trends that will disrupt the industry's future. Edwin works for Bureau Veritas, a Testing, Inspection, and Certification Company, as the Verification Of Conformity manager, where I’ve been Shaping a World of Trust.
In today’s diverse and dynamic workplaces, personalized and inclusive corporate wellness programs are more than perks. Tailoring initiatives to meet the unique needs of individuals and fostering an environment that embraces diversity helps companies enhance employee engagement, boost productivity, and reduce absenteeism. Inclusive wellness programs also signal a commitment to equity, ensuring that every team member feels valued and supported regardless of background, identity, or ability.
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.
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.
There is never a good or easy time to start, you need to learn to live a healthy lifestyle which is what plans aim to do. In other words, start planning today and when it comes the time for vacation, you have the tools you need to maintain.
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.
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.
Are you hitting the gym for a while and not seeing the results it means the workouts are not working for you. There is a higher chance that one or more of your bad habits you are incorporating into your daily exercise regime is sabotaging your workout.
Over the years, many workplace wellness programs have focused on ticking conventional boxes that define health; from initiating monthly or regular health assessment tools to coordinating physical activity programs that are few and far between, well-being has not been the focus of most well-being programs, ironically. A culture that supports health and well-being has been the missing link in creating truly effective workplace wellness solutions.
The pandemic was an eye-opener for many, exposing the flaws and inadequacies of workplace culture, revealing to them, from the myriad of job losses, pay cuts, furloughs, and forceful retirements that came with the pandemic, that they may not be as indispensable as they once thought and that some employers do not really prioritize workers’ wellbeing and health.
Health is not a single entity or destination but a complex of interconnected factors. A one-size-fits-all approach to well-being, therefore, will be ineffective at driving the needed results in the workplace. To build viable wellness solutions, managers and employers need to take a holistic approach that integrates an individual’s social, physical, and personal contexts into providing a unique wellness solution that fits their health and wellness journey
In this episode of the Edelheit Experience, Jonathan Edelheit, Chairman of Global Healthcare Resources, speaks with Dr. Michael Roizen, Emeritus Chief Wellness Officer at the Cleveland Clinic talks about tackling rising employer healthcare spending by increasing employee wellness engagement and participation. Using the case of Cleveland Clinic as an example, Dr. Roizen explains how improved participation in the right wellness solutions translates to better health profiles and less healthcare spending.
Building the right wellness program for your workforce requires paying attention to the granular issues of wellness and health in your organization. Well-being and health are not stand-alone issues and they are dependent on a large number of factors, including organizational culture, workplace issues, and personal health circumstances. Understanding these contexts help managers and employers identify their employees’ actual wellness problems and roll out the most effective solutions.
More than ever in the corporate space, there is a strong demand for better wellness solutions. Employees are largely driving the workplace wellness shift as they are demanding more from their employers in regard to meeting their well-being needs. This calls for some reflection from employers, therefore, to challenge the “norms’ of well-being in their organization and begin to provide solutions that truly meet the needs of their employees.
Corporate wellness has been on a steady evolution since it was first created. More events are becoming defining moments in the evolution of wellness at work as it moves from a mundane aspect of work to the very essence of work. As employers begin to drive the needed changes in corporate wellness to build more personalized and holistic solutions, they set the stage for building highly resilient and healthier organizations.
Financial wellness is integral to employee health and productivity, playing a pivotal role in employee health decisions. Therefore, as employers are beginning to recognize the need for a holistic approach to wellness, more financial wellness initiatives need to be integrated into these programs to create a healthier workforce, in the real sense of it.
The conventional model of healthcare keeps pharmacists focused on the medication dispensary and supply aspect of patient care, with limited access to the decision-making process. Given the enormous knowledge and expertise of the clinical pharmacist in rational and cost-effective use of medicines, their role as key health decision-makers may be the missing link in driving positive patient outcomes.
There’s a fundamental problem that has plagued corporate wellness programs for ages and has contributed to their failure. When employers treat all employees as the same and provide them with the same set of wellness offerings, the programs will yield sub-par outcomes
Now more than ever, organizations have realized the need to build resilience within their workforce. But this requires an intentional approach, which must take into account what employees need, how best those needs can be addressed, and how best such solutions can be communicated to them to achieve the desired outcomes.
