Wellness Programs

The workplace is the most logical and effective front line for promoting wellness and preventing health problems because employees spend a growing amount of time at work. Keeping employees healthy and productive now ranks among the top three business priorities, according to Hewitt Associates’ 2008 survey of 500-plus U.S. companies, representing eight million employees.
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Audio conferences are designed to educate, inform, and inspire professionals on a variety of important health, wellness, HR, and safety topics. They’re also the perfect way to stay current on vital topics when you don’t have a lot of time or money to invest. Conferences are designed to provide essential information and advice you can … Continue Reading »

Despite the recession and recent cutbacks in some benefit programs, companies continue to add wellness and health management programs to promote healthier behaviors among their workers, according to a survey by the global consulting firm Watson Wyatt and the National Business Group on Health.

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In case you have been off the grid or under a rock for the last few months, here is a news flash: The legislative and executive branches of the U.S.government are looking at ways to overhaul the health care system with universal coverage and health care cost reductions as stated goals.

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Wow, our first full week of CorporateWellnessadvisor.com is under our figurative belt. Topics this week included employee motivation, effective cost-efficient communications, celebrating success, and wellness messages at work. The unifying principal of these topics is interpersonal relationships in the workplace. It is the people we work with every day that enrich our work-life and personal … Continue Reading »

Editorial Contact:
Gayle K. Christopher, Ph.D.
(205)437-3034
gchristopher@oakstonepub.com
Personal Best®, a leader in employee wellness publishing and a division of Oakstone® Publishing, a Boston Ventures company, announces the early success of CorporateWellnessAdvisor.com.

“We are very pleased with the initial success of CorporateWellnessAdvisor.com and hope to continue to build helpful content and community among wellness professionals,” says managing editor, Gayle Christopher, … 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 »

The key to a successful wellness program is constant, frequent communication. The foundation of any successful health management program is a monthly newsletter — the most effective, cost efficient approach to continued awareness and self-care. Motivating employees to make healthier lifestyle choices, newsletters help lower absenteeism and health care costs.
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We just launched, officially, yesterday and have been pleased to see the response to our new web site. Of course, we’re extremely excited about the latest addition to the Personal Best family.
As a FREE dedicated online resource for wellness, human resources, benefits and other professionals, the Corporate Wellness Advisor is a one-stop site … Continue Reading »

Editorial Contact:
Gayle K. Christopher, Ph.D.
(205)437-3034
gchristopher@oakstonepub.com

PERSONAL BEST® LAUNCHES CORPORATEWELLNESSADVISOR.COM
Birmingham, AL, July 1, 2009—Personal Best®, a leader in employee wellness publishing and a division of Oakstone® Publishing, a Boston Ventures company, announces the launch of CorporateWellnessAdvisor.com.

“Our special mission at Personal Best® is to help inspire employees to live healthier lives, change bad habits, and by doing so, … Continue Reading »