When organizations focus on supporting their employees to be healthier, the health of the business improves, too. At Benefits Canada’s 2012 Healthy Outcomes Conference in Kelowna, B.C., 65 delegates from leading organizations dedicated to workplace wellness came together to share their challenges and successes.
“I’m going to irritate a lot of people today,” began Dee Edington, keynote speaker on health management as a serious business strategy, at the Benefits Canada 2012 Benefits & Pension Summit. Drawing on his experience as director of the University of Michigan Health Management Research Center, Edington had a lot to say about what doesn’t […]
Engaging your company’s staff into recognizing that they play an integral role in their own health and well-being may start at home and continue in the company cafeteria (in so far as food choices are concerned).
Offering employee health and fitness programs can result in all kinds of workplace benefits, including enhanced productivity, higher morale, lower healthcare costs and reduced absenteeism. For the employer, these benefits can also translate into financial savings.
Ceridian Canada has launched a new wellness tool designed to help employers target and measure employee health improvements.
The good news in cancer care is that improved treatments are increasing survival rates. But as the model of care shifts from hospital-based acute care to outpatient chronic care, employers are facing new challenges, as outlined in the presentation by Stephanie Mazzei and Bernie Manente, principals with Strategic Answers Inc.
This month marks the fourth annual National Employee Wellness Month, an initiative that was created to build awareness around workplace wellness and help business leaders learn about successful wellness strategies. It also provides a good opportunity to reflect on the progress of the employee wellness movement that has played out over the last number of years.
A survivor of prostate cancer and past chair of the Prostate Cancer Canada Network - Toronto support group, Aaron Bacher is a strong advocate of cancer awareness and prevention programs. In particular, he encourages employers to promote prostate cancer education through initiatives such as lunch-and-learn events and offering coverage for PSA (prostate-specific antigen) testing, which is not covered by most provincial health plans.
Statistics show a rampant rise in obesity and health-related diseases in our culture, yet our largely inactive lifestyles seem to be proof that we’ve not yet motivated ourselves to take action to avoid the onset of health-related calamities—and their associated losses.
It appears overeating isn’t just bad for your health—it’s also bad for your productivity. According to a U.S. study by Wellness & Prevention, Inc., published in the April issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, there is a significant association between binge eating and impairment of work productivity.