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Workers' Financial Stress Is Rising. Can Corporate Programs Help?

According to a recent PwC study, 63 percent of American workers said their financial stress had increased since the ...

3 Things to Consider When Building a Hybrid Work Strategy

In early 2020, many organizations switched to a work from home strategy to help flatten the curve of the pandemic. Jump ...

Your Mental Health Benefits Should Cover Your Employees' Kids, Too

We all know the pandemic flipped work-life upside down, but it flipped school-life upside down too. Many schools ...

Make It Safe for Employees to Disclose Their Disabilities

A survey conducted by Accenture found that 76% of employees with disabilities responded as not fully disclosing their ...

Employers are recognizing 'financial wellness' isn't just a buzzword anymore

There is an inherent connection between financial, emotional and physical wellness. When an employee feels financially ...

7 reasons employers should consider family-focused benefits

The pandemic flipped the typical work routine upside down and made managing professional and home life even more ...

No vaccine, no desk: Firms weigh whether to make shots mandatory

Organizations are finalizing their return-to-work plans and are eager to get employees back into the office, but there ...

Employers Should Revamp Their PTO Policies for the Post-COVID Workplace

It is no surprise that mental health has been affected by the pandemic. Depression and burnout are on the rise, making ...

What will flu season look like in a post-COVID environment?

Because of the protocols that were in place for COVID-19 last year, the flu was almost nonexistent. The year prior, ...

3 Ways to Get Employees to Take Advantage of Mental Health Benefits

According to a recent survey by Ginger, a virtual mental health platform, 92% of CEOs reported that their companies ...

Student Loan Debt is Crushing Employees' Mental and Financial Wellness. Is it Time for Employers to Take Action?

As of 2020, the outstanding U.S. student loan debt hit an astonishing $1.7 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve. ...

5 Ways to Support Working Parents Post-COVID

There is no denying that the balancing act parents have had to maintain with their professional and personal lives over ...

Employers Brace for COVID's Mental Health Fallout as Workers Return

While workspaces have been altered to adapt to a COVID environment, the push to return to a somewhat normal routine is ...

Charting a Policy on COVID-19 Vaccinations: What Employers Need to Know

There are a lot of things to consider when creating a post-pandemic return-to-work plan. One of the leading concerns ...

4 Important Leadership Lessons From the Pandemic for the Future of Work

As many organizations try to create a return to work policy, they are using the pandemic as a way to shape what ...

Employee benefits in the post-vaccine world are changing

With the shift to remote work, many employers have had to switch up the benefits given to their employees. From ...

Can vitamin D do more than protect your bones?

The pandemic has made all of us reevaluate what it means to be healthy. From a mantra of eating right and working out ...

Education could be the key behind employee retention

The difference in the unemployment rate for those with a high school diploma or less and those with a bachelor's degree ...

New CDC statistics show preventive screenings are more important than ever

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “An estimated 40.9% of U.S. adults have avoided ...

Trying To Boost Engagement? Try Looking At Productivity

One study found that frustration with operations cause more than 80% of Millennials and 75% of Gen Xers to either ...

Making Mental Health a Workplace Priority

In this week’s dose of wellbeing news, employers have responded to the COVID-19 crisis by ramping up their mental ...

Employers Fail Without Financial Wellness Benefits, How To Support Teachers and Their Mental Health and How Employers Are Redefining Workplace Wellness

In this week’s dose of wellbeing news, understand the importance of financial wellness benefits, how to support ...

4 Essentials to Employee Engagement, How HR Departments are Adjusting Employee Benefits and the Role Choice Plays in Company Success

In this week’s dose of wellbeing news, learn about 4 essentials for employee engagement, how HR teams are redefining ...

Understanding the new EEOC proposed wellness rules

On January 7, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) proposed new regulations that offer some major changes ...

Early Obesity Prevention Reduces Alzheimer’s Impact, Digital Transformation is a Must for Healthcare and Mental Health Plunging as Pandemic Continues

In this week’s dose of wellbeing news, preventing obesity earlier in life may reduce Alzheimer’s damage, digital ...

