We recently published a feature article titled, “Choose to Lose − and Win.” It was an article on simple things people can do to lose weight. Whenever we publish a feature article, we produce a brief white paper on the subject – here’s a link to the brief “Choose to Lose and Win.” On this…
If a foundation gave me a grant to take a first grade class, follow them through high school, and either teach them. . . 1. Money management OR 2. How to live a healthful life I’d pick money management. Health statisticians and social justice groups seem to agree that the wealthier people are, the healthier…
Athletic metaphors about business and life seem ingrained in our collective psyche. “Three yards and a cloud of dust. . . win one for the Gipper. . . just do it!” Stuff like that. So it was with little surprise that the term “Coach” found its way into wellness nomenclature. Taking on the temporary role…
OK team, listen up! Here’s Step II of a two-step game plan for building your free Workplace Wellness program. In Step I, we covered the importance of fighting disease with a good Secondary Prevention Defense. And we covered how to put some positive lifestyle points on the board, with a powerful Primary Prevention Offense. Then…
Well, I just took a week off to read the eight page Joint Consensus Statement, Guidance for a Reasonably Designed, Employer-Sponsored Wellness Program Using Outcomes-Based Incentives. It was published in JOEM (Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine), Volume 54, Number 7, July 2012. Deep breaths. We’ll work through this together. This paper’s narrow objective is,…
In 1979 and 1980, I practically lived with Dr. Lewis C. Robbins (deceased) and his wonderful wife, Margaret, in Indianapolis (he was about 70 years old then and I was 24). He was my mentor and friend. At the time, he was in semi-retirement producing the first Health Risk Appraisal (HRA), then called a Health…
I think most businesses can now have great wellness programs without putting out a penny of cash. But how can I make such a radical statement when so many wellness programs cost $100 to $650 or more per employee per year (PEPY)? There are now 3 key building blocks a business can use to implement…
If you drop a big wellness program into your small business, your employees will think you’ve lost your mind. A small business offers more of a family atmosphere than a big workplace. Thus, the approach can and must be different − and creative. Big Wellness Needs To Comply With Federal Privacy Regulations A big wellness…
I was headed home from a short trip the other day, and decided to pull over at a gym I happened to spot. It was a good time to sneak in a workout. While I was changing clothes there was a young man in the locker room mopping the floor. I asked him how he…
Really, who are these people? They dominate the seminar podiums and the Webinar world. They tell us the rules of the wellness road as they’ve established those rules. They use words and phrases like scientific evidence, ROI, HRA, achievable outcomes, risk factors, incentives, and best practice standards. They throw mind-boggling numbers around like Frisbees®. They…
