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Fall kicks off football-filled weekends, cooler temperatures, colorful leaves … and a few unwelcome accompaniments.

Colds, flu, and seasonal allergies will probably start making the rounds at your office in the near future, if they haven’t already. For your employees, that means feeling physically ill and mentally drained; for you, it means taking up the slack … Continue Reading »

If you’ve walked into your office recently and wondered if you’d come in on a Saturday by mistake, it’s safe to assume that this season’s cold and flu germs have invaded.

You’re not alone (well, aside from the empty office, that is). Gallup reports that self-reported cases of colds and flu are on the rise, already … 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 a surprising new reason to make sure your employees get their flu shots, and it has nothing to do with preventing an office-wide epidemic.

The vaccine could reduce your risk of suffering a heart attack, according to a new study. The research found that adults ages 40 and older who got their flu shot were … Continue Reading »

Good news!
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently announced that overall flu activity in the U.S. decreased in the month of January.
Hopefully, your employees are among the millions of people following flu prevention tips, like getting a flu shot, and being diligent about hand washing.
But what about H1N1? The dreaded H1N1 (swine flu) strand causes … Continue Reading »

We’ve probably all thought about our personal resolutions for 2010.
But have you considered doing the same for your wellness program? Here are some smart monthly suggestions to help keep the focus on good health all year long!
January: Remind employees about the importance of preventive screenings. A thorough exam by a primary care physician and the … Continue Reading »

According to the Centers for Disease Control, 5% to 20% of the population gets the flu in an average year, with more than 200,000 hospitalized from complications.
With the threat of H1N1, this flu season looks to be anything but average:

• Up to 50% of Americans infected
• 1.8 million hospital admissions
• 30,000 to 90,000 deaths in the U.S. alone
Now … Continue Reading »