Employees Want Greater Security and Lower Costs, Brokers Are Bracing for a Challenging Year and Employers Working Hard on Financial Wellness and Opioids

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn what employees want from their employers when it comes to benefits, how brokers ...

5 Key Trends for 2021, Workforce Wellbeing Now a Top Priority and Employee Engagement Takes Center Stage

In this week’s dose of wellbeing news, experts predict the biggest healthcare and employee benefit trends of 2021. ...

Balancing Virtual and In-Person Care, How Gen Z Will Engage with Benefits, and Why Employees Still See Disconnect with Mental Health Support

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn how the healthcare system can balance virtual and in-person care, how the ...

Engaging Educators During the Pandemic: How Wellness Can Support School Districts as Teachers and Staff Navigate a Not Normal School Year

School districts are struggling to support teachers and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. What role can wellness play ...

American Heart Association Recognizes CHC Wellbeing For Workplace Health Achievement

The results of the American Heart Association 2020 Workplace Health Achievement Index were announced today and CHC ...

Wellness Rises as Priority for Employers, Extra Pounds Raise Risk of COVID-19 Complications and Employees Reporting Increases in Work from Home Frustration

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, employers are enhancing wellness programs at record speeds as part of increased ...

Wellness COVID-Check: How Employers Are Responding to Workforce Wellbeing During the Pandemic

Employer survey shows how corporate wellness programs are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies maintain ...

Quantifying the Burden of Caregiving, Benefits Play Large Role in Financial Security and Fitness Keeps Moving Online

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn why caregiving is crippling the health of many Americans, how health and ...

CHC Wellbeing Underwrites WELCOA Inner Circle on Preventing Burnout and Building Resilience

CHC Wellbeing Sponsors Six-Week Course to Help Employers Build Practical Tools for Supporting Emotional Wellbeing in ...

Clear Purpose, Long-Term Strategy Are Keys to Wellness Success, According to WELCOA, CHC Wellbeing 2020 Trends in Wellness Survey

Despite reporting success with wellness initiatives, employers are not yet satisfied with their efforts, based on ...

Employers Expecting Jump in Healthcare Costs, Obesity Epidemic Threatens Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines and Employees Prefer Perks over Pay

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, employers are expecting to see increases in healthcare costs in 2021, the obesity ...

Wellness No Longer Just a Perk, the Twindemic Is Upon Us and New Netflix Special Takes on Consumer Wellness Industry

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, experts call for a more holistic and personalized approach to wellness amidst the ...

Is Wellness Worth the Effort? I’m Glad You Asked

Is it time to pull the plug on corporate wellness, or is wellness more important than ever? Any organization who is ...

3 Scenarios for Healthcare, Adjusting Employee Benefits and The Continuously Changing Future of Work

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, examine three potential scenarios for healthcare based on what happens next with ...

Making the Switch: 5 Key Questions You Must Answer When Transitioning to a New Wellness Partner

Making the switch to a new wellness vendor is challenging. You’ve worked hard to drive engagement and build momentum ...

Disparities in Nutrition and Obesity in COVID-19, How Your Workforce Feels About Returning to Work and Communicating During Crisis

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, we look at disparities in nutrition and obesity linked to COVID-19, how employees ...

CHC Hires Former Interactive Health Leaders, Expands Capacity in Response to Rapid Growth

In response to rapidly increasing demand for its wellbeing services, CHC Wellbeing announced it has made several ...

Underlying Conditions Put Americans at Severe COVID-19 Risk, Employee Experience More Important Than Ever and Work From Home Piling on Stress

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, underlying conditions increase COVID-19 risks for Americans, companies need to ...

The Power of a Wellness Routine, the Problem with Mental Health and the Potential Negative Impact of Virtual Healthcare

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn why a daily wellness routine should be a priority for Americans, what reforms ...

Consumers Foregoing Healthcare Use, Employers Beef Up Financial Wellness and Diverse Employee Experiences Require Personalized Responses

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, postponed care a growing challenge during the pandemic, employers are increasing ...

