Well designed and implemented disability management programs can shorten or prevent employee absences, improve quality of life and productivity and reduce employer and healthcare costs. On May 25, approximately 100 plan sponsors, group insurers, benefits consultants, pharmaceutical representatives and other stakeholders met at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel to discuss effective disability management strategies. […]
Cancer is a treatable and curable illness. A diagnosis of cancer doesn’t have to be a death sentence, and it isn’t necessarily a permanent illness. There have been many advancements in the area of cancer treatments, and a paradigm shift in how we diagnose, treat and even cure cancer has occurred. Yet society in general […]
Drugs are an important part of cancer treatment, yet patients often have difficulty accessing coverage for the most effective medicines. The complexity of cancer drug coverage in Canada can overwhelm patients and families. Oncology Drug Access Navigators of Ontario (ODANO) is a provincial organization founded to provide support, advocate for members, share resources and educate […]
In hospital lobbies across the country, volunteers sell quilts and other crafts stitched with symbolically coloured ribbons. Pink for breast cancer, blue for colon cancer, yellow for bladder cancer—each ribbon conveying a message of hope for everyone who has been affected by the disease. The spectrum of colours also reminds us that cancer has a […]
The Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada (CCAC) is currently in the process of developing a Cancer Prevention in the Workplace program. It will provide individuals and HR personnel with the unique opportunity to promote cancer prevention and reduce cancer incidence in their workplace community through evidence-based programming and a rich provision of resources. Colorectal cancer […]
While 96% of Canadian employers have wellness initiatives or plan to introduce them, only 24% have fully implemented wellness strategies, according to Buck Consultant’s recent survey, Working Well: A Global Survey of Health Promotion and Workplace Wellness Strategies. The survey found that fewer than one in four workplace wellness programs in Canada have a strategy […]
A new CareerBuilder Canada survey finds that 66% of workers typically go to work when they are ill. Workplace pressures and presenteeism may be causing workers to go in when they’re feeling under the weather, as more than 60% of workers said they feel guilty if they call in sick. The CareerBuilder survey polled 550 […]
When it comes to wellness, Canadian companies are getting it—in part. Most benefits plan sponsors understand the importance of investing in ways to keep their employees healthy. Not only do wellness initiatives make a difference in the lives of the people who represent an organization’s most valuable asset, but they also offer benefits to the […]
According to a 2010 Conference Board of Canada survey, 64% of respondents indicated that their benefits programs are focused on health promotions and disease management. However, only 26% reported that their organizations had fully developed a comprehensive wellness strategy. “Health as a strategic business issue is something that businesses can no longer afford to ignore,” […]
FitFeud has launched a new software system that allows corporate wellness managers to analyze the effectiveness of enterprise weight loss competitions. The company’s analytics dashboard centralizes all of the most needed analytics, competition performance data and activity updates. The dashboard provides information on total weight loss, segments competitors based on body mass index (BMI) into […]