Absenteeism

Score one more for getting active!

Encouraging physical fitness on your staff is key to any good wellness program, but new research points to a hidden bonus that has nothing to do with the oft-touted benefits of weight loss and heart health.

As temperatures drop and the common cold targets workplaces everywhere, fitness plays an important role … Continue Reading »

Are your employees ready for battle?

Cold and flu season is here, and with it comes the need to arm your staff with preventive measures as well as methods of keeping illness from spreading if prevention isn’t 100% effective.

In the average office, germs can spread from person to person like wildfire. Before you know it, you … Continue Reading »

There’s something nasty lurking in your office.

Its goal? To unravel even your best efforts to achieve workplace wellness.

It can strike any of your workers at any time, thwarting productivity, job satisfaction, and performance.

Unchecked, it can even pave the way to serious physical and psychological problems.

We’re talking about stress, and it’s more than just an … Continue Reading »

When you think about stress, do you imagine poring over piles of paperwork or sweating it out over an important presentation? Making your way through a mile-long to-do list? Tackling five things at once?

While these are pretty common mental images of stress-inducing situations, there’s more to the big S than just your responsibilities.

There’s that headache … Continue Reading »

Irritation abounds at the average office, and we don’t mean the chatty coworker in the cubicle next door.

We’re talking about irritation of the physical kind, caused by common occupational allergens.

And we do mean common: The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America states that an estimated 50 million Americans suffer from some type of allergy. … Continue Reading »

Flu season is probably not the first thing on your employees’ minds these days.

After all, it’s only the middle of August, and the flu generally doesn’t peak until November.

But with kids going back to school and summer marching steadily toward fall (hard to believe when it’s 100 degrees in the shade where you live), the … Continue Reading »

Your employees’ aching backs can hit you where it hurts.

Back pain is one of the top reasons cited for missed workdays and doctor’s visits, according to the Mayo Clinic. And most people will experience it at some time in their lives.

Whether it’s a chronic low-grade ache or pain caused by strain or injury, back pain … Continue Reading »

A major cause of missed workdays and lost productivity might be right under your nose.

The culprit? Asthma and allergies. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), an estimated 20 million Americans suffer from asthma (that’s one in 15), and half of all asthma cases are classified as “allergic-asthma,” meaning the problems … Continue Reading »

If you haven’t given much thought to the way your office’s workstations are set up, it may be time to explore the basics of ergonomics. Good ergonomics play an important role in keeping your workers comfortable, healthy, and able to focus on their jobs–not their aching backs.

The benefits of ergonomics go beyond creating a safer … Continue Reading »

Calculating the cost of diabetes goes far beyond what can be measured in dollars.

While the monetary expenditures are eye-opening–totaling approximately $116 billion, according to the American Diabetes Association–the indirect costs of the disease are just as troubling.

American Diabetes Association statistics indicate that diabetes accounts for 15 million lost workdays and a startling … Continue Reading »