Archive for October, 2008
Wellness Challenges Encourage Corporate Health Promotion Program Participation
Wellness Challenges Are Popping Up Everywhere
Wellness Challenges are definitely hot right now and they are encouraging more and more people to get healthy and live better. Whether it is a city or a school or a social group or even a whole state, competitive spirits are being ignited by the challenge to be the healthiest [...]
Corporate Health Promotion Programs Discussed at World Health Assembly
The 61st annual World Health Assembly is taking place this week in Geneva, Switzerland and at this assembly; the World Health Organization (WHO) is presenting its report titled “Preventing Non-communicable Diseases (NCD) in the Workplace through Diet and Physical Activity.”
The report calls for Corporate Health Promotion Programs to be promoted and implemented worldwide.
Importance of Corporate [...]
Corporate Health Promotion Program ROI
Corporate Health Promotion Program ROI: Fact or Fiction?
Corporate Health Promotion Programs … do they offer a strong return on investment? This is a question that we are sure goes through ever organization’s mind. HR Magazine addresses the Corporate Health Promotion Program ROI topic in their June 2008 issue.
Corporate Health Promotion Program ROI: The Bottom Line
According [...]
Summer Time Wellness
Wellness During the Summer Time
Wellness is important all year long; however if your staff members haven’t gotten on the Wellness bandwagon, then now is the perfect time to get them there.
Summer Time is an ideal season to get back into shape and enhance overall Wellness. The weather is beautiful, staff members can get outside and [...]
Corporate Health Promotion Programs in a Down Economy
Corporate Health Promotion Programs and Healthcare Costs
Corporate Health Promotion Programs are more important now than ever. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, with the troubles in the economy it seems that the costs of business provided medical care keep continuing to grow and it doesn’t seem like it is going to change. [...]
Corporate Health Promotion Programs Result in a Healthier Bottom-lines
Corporate Health Promotion Programs are an excellent investment, at least according to Lincoln industries in Nebraska. CNN reported on this 565 employee business their committed investment in their worker’s wellness.
Corporate Health Promotion Programs are part of business Culture
The Corporate Health Promotion Programs, according the story, has been in place for 16 years at Lincoln, and [...]
Advantages of Corporate Health Promotion Programs
Corporate Health Promotion Programs Becoming Increasingly Popular
Corporate Health Promotion Programs are Becoming Increasingly popular outside the workplace, showing the ever-increasing importance of disease prevention and health risk management. Private insurance corporations, as well as state Medicaid and Medicare offices are working on ways to enhance the health of the people they insure in hopes to [...]
Corporate Health Promotion Programs: The Bottom-Line Enhancer
Corporate Health Promotion Programs are proven to improve productivity and lower medical care costs. For a business, that makes a difference in the bottom-line. Today, more than 81% of America’s businesses with 50 or more workers have some form of Corporate Health Promotion Program with the most popular being exercise, tobaccos cessation classes, back care [...]
Corporate Health Promotion Program Tends
Companies are no longer able to trim extra savings out of their medical insurance programs, and most corporations have been cost shifting, asking workers to cover more of their medical care costs. Health insurance costs continue to climb (10% or more per year) at 2-3 times the general inflation rate. With nowhere else to turn, [...]