Wellness

As addiction, especially of prescription drugs, remains a rising problem among adults and adolescents, it is important for employers to identify the warning signs of both prescription and illegal drug abuse, states Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center, private residential treatment center for women and adolescent girls in Chicago.

Employers are increasingly offering benefits that promote health and wellness in 2012, according to a recent survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, which was released at its 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition in Atlanta.

Although U.S. employers are stepping up their efforts to fight workplace obesity, much progress could still be made, and more tools and resources are needed, particularly among small- and mid-size organizations, according to a survey by the National Business Coalition on Health in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control...

Nearly half of U.S. adults did not receive preventive services, such as screenings, consultations and prescriptions, from health care professionals prior to 2010, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Employers, brokers and consultants should thoroughly evaluate the overall cost of poor employee health and not solely focus on the more identifiable medical and pharmaceutical costs, according to a new productivity insight paper Productivity Insight #1 Health-Related Lost Productivity: Causes and Solutions from Standard Insurance Company.

As health care costs continue to rise, the health of the employee population is becoming increasingly important. To help control these costs, employees should take more responsibility for their health, and employers are in a position to provide them with the right tools and resources to make better health care...