Corporate Wellness Programs: Focus on Nutrition Programs
<h3>Advantages of Nutrition Programs</h3>
Nutrition directly impacts nearly every aspect of physical and mental health. A healthy diet can help protect against such conditions as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, stroke, certain cancers and depression. Obesity, which is among the most common conditions linked to diet, affects a record number of Americans.
The American Journal of Health Promotion [...]
Corporate Wellness Programs: Focus on Fitness Programs
Advantages of Fitness Programs
Exercise reduces weight, lowers risks of heart attack and stroke, helps to control blood pressure and diabetes, and improves mood. Studies increasingly show that physical fitness may also help reduce the occurrence of certain types of cancer. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently documented another major advantage: [...]
The Case for Corporate Wellness Programs
Wellness programming means different things to different companies. Effective wellness initiatives can be as simple as bringing bushel baskets of fresh fruit into break rooms to encourage better eating. They can be as extensive as building fitness facilities onsite or paying for obesity treatments.
A driving factor behind the push toward wellness spans companies of all [...]
Corporate Wellness Programs: Stress Management
Stress continues to drive workers’ work-related health concerns, which is probably why the majority of respondents (78%) in a recent survey claim they would take part in a Corporate Wellness Plan to help their overall health and wellness.
In a recent research study commissioned by the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (AAOHN), 500 [...]
Bottom Line Up Front Corporate Wellness Programs
Keeping the bottom line up front Bottom Line Up Front in Corporate Wellness Plan will help you get and sustain Upper Management support. A Bottom Line Up Front approach will also help you more realistically measure the impact of your Corporate Wellness Program.
The bottom line in Corporate Wellness Programs answer two primary questions:
• How will [...]