Providing Workplace Wellness Centers Could Backfire
HBNS STORY | May 2, 2013
People who signed up for a workplace wellness center but then used it infrequently experienced declines in their mental quality-of-life, finds a new study in the American Journal of Health Promotion.

How Do You Tell Your Employer that You Are Sick?
PREPARED PATIENT RESOURCE | Organize Your Health Care
A week of sick leave may be enough if you get hit with the flu or a cold. But what happens when the time off you need exceeds your number of sick days?

Sick at Work
PREPARED PATIENT ARTICLE
Most people don’t have the luxury of letting work slip, even when serious illness strikes. what happens when you have a chronic condition or disability and the time off you need exceeds your number of sick days?

After the ACA Ruling---What's next for Employer-Based Health Plans?
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | July 16, 2012 | Trudy Lieberman
Buzz about the recent Supreme Court's health reform decision has hovered mostly over the individual mandate---the requirement that everyone carry health insurance---and over push back on Medicaid expansion....But what about the 160 million Americans who have coverage from their employers?

Logging On to Lose Weight May Be a Tough Sell for Employers
HBNS STORY | June 5, 2012
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine examined whether a convenient web support program could help employees maintain weight loss after an intensive kick-off. It turns out that a challenge may be just getting them to log on.

Prepared Patient: Sick at Work (Updated Version)
PREPARED PATIENT BLOG | May 25, 2012 | Health Behavior News Service
The typical week of sick time provided most employees may be enough if you get hit with the flu or a cold. But what happens when you have a chronic condition, such as Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis or diabetes, and the time off you need exceeds your number of sick days? What protections do you have if you require major surgery?

Employee Wellness Programs Provide Significant Savings Over Time
HBNS STORY | March 6, 2012
Employees who participated in a health-improvement program had fewer medical costs than non-participants, according to a new report in the American Journal of Health Promotion. In addition, three year employer savings outpaced the program costs with a return on investment of almost $3 to $1.

Team Lotteries Motivate Employees to Participate in Wellness Programs
HBNS STORY | January 5, 2012
Team lotteries might increase employee participation in health assessments for corporate wellness programs, finds a new study in the American Journal of Health Promotion.

Employee Programs Teaching Health Care “Consumer” Skills May Also Produce Health Benefits
HBNS STORY | October 31, 2011
A workplace program designed to teach employees to act more like consumers when they make health care decisions, for example, by finding and evaluating health information or choosing a benefit plan, also improved exercise, diet and other health habits, according to a new study in the latest issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion.

Stressed-Out Workers Less Likely to Stick With Wellness Centers
HBNS STORY | August 31, 2011
Asking people who join a gym, fitness or wellness center just one short question about their stress level can identify those who are at risk of health problems and poor health habits, according to a new study.

Antiretroviral Drugs Dramatically Reduce Risk of Passing HIV to Healthy Partners
HBNS STORY | May 10, 2011
When one partner in a couple is infected with HIV and the other isn’t, treatment with antiretroviral drugs can dramatically lower the chances of the infected partner passing along the disease to his or her mate, a new evidence review finds.

When Bosses Are Exercise Friendly, Workers Get Their Move On
HBNS STORY | February 28, 2011
Employees at exercise-friendly workplaces get more total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity than do others.

Combined Interventions Ease Job Re-Entry for Cancer Survivors
HBNS STORY | February 15, 2011
For cancer survivors who wish to return to work after treatment, a new evidence review suggests that therapies focusing on a wide range of health interventions might best enable them to do so.

Healthy, Educated Employees More Likely to Pick High-Deductible Plan
HBNS STORY | September 16, 2010

Desk Jobs Could Derail Health, Review Suggests
HBNS STORY | September 7, 2010

More Flexibility at Work Boosts Employee Health
HBNS STORY | February 16, 2010