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Despite an increase in smoking cession programs and statewide bans against the cancer causing habit, there has been almost no change, and maybe even a slight increase, in smoking today.

According to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 20.6% of Americans were smoking in 2008, which is just a shade … Continue Reading »

Shift work can be hard on a body. Night shift workers have a higher risk of heart disease, obesity, and cancer. Higher rates of miscarriage, pre-term birth and low birth-weight babies have been noted in women night-shift workers.
Messing with ingrained circadian rhythms can disrupt insulin production and other hormones that are important to weight control. … Continue Reading »

Visual impressions are extremely strong and print is very efficient at communicating effective behavioral messages. Posters try to sell ideas to specific audiences and are a compelling form of advertising. The main objective of workplace posters is to alter the consciousness of workers to bring about a behavioral change or an … Continue Reading »

According to a 2005 study published in the American Journal of Public Health, healthy interventions in the workplace — such as going smoke-free, displaying posters promoting physical activity and offering nutritious refreshments at meetings — may encourage low-income, ethnically diverse workers to adopt healthy habits that fight cancer.
Low-income workers and ethnic minorities are more likely … Continue Reading »

Research presented recently at the American Psychological Association has shown that 25 to 35% of American adults are inactive. They have sedentary jobs, no regular physical exercise, and are generally inactive at home. This puts some 50 million Americans at risk developing chronic and debilitating health conditions and even early death. In a large, long-term … Continue Reading »

Target the topics most important to your organization by displaying our posters throughout your workplace. No matter what the subject…health and wellness, safety, productivity or shift work, no matter what the location…in hallways, lunchrooms, … Continue Reading »

At the center of any wellness program is the desire to positively impact the health of individuals and create a healthier workforce. Many of the more chronic diseases that people deal with have direct correlations to lifestyle choices that could be modified or corrected. In fact,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 80 … Continue Reading »

5/21/2009  From Cision Navigator
By Terri Rieck
With all the talk of healthcare reform in Washington, one way the government hopes to change the landscape is with a new breed of wellness programs tailored for companies. Some on Capitol Hill are even proposing tax credits for corporations that invest in such programs.
One publishing company hopes to … Continue Reading »

The word “cancer” has always evoked fear and uncertainty. Now a recent survey finds that despite all that is known about cancer prevention, many people still believe there’s not much they can do to prevent the disease.
The survey, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, found that almost half the … Continue Reading »

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