Corporate Fitness Program: In Japan, there’s a prescribed workout period of time (commonly right before work) for workers. It will not be very long until the United States follows suit, although the program may be different. Since the passing of the medical care reform bill, people will see a great deal of changes in U.S. [...]

A recent survey finds nearly 42% of corporations with 200 or fewer personnel have some sort of disease management (DM) program.
That’s a enormous increase from four years ago, when just 28 percent of smaller businesss offered such health promotion programs.
There’s more to come, too. Fifteen percent of respondents that didn’t currently have a disease management [...]

Thinking about an obesity-related disease management program for your corporation? Here’s what you need to know.
In order to be effective, the wellness program must meet participants’ individual medical and psychological needs, not to mention your own organization’s need to control long-term medical costs.
How wide-reaching should the program be? After all, it doesn’t make sense to [...]

Develop a culture of wellness within your company
Create Exemplary Management Support
In the most successful Health Promotion Programs, senior managers lead their companies by example.  And they work to ensure that the senior level management structure not only allows, but actively encourages their staff to participate.
Organize a Health Promotion Advisory Team
Wellness committees serve as the eyes, [...]

Studies show that untargeted health-promotion campaigns have little long-term impact.
Chronic diseases, which rob person and families of their health and happiness, represent major costs to employers in the form of healthcare and disability costs, lost productivity, and absenteeism.
Health Promotion Programs should address risky behaviors that can help your staff eat healthier, increase their level of [...]

The Facts Speak for Themselves – Wellness Helps Reduce Costs
• A 2003 analysis of one big USA corporation found that simply helping staff members control their blood pressure alone can save $547 per individuals annually.
• Johnson and Johnson claims to have saved $38 million in health care costs for its staff between 1995 and 1999 [...]

• The news is not encouraging. As reported by Corporation Week, family health care premiums increased 49 percent from 2000 to 2004.
Another increase of 12-15% is expected in 2005. General Motors expects to spend $5.6 billion on medical costs in 2005, or 40% more than it earned in profits in 2004.
• More research shows [...]

The concern for worker health promotion is an increasing trend for American corporation. Why? the link between worker health promotion and the bottom line is clear and consistent.
Businesss who integrate wellness in their overall goals find they experience lowered absences, better morale, lowered health risks, and lowered health care costs.
The purpose of this guide [...]

In our modern and hectic lives filled with the demands of family, work, and much more, it may seem difficult to tackle our wellness on our own.  
Many of us create goals that seem beyond reach and we can’t seem to stick to a specific health promotion program for an extended period of time.  
With [...]

Just how to Take Control of Stress and Improve Your Wellness
What’s Stress?
Stress is the emotional, physiological, and psychological effects caused by internal or external mental pressure. It’s an unavoidable part of life, but despite its negative connotation, it isn’t necessarily a bad thing.  
Stress may even be beneficial in cases when it enhances performance and [...]