Time to Step Up Benefits, Investors Want Better Emergency Strategies and Many Employees Missing Out on Mental Health Support

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn how employers can step up employee benefits in the face of the COVID-19 ...

Flu and COVID-19 on Collision Course, How Leaders Should Address the Looming Mental Health Crisis and Financial Wellness an Increasing Priority for Stressed Workers

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn why the CDC fears a collision of flu and COVID-19 this fall, how a looming ...

While the World Wages War on COVID-19, a Familiar Foe Is Waiting in the Wings. 3 Reasons Why We Can’t Forget About the Flu

As employers do their best to manage immediate challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we must not forget about the ...

The New Norm Is Overwhelming. How Can You Engage and Support Employees Effectively During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to force a new normal on our society, employers are struggling to keep employees ...

How to Support Essential Workers on the Front Lines of COVID-19

Essential workers are risking their health every day as COVID-19 continues to spread. Here is a list of best practices ...

Virus Accelerating Value-Based Care, Benefits Under a Microscope and Higher Steps, Better Health

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn how COVID-19 has the potential to dramatically accelerate value-based care, how ...

How Companies Can Support Society, How to Boost Morale for At Home Workers and How to Lower Stress Levels for Employees During COVID-19

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn how companies can better support society as COVID-19 epidemic unfolds, how you ...

How to Support the Wellbeing of Your Workforce During COVID-19

This post offers best practices and advice for supporting the health and wellness of your workforce during the ...

Using Benefits to Help Employees with Coronavirus, Deficiencies in the U.S. Healthcare System Exposed and How to De-Stress During a Health Crisis

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn how to use existing employee benefits, including wellness, to support employees ...

10 Best Practices for Employers Who Are Starting Out, or Starting Over, With Wellness and Wellbeing at Work

Is your organization either starting out, or starting over, with corporate wellness programming? This best practices ...

10 Best Practices for Employers Who Are Starting Out, or Starting Over, With Wellness and Wellbeing at Work (Full Blog)

Is your organization either starting out, or starting over, with corporate wellness programming? This best practices ...

Loneliness is Latest Health Epidemic, How High Costs Might Fuel Coronavirus and the Difference Between Worry, Stress and Anxiety

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn how loneliness is becoming a serious public health priority, how the high cost ...

Small Businesses Make Big Bets on Wellness, Half of Us Will Face Obesity and Millennials Bring New Ideas to Work for Health and Benefits

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, small businesses are leaning on creative wellness benefits to retain workers, new ...

Wellness Is More than Carrots + Sticks, Putting Workplace Environment on the Hot Seat and Healthcare Data Wars Continue

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn why using policies to stamp out tobacco use isn’t a substitute for a ...

PCP Visits Falling Fast, Low Income and Mental Health Impact Long-Term Health, Red and Blue Come Together on Healthcare Concerns

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, primary care visits are on the decline, mental health and socioeconomic status tied ...

Mindfulness as Medical Treatment, Big Tech’s Health Future and How Small Companies Are Going Big on Benefits

In this week’s dose of wellbeing news, learn the challenges ahead for mindfulness as it evolves into a medical ...

Rx Prices Top of Mind for Voters, Work Burnout a Heart Risk and Cell Phones as Health Hazards

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, Americans are more concerned over drug prices than Medicare for All, burnout at work ...

Five Big Changes in Healthcare, Continued Growth for Value-Based Care and U-Haul’s Antismoking Policy

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, read about five big trends for the healthcare industry in 2020, the continued growth ...

Americans Need Healthcare Education, Privacy a Growing Concern for Digital Health and the Cost Burden of Bureaucracy

In this week’s dose of wellbeing news, see why Americans need healthcare education, why digital health is spurring ...

Decline in Life Expectancy Not Driven by Specific Demographics, A Connection Gap in Healthcare Widens and Emerging Benefits Trends Include Caring for Caregivers

In this week’s dose of wellbeing news, learn how the recent declines in life expectancy can’t be attributed to a single ...

