According to the American Heart Association (AHA), cardiovascular disease remains the No. 1 killer of men and women in the United States, claiming 2,200 lives every day. Yet the majority of your employees may be dangerously unaware of personal heart risks or the steps to lower those risks.
Topics: Biometric Health Screenings
90 percent of young adults use their smartphone first thing in the morning, often before they get out of bed, according to the Cisco Connected World Technology Report. The third annual report surveyed 3,600 young people ages 18-30 from 18 countries on their tech habits using electronic devices.
Topics: Wellness at Work
For companies considering hosting on-site health screenings, one of the most commonly asked questions is about fasting vs. non-fasting lipid testing.
Traditionally, most doctors will tell you: for accurate results, you must fast for at least eight hours before a lipid profile. But a recent large study in Canada showed that cholesterol levels aren't radically different in people who ate compared to those who fasted before their blood was drawn. The study, which was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine in November 2012, suggests that fasting for routine lipid level determinations is largely unnecessary.
While both types of lipid testing provide results concerning total cholesterol levels, there are some items HR and health promotion professionals should consider when choosing health screening tests.
Topics: Biometric Health Screenings
This year, the country is experiencing one of the most severe flu seasons in a decade, which serves as a stark reminder of the flu's unpredictable nature.
Major cities have declared public health emergencies in response to soaring infection rates. Tragically, 20 children with confirmed cases of the flu have lost their lives this season.
Starting a worksite wellness program has its challenges. Worksite wellness programs succeed for just as many reasons as they fail. It's up to you to make it happen, and it's not as hard as you may think. Simple steps make all the difference, especially when it comes to successful wellness programs.
Topics: Wellness at Work
The flu season is here and it's hitting early and hard this year. Health officials are reporting that the flu is now in all 50 states and increasing in most regions of the country. Doctors are seeing high levels of flu-like illness in many southern sates states: Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.
The end of the year is upon us, and now is the perfect time to reflect on what went well with your employee wellness program in 2012, what didn’t go so well, and what the goals will be for next year. Even if you aren't preparing for a formal evaluation of your employee wellness program, it can help to assess your success at the end of each year as a way to pause and look back at where you've come from and where you'd like to go.
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Biometric screenings are like a secret weapon for employers, giving them a deep dive into the health status of their employees.
The reports from these screenings not only help in identifying health risks among employees but also in tracking health trends and changes over time.
Now, it's time to roll up our sleeves and figure out how to use this goldmine of information to craft effective health and wellness strategies for our workforce.
Topics: Biometric Health Screenings
Human resource and wellness professionals have difficult jobs - improve employee health AND be able to document success. With so many tests, numbers and equations that you can use to determine the health of employees, it can be daunting.
Topics: Biometric Health Screenings
Typically here at TotalWellness we focus on corporate flu shot programs. But this week we're excited to announce an awesome program that focuses on a completely different audience: children.