The rapidly increasing cost of healthcare is already stressing employees; many are having to abandon treatments as care they have hitherto received have driven them into huge financial debts. While experts project that healthcare spendings could double in the next few years, employers can curb this trend through an effective root cause analysis of this burden and adopting cost-control strategies to insulate their workers and businesses.
Now more than ever, employees are taking their well-being and health more seriously, and this has become a major determinant of organizational success. Employers need to revisit the corporate wellness architecture and fix these deficits. In the long run, offering employees a more personalized and holistic approach to wellbeing not only achieves the set health indicators for their workforce but also saves organizations lots of money.
Corporate Wellness Magazine recently sat with one of the graduates of the Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist Programs on her thoughts about the recent shifts in the corporate wellness industry
Shawna Bowen MA., CCWS, NBC-HWC, ACE, a recent graduate of the Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist Program
The Corporate Wellness Magazine sat with a recent graduate of the Corporate Certified Wellness Specialist program, Michelle Lauren.
The Corporate Wellness Magazine recently sat with Michael Brantley, a graduate of the program to share insights on the current trends in corporate wellness and what to expect in the future.
CWM recently met with one of the graduates of the program, Susan Van Hoosen, to discuss the seismic shift disrupting the corporate wellness industry and what the future holds.
In this interview, CWM speaks with Mary Toland Shaw, a leading health coach and a recent graduate of the CCWS about the future of corporate wellness.
Corporate Wellness Magazine sat down with one of the recent graduates of the program, Kendra Julien to discuss the ongoing transformation in the corporate wellness space.
In this interview, Corporate Wellness Magazine talks with Kamilah Exum, Principal Consultant of Exum Consulting and a graduate of the CCWS Program, discussing the current trends in the corporate wellness industry and the massive shift the space is currently experiencing.
To thrive in the new era of work, employers and managers need to build the requisite skills and resilience to cater to the growing health, wellness, and safety needs of their employees. The Corporate Health and Wellness Association designed the Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist (CCWS) Program, to provide these skills and the resources needed for building effective wellness initiatives. This pioneering employee benefits and wellness course contains best practices from leading employers such as LinkedIn, PepsiCo, Delta Air Lines, Gallagher, and more. The Corporate Wellness Magazine sat down with a recent graduate of the CCWS program, Sahara Rose De Vore, to learn how she has benefited from the course. Sahara is a wellness travel coach and CEO and Founder of Sahara Rose Travels, LLC
The Corporate Wellness Magazine sat with a recent graduate of the CCWS program, Carol R. Battle to talk about current trends in corporate wellness and how the specialist course has redefined her perspective on workplace wellness. Carol works for the State of North Carolina as the Health/Wellness, Recognition, and Awards Manager.
The onus lies on employers and executives to prioritize mental health wellness in the workplace. It begins from here. Only then will this crisis begin to fizzle out and work cease from being a race against one’s mental wellbeing
A silver lining of the coronavirus pandemic has been how it disrupted healthcare systems, driving solutions to tackle disease and improve health outcomes. With the rapid adoption of digital tools during the pandemic, healthcare saw a notable merger with tech that delivered outstanding results that will revolutionize the future of workplace health and benefits for years to come. One of the challenges employers faced in the pre-pandemic era was accessing and using data to improve healthcare decisions. However, the last few years have birthed an innovative tool for employers, a 'lockbox' that addresses many issues around data, providing employers with a plug-and-play network of resources to make better healthcare decisions for their population. At this year's Healthcare Revolution conference, which was on April 26-28, Jonathan Edelheit, Chairman and Co-Founder of Global Healthcare Resources, spoke with Diana Dimon, former Senior Manager of Benefits at Linde, about the potential impact of Abett's data 'lockbox' on employee healthcare and benefits.