Costs Crush the Middle Class, Behavioral Health Gap is Growing and Obesity’s Impact on the Teenage Brain

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn how healthcare costs are crushing the middle class, how the gap in behavioral ...

Trump Pushing for Cost Transparency in Healthcare, Social Networks Attempt to Save Us from Ourselves and The Growing Controversy of Collecting Personal Health Information Online

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, read about the Trump Administration’s new plan for increased cost transparency in ...

Millennial-Proof Benefits, The Sources of Our Stress and The Coming Health Tech Wave

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn how to adjust your benefits for the Millennial workforce, why Americans are so ...

American Heart Association Recognizes CHC Wellbeing and Clients for Workplace Health Achievement

The results of the American Heart Association 2019 Workplace Health Achievement Index have been announced, and CHC ...

The Bad News: Wellness Isn’t Working. The Good News: We Know How to Fix It

CHC Wellbeing recently authored a guest blog for WELCOA, closely examining what’s wrong with the wellness industry, and ...

Enormous Waste in Healthcare, Purpose Over Personal Profit for Employees and Obesity Weighing Down Life Expectancy

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn how healthcare system is wasting money, why employees are engaged by purpose at ...

Employers Called to Get Aggressive, Healthcare Costs Doubling Up Inflation Again and Smaller Employers Weighing Multiple Options

In this week’s dose of wellbeing news, employers are urged to take a more aggressive role to trim healthcare costs, ...

Obesity Slowing Heart Disease Progress, Starbucks Improving Mental Health Support and Employers Rethinking Benefits Integration

In this week’s dose of wellbeing learn how obesity is stalling progress in heart disease treatment, how Starbucks is ...

Missing Evidence for Mental Health Apps, Winning Blue-Collar Cultures and Changing Face of Women at Work

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn why many mental health apps are falling short on evidence, how culture impacts ...

Challenges to Telehealth Adoption, Mental Health Standards for Employers and Healthcare Struggles for Low-Income Employees

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn why telehealth still has an uphill battle for broad adoption, why mental health ...

High-Deductible Plans Get Preventive, Aging Population Causing Problems and a Model for Fighting Obesity

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn how the government is expanding preventive coverage within high-deductible ...

Series: Proving the Value - Why Measuring Wellness ROI Is Worth the Headache

In the first installment of our Proving the Value series, we will examine the most effective approaches for measuring ...

Choice Is King for Employers, Trump Pushing Transparency and Nature Tied to Health

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, employers rank expanding choices as top priority, Trump pushes for more transparency ...

The World’s Worst Patients, Health Tech Comes of Age and the Link Between Processed Food and Poverty

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn why Americans are the worst patients, how healthcare technology is advancing ...

Employers Wanting High Performance Health, Obesity Bias A Widespread Issue and the Benefits of AI + Wearables

In this dose of weekly wellbeing, we share employer views on high-performance networks and ACOs, how obesity bias is ...

The Mystery of Falling Diabetes Cases, the World’s First Wellbeing Budget and Health as Top Financial Concern for Americans

In this week’s dose of wellbeing news, diabetes cases are declining but why, New Zealand debuts the first government ...

Business Travelers Need a Hand with Health, City Life is a Health Risk and the Best, Worst States for Healthcare

In this week’s dose of wellbeing news, learn why business travelers need extra help with their health, how city life ...

Obesity-Related Cancer Starting Younger, Lagging Adoption of Data Analytics and Burden of Chronic Disease Continuing to Crush Costs

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn why obesity-related cancers are on the rise among younger Americans, why data ...

Getting Your Building a Wellness Check, Jumpstarting Population Health and the Link Between Stress and Heart Disease

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn why organizations are opting for a wellness certification for their buildings, ...

Why Wellness Is Misunderstood, The True Cost of Mental Health and Getting Serious About Surprise Medical Bills

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn why CEOs are so commonly misunderstanding wellness, discover the true cost of ...

