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Reinforce positive health messages every day. Each month, Personal Best® wellness calendars feature a theme that fosters healthy, safe and productive employees. Packed full of tips and practical advice, our calendars are the perfect way to send employees a powerful health message.
Here are some of the features of our award-winning calendars:

Bold delivery of health and … Continue Reading »

We’ve all heard the news that preventive care (seeing a health care provider for regular screenings and checkups) can be cost-effective. But if employees don’t fully understand their health care benefits, how can they use them? Here are some suggestions to ensure that employees have the information they need:

Help new employees understand their health … Continue Reading »

Motivate employees to get fit for better health! Promote walking in the workplace with the all-new Walking for My Wii™ Challenge, a motivating 12-week program that gets employees fired up about fitness.

Walking is one of the easiest, most convenient exercises you can promote — plus the health benefits are extensive! With this complete walking program, … Continue Reading »

More than half of Americans have elevated cholesterol levels — either high or borderline-high, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). But because high cholesterol often has no symptoms, many people with high cholesterol may not know they have it — and artery-clogging cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease.

How can you give … Continue Reading »

In addition to the exceptionally busy flu season that is predicted, you may be faced with employees’ plans to take time off during the holidays.

Five ways to handle holiday vacations:

DON’T wait until mid-November to consider upcoming time off. Keep in mind that you may also be juggling absenteeism due to illness.

PRIORITIZE vacation requests. Decide how … Continue Reading »

Employers often miss the signs of anger that may lead to infighting among employees or even workplace violence. Employees may not express their anger to supervisors and the anger they do show outwardly might be just the “tip of the iceberg,” while much stronger feelings are buried deeper.
Watch for incidents where an employee belittles another’s … Continue Reading »

What’s most important to your employees? You might be surprised. In a survey of large companies conducted by the National Business Group on Health, 83% of employees surveyed said they would take a cut in salary or a reduction in retirement benefits rather than see their health benefits reduced. With today’s rising health care costs, … Continue Reading »

Identify employee distractions — personal and work related — before they become a safety issue. Then help employees by following these simple suggestions:

Work with your employees to develop plans that allow them to get work done safely.

Encourage employees to take advantage of your employee assistance program when personal issues arise.

Remain flexible. Allow employees extra time … Continue Reading »

If you’re looking for some ideas on how to improve your company’s safety performance, these three suggestions can help.

Discuss safety at every opportunity. Workplace safety should always be on your meeting agenda. Communicate to your staff why safety is so important and make everyone aware of how safety affects them personally. Post safety goals and … Continue Reading »

You’ve done everything, from health fairs to wall posters, and you’re getting good participation in your wellness programs. But you believe you could do better. It’s just that you’re short on new ideas to push participation up.

Why not draw inspiration from some of today’s most successful organizations? Even companies with big budgets don’t overlook the … Continue Reading »