Just as coronavirus restrictions seemed to be easing up in early 2021, the American workforce faced severe disruption from what has now become known as 'The Great Resignation.' Millions of workers across the country quit their jobs and are not looking back. For most of these workers, it is time to say goodbye to their employers and to the conventional work model that has drained them for years. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, resignation numbers in November 2021 hit a record high of 4.5 million people, a considerable increase from the pre-pandemic level of 3.5 million people in April 2020. The reasons are the same across the board: employees are demotivated, dissatisfied, and disgruntled by how the conventional work model has made them pawns in the corporate space, growing businesses and improving the profitability of their organizations at the expense of their well-being and health.
One of the most prominent changes in healthcare has been the advent of a digital revolution in the industry. In what has been described as the "Uberization" of healthcare, key players have attempted to leverage the rapid developments in technology to disrupt patient care delivery and gain a competitive advantage. Healthcare systems and providers have now adopted electronic health records, remote monitoring systems, telemedicine, and other technologies to transform patient care. This transformation has seen health data extensively stored, shared, accessed, analyzed, and used in digital platforms, including wearable devices, smartphone apps, medical devices, and AI-driven models. Consequently, this shift has provided healthcare systems and other stakeholders access to a digital universe with large volumes of useful information that is integral to driving topline results and improving healthcare outcomes.
The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly led to one of the biggest shake-ups in the corporate world in the last few decades. The workplace has been hit by endless cycles of closures and re-openings, restrictions on indoor capacity and operations, and other disruptions that have altered business in more ways than one. But, with the world gradually returning to normal, employers have met new realities in the workplace, with major paradigm shifts that are redefining business.
In a captivating episode of the Edelheit Experience podcast, Chairman and Co-founder of Global Healthcare Resources, Jonathan Edelheit, sat with Kate Brown, head of Mercer's Center for Health Innovation, to discuss the latest trends and disruptive innovations in the employer-sponsored healthcare space.Kate Brown is an expert in managing and improving employee population health through corporate wellness initiatives and also holds a master's degree in kinesiology and a Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) designation. She is also a speaker at this year's Healthcare Revolution conference, the nation's largest event for self-funded employer healthcare, benefits, and well-being. Register for free to learn how the top employers in the country are working their way to the conference's 3 moonshots:1) Reduce employer healthcare and benefits costs by 25% by 2025.2) Reimagine engagement and well-being.3) Provide 40% of healthcare services virtually and through technology by 2025.
The Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist (CCWS) Program, designed by the Corporate Health and Wellness Association, is a pioneering employee benefits and wellness course containing best practices from leading employers such as LinkedIn, PepsiCo, Delta Air Lines, Gallagher, and more. The Corporate Wellness Magazine sat down with a recent graduate of the CCWS program, Chris MacKoul, to learn how he has benefited from the course. Chris is a Program Manager at Lulafit, a wellness and wellness amenities service.
Digital healthcare has been a slowly growing area of healthcare since the dawn of the millennium. There had been clusters of virtual care services across the world, but the model had been largely resisted by healthcare providers who believed in the conventional model of healthcare. Then the pandemic struck and redefined the norm. In the wake of the pandemic, there has been mass adoption of virtual healthcare. The coronavirus restrictions led to limited access to healthcare via traditional hospital visits, and stakeholders had to leverage digital innovations. This led to the rapid adoption of telemedicine platforms for most non-emergency care services.
Rosa Novo is the Employee Benefits Director at Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the 4th largest school board in America. She is the administrator of the District's self-insured healthcare plan, which provides coverage to 71,000 individuals at a value of $360 million. She has been creating strategic health and wellness programs for the school district for 31 years. Her wellness focus is to increase awareness of both benefits and personal health status while establishing and maintaining a workplace that encourages environmental and social support for a healthy lifestyle.
Now more than ever, employees are driving a paradigm shift in the workplace, demanding greater priority for safety and wellness. This will be a key determinant of a thriving business In the post-pandemic era of work. However, integrating wellness into your organizational culture requires specialized skills and training to take the proper steps. The Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist (CCWS) Program, designed by the Corporate Health and Wellness Association, offers this and more, providing up-to-date training and skills in corporate wellness strategies in line with global best practices.