Deadly Diets, Running Benefits as a Business and Going into Debt for Care

In this week’s wellbeing roundup, poor diets prove to be deadly, a former CEO calls on companies to run their benefits ...

12 Tips for Engaging a Blue-Collar Population with Worksite Wellness

When it comes to worksite wellness, it’s traditionally tougher to engage and support blue collar populations. But these ...

12 Tips for Engaging a Blue-Collar Population with Worksite Wellness (Full Blog)

When it comes to worksite wellness, it’s traditionally tougher to engage and support blue collar populations. But these ...

Do Psychics Have a Future in Wellness, Will Millennials Be Most Unhealthy Generation and What Are the Long Term Health Consequences of Addiction?

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, we look at the emerging role of physics in the consumer wellness space, the growing ...

Big Employers Flexing Healthcare Muscles, Costs Vary Wildly by State and Companies Getting Serious About Cost Cutting Methods

In this week’s round up of wellbeing news, learn how big employers are redefining healthcare delivery, how healthcare ...

High Tech vs. High Touch: Why Wellness Must Meet in the Middle

Worksite wellness programs were once driven by human connections. Technology has revolutionized the industry but also ...

America Tops in Healthcare Costs, Employers Pay for Shopping and Patients Feeling Pain from Opioid Guidelines

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, see how the U.S. ranks in healthcare costs, why employers are paying employees to ...

Food Is the Best Medicine, Older Workers Overlooked and Companies Falling Down on Wellness

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn why food is the best medicine after all, why older workers deserve more ...

Rising Heart Issues for Young Women, Wellness More Valuable Than Pay and Reflecting on the Cost/Benefit of Medical Advancements

In this week’s dose of wellbeing news, learn why young women are experiencing an increase in heart attacks, why ...

Young Patients Are Not Happy, Group Texts Stress You Out and Food at Work Is Sabotaging Healthy Diets

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn why younger patients are most dissatisfied with the healthcare system, how ...

A Technology Tsunami is Coming to Healthcare, Impact of Zip Code on Chronic Disease and 5 Keys to a Supportive Culture

In this week’s roundup of wellbeing news, pundits predict technology will radically change healthcare in next decade, ...

It’s a Pain to Lose Sleep, AI Reshaping HR and Invisible Labor Taking Its Toll on Women’s Wellbeing

In this week’s dose of wellbeing, learn how sleep deprivation is linked to pain management, how artificial intelligence ...

To Screen or Not to Screen: Is That a Logical Question for Your Wellness Program?

Some industry experts have questioned the ROI of biometric screenings, prompting companies to remove them from their ...

10 Timely Stats on Wellness, Costly Reality of Inpatient Stays and Purpose over Perks

In the latest Wellbeing Weekly post, read about the current state of corporate wellness in 10 stats, the costly reality ...

Cancer Death Rates Drop, Opioids a Rising Concern and Experts Demand Less Beef and More Beans

Millennials Changing Primary Care, New Year’s Trends for Wellness and Employees Demanding Incentives

In this week's wellbeing roundup, how millenials are changing healthcare, 2019 trends in health and wellness benefits, ...

Obesity Rages on, Tech Invasion of Healthcare Continues and Pivotal Vote on Obamacare Looms

In this week's wellbeing roundup, Obesity Rages On, Tech Invasion of Healthcare Continues and Pivotal Vote on Obamacare ...

CBD Oils Trending Among Consumers, Doing Wellness Like a Boss and Famers Markets Come to Work

In our Wellbeing Weekly roundup, read about CBD oils and other consumer wellness trends, the importance of executive ...

Chicagoans Fear Drugs and Obesity, Tech Expert Forecasts Health for Less and CKD Leading the Way Among Chronic Diseases

In our weekly wellbeing roundup, read why Chicagoans greatest fears are drugs and obesity. Also, technology experts ...

The Head-Heart Connection, Teaming up Against Opioid Addiction and Google’s AI Dreams for Healthcare

The Head-Heart Connection, Teaming Up Against Opioid Addiction and Google’s AI Dreams for Healthcare

Americans Stressed About Healthcare Costs, Retirees Need Extra Funds for Care and How Tech Breaks Barriers to Mental Health

Americans Stressed About Healthcare Costs, Retirees Need Extra Funds for Care and How Tech Breaks Barriers to Mental ...

