24th January 2011 With the World Health Organisation’s campaign World Cancer Day just around the corner, it’s a good time to reflect on how our corporate health programs not only improve productivity and overall wellness but also play an important role in the reduction of many life threatening cancers. Cancer is one of the leading [...]
19th January 2011 Corporate health and wellness programs come in all shapes and sizes. But regardless of the size, designing an effective employee wellness program is as much an art as it is a science. Even though it is simple to find out about employee wellness program ideas, it takes experience to implement them in [...]
12th January 2011 When we talk about corporate health promotion on this blog, it usually boils down to improving the health and productivity of a company’s employees, which is what corporate health promotion programs essentially do. And how do they do it? They do it by targeting modifiable ‘health risk’ factors that left unattended normally [...]
4th January 2011 In today’s competitive market, maintaining corporate wellbeing and achieving a sensible work life balance is becoming even more pressing. With so much recognition and understanding of the relationship between employee wellbeing and business, and so many terrific resources available, many companies are making positive changes and managing to break the trend. However [...]
22nd December 2010 It’s certainly true that for most employees, having a career and a job to go is actually very conducive to good mental health. Work not only provides a stable income but also gives us opportunities to build social relationships and challenge ourselves, increasing self-esteem and our sense of being valued by others. [...]