In the last year and a half, the coronavirus pandemic disrupted work in ways we never saw coming; business executives were forced to reorganize their business models to remain in business and cushion the effect of the pandemic. As part of these responses, businesses remodeled their work structures to allow most of their employees to work from home. While this might have helped companies get the needed output level, it came with enormous challenges, including increased workplace stress, inadequate technology, and worsened social isolation. Now, with widespread vaccinations and declining infection rates, employers are considering reopening their office buildings fully.
It is time for employers to walk the talk, enough of seminars and conferences only talking about workplace wellness initiatives; employees now want to see it being actively integrated into all aspects of work as this factor has become the key determinant of success for any business.
Business owners must take this as a wake-up call to rethink employee safety as a continuous workplace project, not just about today or this pandemic, but arming the workplace with concrete steps to mitigating even future pandemics.
With the OSHA vaccine mandate reinstated and given the green light, HR leaders can leverage tech solutions to navigate these vaccine requirements and COVID-19 testing protocols to ensure seamless control of the contagion in their workplaces.
Companies like Better.com need an organizational shake-up, readapting its workplace policies procedures to be more be employee-centric and more progressive. It’s about time for employers to see their workers like what they truly are: the lifeforce of business.
The pandemic has led to a paradigm shift in the corporate world. There are now more job positions but fewer employees to fill in these vacancies, no thanks to a great awakening by employees following many years of enduring a dysfunctional work culture. Now, HR leaders must identify and address the needs of employees to re-recruit them or get swallowed up in the Great Resignation.
Now that the OSHA rule on vaccine mandates for large employers has been reinstated, employers need to pivot workplace policies to integrate these standards and demonstrate that the health and safety of their workers is a top priority
Software giant, Qualtrics, creator of the experience management (XM) platform has announced its partnership with CLX Health, a leading developer of cloud-based tech solutions, to manage its COVID-19 testing program
Experts have predicted significant volatility in healthcare costs in 2022 and beyond as a result of the impact of the pandemic not only on the economy but also on overall health. Therefore, organizations and individuals need to be prepared for the sticker shock and implement cost-saving strategies to mitigate these anticipated changes
An ill-equipped, unhealthy, and dissatisfied workforce reflects on the quality of your organization; so to improve your company's overall success, pay close attention to your human capital
While the vaccine requirements announced last month for private employers have become a politically polarized issue, employers need to make crucial decisions for themselves to safeguard the health of their workforce
Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) today launches GHA For Business, a dynamic framework and virtual accreditation program focused on organizations prioritizing the safety, health, and well-being of employees, customers, and guests.
Employees face multiple challenges working from home that heighten their stress levels and keep them feeling fatigued. Pivoting workplace solutions to mitigate these concerns is, therefore, necessary to improve employee health and maximize remote work
There are new key post-pandemic metrics for the workplace, and if you currently do not meet these demands of the new normal, your office is not ready to fully reopen
Mental health problems are one of the leading causes of lost productivity in the workplace, and the pandemic has exacerbated the mental health crisis in the workplace. Employers must re-examine their corporate culture to drive a positive shift in employee mental wellness
There’s always a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine how we live, and the Great Resignation has presented one. The mass exodus of workers is driven by many factors, but one central theme: deficiencies in workplace culture. Therefore, businesses that respond appropriately to this paradigm shift will be the ones that will thrive in the post-pandemic era
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?
The Employer Healthcare & Benefits Congress® (EHBC), now known as HEALTHCARE ЯEVOLUTION®, returns for its 13th event with industry leading speakers from Lockton, Health Transformation Alliance, Mercer, Royal Caribbean, MarineMax, Boeing, Gallagher, Winston & Strawn, Aon, Hewlett-Packard, Mercer, Midwest Business Group on Health, and more.
A crisis brings out the best in people; unfortunately, Covid-1 9 also brought out the worst people: scammers, criminal organizations, racketeers, and individuals looking to profit off of the Pandemic. One of those criminal enterprises is Super Antibacterial Mask Medical Material Production Joint Stock Company (also known as SAM and SAM Gloves), which is owned and run by its ‘Chairman’ Mr. Hua Hong Hai, who has stolen money from clients and not delivered the products paid for. In some cases, Hai was responsible for shipping used gloves and condoms to customers instead of medical-grade nitrile gloves ordered.
