Wellness

Wellness programs are on the rise in workplaces across the country, but with their growing popularity has come increased scrutiny of their effectiveness. Some experts claim that seemingly intuitive policies aimed at rewarding health lifestyles could produce the opposite effect.

Fitbit, the popular wearable technology firm, has more than doubled its value since going public two months ago and analysts are suggesting the company has long-term potential linked to the smartphone market.

The first thing to realize when implementing a wellness program is that youre not going to snap your fingers (or pay a wellness company) and all of a sudden have healthy, engaged and productive employees.

Wellness centers are becoming profit centers for U.S. hospitals.

An initiative run by the American College Health Association, Healthy Campus 2020, which promotes health on college campuses recently unveiled a new wellness initiative at Oakwood University in Alabama, a historically black college affiliated with the Seventh Day Adventist Church.

Among the fastest-growing employee benefits is financial wellness, particularly retirement-specific planning and individual investment planning advice.