News & Current Events: Workplace Wellness Program Blog by Wellergize

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News & Current Events: Workplace Wellness Program Blog by Wellergize

		Workplace Wellness Programs: Prevention, Recognition, Assistance.

Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Our Workplace Wellness Blog This is our little spot for collecting new and interesting items of note in the areas of workplace wellness, including health and safety, employee engagement, and workplace interaction (conflict management, team-building, etc.). We'll also be tracking business issues that impact on employee morale and their general mental health and well-being. Please note: We have begun to compile the current HR & wellness-related event listings on a separate Events page. Recent Posts: Study examines impact of workplace, financial stress on health behaviours Studies highlight the negative impact workplace and financial stress can have on health behaviours Posted by: danica on 2013-06-18 10:48:12 Study suggests higher-activity jobs tied to sleep extremes Workers in jobs that are more physically demanding tend to be either shorter sleepers (fewer than 6 hours a night) or longer sleepers (longer than 9 hours) Posted by: danica on 2013-06-17 10:10:36 Depression indicators predict work disabilty more than disease activity or response to therapy Focus on well-being could keep patients with arthritis in workforce, when a single depression statement identified those patients more likely to request disability pension Posted by: danica on 2013-06-14 09:48:21 Universal paid sick leave reduces spread of flu Universal access to paid sick days would reduce flu cases in the workplace by nearly 6% and estimated it to be more effective for small, compared to large, workplaces Posted by: danica on 2013-06-14 09:11:22 Study links workplace daylight exposure to sleep, activity, and quality of life Day-shift office workers quality of life and sleep may be improved via emphasis on light exposure and lighting levels in current offices as well as in the design of future offices Posted by: danica on 2013-06-13 11:48:44 Companies pay almost $6,000 extra per year for each employee who smokes Based on costs of absenteeism, lost productivity, smoke breaks and health care costs, researchers estimate that each employee who smokes costs an employer an average of $5,816 annually Posted by: danica on 2013-06-07 14:22:33 Study suggests stress may make people stick with routines -- including good ones Mindless behavior under stress does not just lead to overeating and shopping sprees -- it can also cause us to stick with the healthy habits we have formed Posted by: danica on 2013-05-31 13:39:29 Study suggests categorizing rewards improves motivation Individuals were more motivated by obtaining one reward from one category and an additional reward from a separate category than by choosing two rewards from a pool that included all items Posted by: danica on 2013-05-31 10:23:26 Walking or bicycling to work influenced by others Having a spouse or co-workers who actively commute had a positive influence on the decision to do the same Posted by: danica on 2013-05-30 09:56:39 Inability to express emotions causes delays in seeking treatment for heart attack Low emotional awareness, measured by alexithymia, an inability or deficiency in emotional processing, was associated with increased time to seeking treatment in heart attack patients Posted by: danica on 2013-05-27 10:15:30 Posttraumatic stress disorder associated with type 2 diabetes Presence of posttraumatic stress disorder is significantly associated with the development of type 2 diabetes Posted by: danica on 2013-05-24 13:47:14 Work-related stress linked to increased blood fat levels, cardiovascular health risks workers with job stress were more likely to suffer from abnormally high levels of LDL cholesterol, excessively low levels of HDL cholesterol and positive atherogenic indices Posted by: danica on 2013-05-17 14:44:44 Positive social support at work shown to reduce risk of diabetes While development of diabetes is commonly associated with risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, and physical inactivity, research has shown that stress can also have a significant impact Posted by: danica on 2013-05-14 09:46:56 Study suggests measuring prefrontal cortex activity can help assess leadership potential Leadership brains: High complex brains, where activity patterns are more varied, suggests more of the brains resources are available at any one time to handle other situations or tasks Posted by: danica on 2013-05-09 11:19:18 Sleep problems may increase risk for prostate cancer Risk for prostate cancer increased proportionately with reported severity of problems falling and staying asleep, from 1.6-fold to 2.1-fold Posted by: danica on 2013-05-07 11:35:10 On-site asbestos detector offers promise of better workplace safety First portable, real-time detector uses laser-based light scattering technique to identify harmful fibers Posted by: danica on 2013-05-03 09:25:06 Moms more likely than other employees to leave male-dominated jobs with long hours Mothers were 52 percent more likely than other women to leave their jobs if they were working a 50-hour week or more, but only in occupations dominated by men Posted by: danica on 2013-04-25 09:54:57 Study suggests workplace stress poses risk to health Healthy workers who were exposed to stress at work displayed significantly elevated inflammatory parameters and faced twice the risk of cardiovascular diseases Posted by: danica on 2013-04-24 09:05:12 Cutting back on sleep harms blood vessel function and breathing control Reducing sleep length over two consecutive nights leads to less healthy vascular function and impaired breathing control Posted by: danica on 2013-04-22 11:05:08 Demanding physical work associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease Study of 1000 hospital patients found that those suffering the stroke and coronary events were more commonly engaged in physically demanding occupation Posted by: danica on 2013-04-19 10:27:49 next View Your Cart? 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