This important metric has sparked a conversation around diversity and inclusion in the workplace, which for so long has received less attention than it required.
Business owners need to pivot workplace strategies to not only safeguard employee health amid the pandemic but also enhance engagement and productivity in these unrivaled times.
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Business leaders now more than ever have to up their financial wellness plan to better equip workers with resources and tools to improve their financial wellbeing and, in turn, productivity.
As the outbreak continued to spread, researchers found that clusters and surges of the infection were traced to indoor gatherings.
Even with most employees working remotely, burnout remains anever-increasing challenge in the “new normal” of work. As a result, employeewellbeing has become a major concern for business owners in the wake of theglobal pandemic.
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.
From getting pay cuts, experiencing financial stress, losing a loved one to the disease to the challenge of juggling remote work with home responsibilities, the coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on employees’ mental and physical health.
Workplace benefits have been a crucial part of an employee’s compensation plan; however, the pandemic has highlighted its importance. More and more employees now consider their workplace benefits as an important component of their employment contract.
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.
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:
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.
What do you think about a shirt that corrects posture, soothes your muscles and nerves, and lowers inflammation across your muscles, bones, and joints?
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.
Consequently, employers are considering COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers as another strategy to double down on workplace safety amid the pandemic and to improve employee morale and productivity. But many employees are asking if workplace vaccinations for COVID-19 could be mandatory.
A lot of uncertainties and anxieties have marked the workplace for much of the year. Businesses are beginning to reopen, and tensions are high. Therefore, employers must consider short-term and long-term strategies to safeguard the workplace and protect workers amid this global health threat.
The lack of physical contact with our friends and loved ones, loss of employment and pay cuts, and the death of loved ones - all of which marked the health crisis - have heightened stress for millions of Americans.
Employers need to adopt the following strategies to lessen workplace stress and make work a little more fun amid the global health crisis.
For many employees, the first hurdle to ensure a safe workplace is identifying at-risk workers and isolating them from the rest of the workforce. Here is where the question of testing arises.
The workplace of the future is not just one that optimizes productivity but also one designed to safeguard employee health
The future of work is employee-centric and the rise of the smart buildings typify that. Employees will no longer be made to fit into predesigned worksites, but, contrarily, workspaces will be crafted to adjust to our needs and optimize our performance.
A new survey has found that there might be a major paradigm shift in the world of employee wellness and wealth as findings suggest that U.S. employers are now placing more priority on employee mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Overall, employers are beginning to take financial wellness and other components of employee well-being more seriously, as these underly the global shift disrupting the workplace. The age-long employee dissatisfaction and poor employee well-being indicators are driving these recent changes in the corporate scene, and employers are beginning to rethink financial wellness to rebuild trust with employees and customers, and also improve employee retention and engagement.
In a major threat to public health and safety in the U.S., investigations have recently uncovered the illegal and inappropriate use of antibiotics on livestock by several U.S. farms, potentially increasing the risk and spread of deadly bugs.
The sun not only lights up our world, but it also lights up our bodies with several health benefits. However, there’s a dark side to the rays of sunlight that fall on our bodies, and it is responsible for thousands of deaths yearly.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Workplace stress has been an issue plaguing many workersacross many markets. But studies are beginning to find that the burden tiltsmore toward women. Employers can take steps to understand the basis for thisdifference in response to stress and provide solutions to better address it,thereby creating a healthier and a more productive workplace.
Health payers are no longer at ease with the current state of U.S. healthcare and are exploring new solutions to cut down healthcare spending without compromising the quality of care and treatment outcomes. One of these solutions is contracting care with international providers that offer first-rate care at a fraction of the U.S. costs, a model that has been adopted successfully by HSM Solutions.
VitalLife Scientific Wellness Center walks the talk in wellness, ensuring international patients enjoy the variety of wellness solutions it offers while also enjoying the beautiful ambiance and natural attractions of Thailand.
The Medical Tourism Association urges all travelers to review the location prior to travel any Zika prone destinations. This virus has an impact on medical travel in that travelers must be fully informed and take necessary Zika precautions.
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.
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.