The Mental Health of Overachievers, an Analysis on Analytics and the Increasing Value of Job Perks

Getting Control Over Costs, Mental Health Creates Emergency State for ERs, and the Toughest Conversation at Work

Reducing the Cost of Caring – How Do You Respond to Compassion Fatigue?

Think about nurses, teachers, counselors, first responders, nonprofit leaders, and wellness professionals. All of these ...

Trillion Dollar Trends in Wellness, Typos + Mental Health and the Lowering of Raises

Health Costs Rising Again, Using AI to Detect Depression and Binge Watching Behind the Wheel

Webinar Playback: Rewarding Good Behavior - Clearing Up Incentive Rules

Barbara Zabawa, took us through the ins and outs of what’s legal and what’s recommended when considering financial ...

Mental Health Is a Major Expense, Chronic Disease Is a Healing Issue and Compassion Drives Productivity

Healthcare Spending Rises Again, Losing the Fight Against Chronic Disease and Artificial Intelligence Yields New Reality

CHC Wellbeing + Clients Receive Recognition from American Heart Association Workplace Health Achievement Index

The results of the 2018 Workplace Health Achievement Index were recently announced by the American Heart Association. ...

More Big News on Obesity, Dumped DNA’s Role in Depression and Staying Well at Hotels

Mental Health Issues for All Ages, Restaurants as Missing Link in Fight Against Obesity and Gender-Specific Effects of Diet Choices

Mental Health Issues for All Ages, Restaurants as Missing Link in Fight Against Obesity and Gender-Specific Effects of ...

Employers Getting Active in Battle Against Healthcare Costs, the Neighborhood Effect of Obesity and a Rebuttal to Health Benefits of Alcohol

Employers Getting Active in Battle Against Healthcare Costs, The Neighborhood Effect of Obesity and a Rebuttal to ...

Reversing Childhood Obesity, Embracing Green Spaces and Participating in Purpose

Boomers Go Antisocial, Feeding Depression and PTO for Mindfulness

Biohacking Happiness, Why Vacations Don’t Last and A Proposal for Psychedelics in Suicide Prevention

The Promise of AI, Diabetes at Work and The Cost of Cash for Millennials

Surprising Link Between Income and Obesity, Pink Waterfalls of Wellbeing and Building Workforce Resiliency

Mindfulness Drives Creativity, Growing Concerns of Cellphone Radiation and the Social Loss for Smokers

When Wellness Goes Terribly Wrong

Selecting a wellness/wellbeing partner is a strategic move on your part. Let these five questions narrow the field so ...

Obesity Big Deal in Small Places, A Smartwatch for Stress and Tech Addiction a Public Health Issue

Secret Weapon for Employee Engagement, Depression Doesn’t Age Well and World’s First Wellbeing Budget

AI for Early Cancer Detection, Poor Finances Erode Physical Health and Linking Risk Factors with Employee Wellbeing

Beyond the Desk to Creativity, Defining Wealthy and the Certain Risks of Obesity

Google Fights Smartphone Addiction, Depressing Reality of Insulin Resistance and Big Spending on U.S. Healthcare

Healing Power of Music, Reducing Violence by Being Well and the Long History of the Recent Mindful Movement

How Loneliness Hurts, Employees Thumbs Up on Wellness, and Adult Benefits of Teen Cooking

Surprising Strength of the Aging Brain, Volunteering Wellbeing and the Lasting Impact of Stress

Driving Awareness of Mental Health, Instagram’s Response to Emotional Wellbeing and Daily Doses of Employee Engagement

Obesity Dulls Your Buds, Lack of Social System Adds Weight to Health Issues and Questions on the Smartness of Personal Health Technology

Obesity Dulls Your Buds, Lack of Social System Adds Weight to Health Issues and Questions on the Smartness of Personal ...