Cold and Flu Season: Staying Healthy at Work
Ah, the signs of autumn! Leaves change color, temps begin to drop, and aromas of pumpkin spice once again fill the air. ‘Tis the season for farmers markets, football — and flu shots. When does flu season start? The virus circulates all year, but the fall cold weather...
At-Home Wellness Tips for Success at Work
Health and wellness in the workplace has been a popular topic lately. But a healthier lifestyle doesn’t begin and end at the timeclock — a big part of your overall health hinges on the habits you maintain at home. Wellness includes the choices you make about what to...
Benefits of Hosting a Health Fair at Work
Looking for ways to engage your staff in healthier habits? Considering hosting a health and wellness fair at your workplace but not sure how to get started? Wondering whether a health fair is a sound way of investing in employee physical health — or just a waste of...
How to Revive Your Company’s Wellness Programs
Looking to stoke enthusiasm for workplace wellness at your business? Not sure how to make wellness programs for the workplace fit your industry, culture or budget? Wondering what types of wellness programs generate the best return on investment? Discovery Health...
How to Improve Mental Wellness in the Workplace
The recent public health crisis touched all our lives in countless ways. One of the positives that emerged from this challenging time is the dismantling of stigma around the near-universal need to improve mental health. Most businesses understand the importance and...
Corporate Wellness: Summer vs Winter Wellness Ideas
We make a lot of adjustments when the seasons change. Our wardrobe gets heavier with colder weather, and our meal choices often get lighter in the warmer months. And that’s not to mention the metabolic upsets many of us endure as the amount of daylight waxes and wanes...
Wellness Habits to Stay Healthy at a Desk Job
Does your job involve sitting at a desk and looking at a screen for eight hours? Is your daily to-do list so jam-packed that ‘workplace wellness’ can’t even crack the top 10? Wish you could find a way to make wellness at the office part of your routine — but just not...
Tips to Reduce and Prevent Seasonal Allergy Symptoms
Nearly one-third of American adults struggle with seasonal allergies, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. The number is only slightly lower for children. Seasonal allergy symptoms — ranging from itchy eyes and a scratchy throat to breathing...
Wellness Program Components That Work
How healthy is your corporate wellness program? Does it contribute to your company’s bottom line with measurable results? Have you seen a return on your investment in it through higher workforce productivity and lower turnover rates? If not, how can you fix it?...
Investing in Employees: Physical Wellness
How are you investing in your employees? Do you focus solely on monetary compensation and material benefits like group health insurance? Have you considered adding hands-on employee wellness benefits, like yoga classes, but thought they weren’t cost-effective? Or have...