Health And Productivity Management

When you think workplace safety, sleep is probably not the first thing that comes to mind.

But consider its implications. Without enough sleep, your employees face all kinds of problems at work and at home. They struggle to focus, their health may suffer, and they probably experience stress more acutely.

Moodiness and fatigue may make it hard … Continue Reading »

Working at a desk can be a real pain … literally.

Aside from the commonly cited complaints about carpal tunnel symptoms, cramped workspaces, and tension headaches, there’s one thing that arguably surpasses them all in its ability to derail your workers: back pain.

Some 80% of Americans will experience back pain at some point in their lives, … Continue Reading »

September may be a couple of weeks away, but it’s not too soon to give your employees a jumpstart on National Cholesterol Education month.

When it comes to pinpointing and addressing serious health issues, sooner is always better, after all, and cholesterol is something that deserves as much attention as possible.

Why? Because, according to … Continue Reading »

Hard as it is for productivity-minded employers to accept, some workdays are just a wash.

The reasons are endless: a sleepless night, stress, burnout, illness, or even distracting co-workers. Whatever the cause, it keeps them from giving their jobs their full attention and their best performance.

Because wasted time is wasted money, your company’s bottom line may … Continue Reading »

Looking for a new angle in your approach to health and wellness promotion? Think stress management.

Stress is an important focus because of its effects on your workers’ mental and physical health as well as on their ability to function efficiently and effectively at work.

Though it’s an unavoidable aspect of life (and actually has certain benefits, … Continue Reading »

Working long hours while trying to have a well-rounded life outside of work is a challenge.

When cutting corners seems like the only way to get it all done, people often sacrifice things that are vital to health and wellness: exercise, healthy diet, good sleep habits.

Stress compounds the problem, making it difficult to give 100% to … Continue Reading »

Working when you’re in pain is hardly working at all.

That’s a concern both for the employees who are trying to tough it out instead of calling in sick with “just a headache” and the employers who need their workers on point.

Discomfort is bad enough, as evidenced by decreased productivity among those who have ergonomic issues … Continue Reading »

There are only so many ways you can make the point that smoking is bad for you.

And yet this disease-causing, foul-smelling, age-accelerating habit is still a major health concern not only for smokers themselves, but also for the people who employ them.

Whereas smokers face the consequences of their addiction in primarily physical ways, their … Continue Reading »

For your next health and productivity management presentation on the benefits of wellness, you might consider citing a study by the Partnership for Prevention, a nonprofit policy group.

Partnership for Prevention released a study showing that taking five simple, relatively low-cost preventive steps could save 100,000 lives a year.

The study, funded by the CDC, Robert Wood … Continue Reading »