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Commemerating Occupational Safety and Health Professionals
May 5th is Occupational Safety and Health Professional (OSHP) Day. Let’s recognize the efforts these professionals for ensuring the well-being of workers across all workplace environments. Read More ›
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Month, a month designated to promote health and wellness in the home, at work and in the community. Attempting to keep good mental health can oftentimes be challenging especially with a change in life events or… Read More ›
EU-OSHA Launces Healthy Workplaces Campaign
To mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has launched its new Healthy Workplaces Campaign for 2010/11, promoting safe maintenance across Europe. In… Read More ›
Health and Wellness Program Benfits
In the 8th Annual Study of Employee Benefits Trends published by MetLife states that investing in health and wellness programs is an effective method to maintaining and improving productivity, as well as help to control medical and disability costs. Other… Read More ›
Are you Stressed?
Today’s topic is stress. I bring up stress today because it is April 13th and I JUST filed my taxes. Technically I am doing pretty well, since I usually have to call around on the 15th to find the one… Read More ›
World Health Day – 7 April 2010
Did you know today is World Health Day? The Word Health Organization (WHO) organized today’s event in an effort to raise awareness in health across the globe. Communities are encouraged to open their city streets for health-related activities. This year’s… Read More ›
Is Worker Training Effective?
In the United States, the total cost of workplace training is over $100 billion per year. A recent study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in collaboration with the Institute for Work and Health (IWH), Ontario,… Read More ›
Reading: Labor Force Participation Rates: The Population Age 55 and Over, 2008
Cited from EBRI February 18, 2010 by Craig Copeland In a study published by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), it is reported that the labor-force participation rate for older Americans (ages 55 and older) is increasing, which in turn,… Read More ›
Reading: Do Wellness Programs Make Cents?
Cited from CFO.com January 13th by Alix Stuart In a recent article published on CFO.com, the author contends that less than half (around 40%) of companies using wellness programs such as employee-assistance or health-improvement programs actually see a return… Read More ›
Wellness Efforts Face Hurdle
Article Cited from The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 1, 2010 by Cari Tuna The article Wellness Efforts Face Hurdle published in The Wall Street Journal reports that employers who offer cash incentives for employees or insurance-premium reductions to complete health… Read More ›
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