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Wellness Programs and Health Costs (The Guardian: 20/2/2018)

One of the main benefits of wellness in the workplace is to improve employee health. Employee wellness programs can help reduce health costs. Building a sustainable company requires making investments in the present that will hold for the future. Workplace wellness programs are an important way to invest in people. When employees feel their employees have invested in their wellbeing,

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Incentivizing your Employee Wellness Program (The Guardian : 13/02/2018)

The overall goal of any wellness program is to help employees adopt and maintain healthy behaviors. It is best when employees are internally motivated to be healthy. But sometimes employees get stuck in unhealthy habits and they need help in adopting and maintaining healthy behaviors. Unless motivated, most employees will have a hard time beginning and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

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Are You Measuring Your Employee Wellness Program (The Guardian – 06/02/2018)

When an employer implements a workplace wellness program, it typically does so for a specific reason – to reduce a health risk (such as obesity, physical inactivity or diabetes) for the workforce, to manage health care spending or as a more general investment in the health and well-being of employees. The only way to know if a company has achieved

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How to Develop An Employee Wellness Challenge (The Guardian – 30/01/2018)

Workplace Wellness Challenges are activities that engage people in becoming happier, healthier and more energetic at work. Building a culture of wellness in the workplace takes time, but fun challenges can help engage employees and bring them together toward the common goal of the increased physical activity, healthy eating, manage stress and overall better health.   The purpose of such challenges

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Getting the Most out of your Wellness Seminars (The Guardian : 24/01/2018)

Corporate Wellness Seminars are a means to share health information with the employees and are becoming more and more common as employers recognize the long-term benefits they provide to both employees and employers. The benefit to Employers: Promotes positive image for looking after employees’ health and wellbeing A healthier and more active workplace Reduced employee absence levels, therefore, reduced sick leave

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Return on Investment for your Employee Health Screening (The Guardian : 16/01/2018)

According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 75% of employers’ health care costs and productivity losses are related to employee lifestyle choices. While small improvements make wellness initiatives pay off, it can be challenging to implement and achieve. People with most severe problems may have little interest in lifestyle changes, and even those that do find it very

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Winning with Employee Wellness (The Guardian : 09/01/2018)

As we embark on 2018 with our goals and strategies for business success, let us not lose sight of the reality that employee health is a performance driver. A fundamental issue regarding business value of better health is that health impacts work and work impacts health. Because the majority of employees spend most of their time at work, employers are

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AIDS-Free Generation (The Guardian : 05/12/2017)

Tanzania joined the world in commemorating the World Aids Day on 1st December as a way to unite to fight against the HIV/AIDS stigma, commemorate those who have lost the battle with AIDS, and show support for those living with the disease. The World Aids Day 2017 theme: “MY HEALTH, MY RIGHT”, resonates with everyone, regardless of who they are

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What is a Culture of Wellness (The Guardian : 28/11/2017)

Last week, at the 7th Annual HR Summit 2017, organized by the IRIS Executive Development Center in Bagamoyo, I presented “Wellness and Business Sustainability” and participated in a panel discussion on “What is Culture’? There were some very interesting insights and almost 50% of the organizations present shared that they have wellness initiative/s in place at various levels. While it

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Movember and Men’s Health at Workplace (The Guardian : 14/11/2017)

Men are often known to be indifferent towards their health – many don’t talk, don’t take action and will only go the doctor when they are extremely sick – skipping preventive screenings. As a result, awareness of men’s health issues can lag significantly behind. That is where Movember – the mustache movement comes in. Movember is an annual event involving

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