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Preventative Care Helps Elderly Avoid Falls
A new study suggests that elderly people who have taken a prevention program to prevent falls were dramatically less likely to fall again. The study was composed of 204 elderly adults ages 60 and over. Half of the participants worked… 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 ›
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 ›
Food For Thought
Did you know… 10% of all food purchased in restaurants is consumed in the car Americans now spend more money on fast food than on higher education, personal computers, computer software, or new cars COMBINED The typical American now consumes… 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 ›
The Sunshine Vitamin
GrassrootsHealth (GRH), a public health research organization working to get Vitamin D research from science into practice, announces it will host a landmark seminar April 9 in La Jolla, California to unveil the latest significant research on Vitamin D. According… Read More ›
Wellness Program Benefits
In an article posted by Stephen Miller for SHRM, he reports new survey results report the benefits in implementing a workplace wellness program, especially within a small to medium-sized company. Not only do wellness programs increase employee retention, they also… 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 ›
