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ISO certification is process-, customer-, and improvement-focused, says Jerilyn Yama, RN, BS, CPHQ, president of Audi-Qual, an Ohio-based firm specializing in quality auditing and consulting.
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Exercise can improve a worker's health and productivity. That's a no-brainer, right? The vast majority of employees and managers at your workplace probably take that statement as a given. But new data show that lack of exercise can actually cause chronic, costly, and debilitating diseases.
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"You could put in a very expensive fitness facility, but if you don't get to the heart of what motivates the employee, you'll get a 12-week use of it followed by a major attrition," says Nicolette Shriver, health coach supervisor for Eden Prairie, MN-based Cigna.
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Digital cameras, blenders, food processors, waffle makers, espresso machines, jewelry, luggage, gas grills, fishing rods, and telescopes. These are some of the items that workers at Wika Instrument Corp., a Lawrenceville, GA-based manufacturer of pressure and temperature instrumentation, can receive for improving their own safety.
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This is the second of a two-part series on evaluating weight loss programs. Last month, we gave strategies to demonstrate the impact of your programs. This month, we report on the use of an audit tool to measure the effectiveness of obesity prevention programs.
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If your employer turns to the Environmental Assessment Tool (EAT) to find out how wellness-friendly its worksites are, you should be a key player.
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Nearly 5% of employees have high levels of psychological distress associated with a high likelihood of a mental disorder, reports a recent study.
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Recent research from Trust for America's Health (TFAH) says there are three types of prevention: primary, secondary, and tertiary:q
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The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) in Chicago has published new medical treatment guidelines for providing care to workers with chronic pain. The new guidelines represent the latest chapter in ACOEM's publication Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines.
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"You don't need to build a half million dollar fitness center to have a fitness program," says Don R. Powell, PhD, president and CEO of the American Institute for Preventive Medicine, a wellness program provider based in Farmington Hills, MI. "That is a lot of resources to devote to one aspect of wellness. Also, oftentime the employees who do go to the gym are already working out. You are just making it a little more convenient for them."
