Source: Wellable What is this about? This just-released 53-page summary report based on a national sample of 92 health insurance brokerage professionals surveyed in 2019 focuses on their perceptions about important trends affecting employer investment in employee wellness programs along with key decision issues. Conducted by Wellable, a leading wellness program vendor, the report provides… Continue Reading ›
What is this about? The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) have issued a new set of guidelines for the primary prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). These recommendations provide an important background context for workplace wellness programming efforts to prevent heart disease among working Americans. These guideline recommendations represent the… Continue Reading ›
Source: Chapman Institute What is this about? First, the good news… employer wellness programs have been proven to help people change their short-term wellness behaviors. Now, the bad news… those same wellness programs have been shown to be pretty poor at helping people change their long-term wellness behaviors. For our purposes, we will define “short-term”… Continue Reading ›
Source: Chapman Institute What is this about? Unfortunately, most employee wellness programs in the U.S. need to be redesigned for greater effectiveness, but few wellness coordinators know how to make a simple redesign proposal “pitch” to their senior management team. The proposal they put forward needs to be seen as feasible and logical for senior… Continue Reading ›