Archives for February, 2012
2/29/2012
Wellness companies often provide tips to employees on a range of lifestyle management factors, including exercise, diet and stress management. All of these areas of daily living are important in themselves, but there is one thing they all have in common: they are essential to heart health.
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2/29/2012
Nurse practitioners at on site clinics can help workers quit smoking.
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2/29/2012
An estimated one-third of all Americans are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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2/29/2012
Employee wellness programs can help overweight workers lose weight by helping them come up with a diet plan that works, which may lower a company's health expenses.
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2/29/2012
Employee wellness programs encourage workers to quit smoking, which can boost the health of an entire office.
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2/28/2012
Some of the best known companies in the world understand the importance of employee wellness.
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2/28/2012
Nurse practitioners at onsite clinics can help workers who smoke give up the habit. Quitting not only improves the health of cigarette users, but also those around them who have been exposed to secondhand smoke.
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2/28/2012
Employee wellness programs can help obese workers lose weight, which may improve the health of the workforce and potentially reduce healthcare costs.
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2/28/2012
Weight problems are a growing public health concern in the U.S., where two-thirds of adults are considered either overweight or obese.
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2/27/2012
Employee wellness programs can help workers give up smoking.
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2/27/2012
Nurse practitioners at onsite clinics can educate obese workers on the conditions that they may develop if they continue with their unhealthy lifestyle.
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2/27/2012
Employee wellness programs encourage workers to quit smoking by offering them cessation techniques and giving them support.
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2/27/2012
Given the growing obesity problem in the U.S., lifestyle management education that includes tips on how to modify one's diet can be a useful way for people to improve their health.
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2/24/2012
Employee wellness programs aim to encourage workers to eat healthy and keep their weight under control.
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2/24/2012
Nurse practitioners at onsite clinics can help encourage smokers to quit, which may reduce the healthcare costs of a company.
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2/24/2012
Convincing individuals to eat fruits and vegetables isn't always easy, which is why employee wellness programs work to educate people on the importance of eating right.
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2/24/2012
Lifestyle management education can help individuals overcome several health risk factors, including smoking, obesity and excessive alcohol consumption.
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2/23/2012
One-third of all Americans are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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2/23/2012
Smoking results in thousands of deaths each year, and even though most people understand the dangers of cigarettes, millions of Americans continue smoke.
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2/23/2012
Employee wellness programs are designed to help workers engage in regular physical activity to stay healthy and keep their weight under control.
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2/23/2012
Workers who decide to follow the lifestyle management tips of their employee wellness program may benefit from weight loss tools.
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2/22/2012
Nurse practitioners at on site clinics can help workers quit smoking, which can be a very difficult task.
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2/22/2012
Employee wellness programs can help workers follow healthy lifestyle patterns.
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2/22/2012
Employee wellness programs can help workers lose weight in a healthy way.
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2/22/2012
The mouth contains more than just the teeth, salivary glands and the tongue. It also has a micro-environment of bacteria - some of which are beneficial, some of which are harmful.
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2/21/2012
Nurse practitioners at onsite clinics can offer workers suggestions on how to lose weight in a safe and healthy manner.
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2/21/2012
Employee wellness programs can help workers quit smoking, which may improve the health of the staff and reduce healthcare costs that come from treating tobacco-related conditions.
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2/21/2012
While many obese people want to lose weight and change their dietary habits, some individuals may not understand how dangerous overeating can be.
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2/21/2012
On-site clinics are staffed with healthcare workers who can educate employees on ways that they can make themselves healthier.
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2/16/2012
Employee wellness programs are not just about weight loss, as they also aim to get workers to quit smoking and monitor their alcohol intake.
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2/16/2012
Employee wellness programs work to encourage staff to get more physical activity and stay healthy.
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2/16/2012
As healthcare costs rise, more organizations are turning to employee wellness programs to help get their workers in shape and lower the amount of money spent on insurance to cover obesity and smoking-related conditions.
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2/15/2012
An estimated one-third of Americans are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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2/15/2012
Employee wellness programs offer smoking cessation tips to help workers give up the potentially deadly habit.
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2/14/2012
In 2005, officials in the state of Rhode Island banned smoking in public places such as bars and restaurants.
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2/14/2012
Employee wellness programs encourage obese workers to get healthy, and these initiatives can also involve group exercise events that get the whole staff involved.
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2/14/2012
Although healthcare costs in the U.S. are growing, people can save money on their medical expenses in the long run by taking advantage of the employee wellness programs available through their workplace.
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2/13/2012
Employee wellness programs that educate workers on the foods they should be eating to maintain a healthy weight can have benefits that extend outside the office.
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2/13/2012
Nurse practitioners at onsite clinics are able to offer advice to obese workers on ways that they can lose weight.
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2/13/2012
As healthcare cost continue to rise, one way to potentially reduce this burden on the economy is to encourage people to quit smoking.
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2/10/2012
When people become obese, they increase their chances of developing a variety of conditions.
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2/9/2012
One of the obstacles facing people who are trying to lose weight is the fact that as Americans grow in size, so do portions at restaurants.
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2/9/2012
Nurse practitioners at onsite clinics can counsel obese workers on effective ways to lose pounds.
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2/9/2012
However tempting it is to overindulge on this special day, it's no excuse to forget all about the dietary advice that workers learn from their employee wellness programs.
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2/8/2012
There are many reasons for people to quit smoking.
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2/8/2012
There are many anti-obesity drugs on the market, and some people may be wondering if these pills are effective.
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2/8/2012
Employee wellness programs work to encourage individuals to get more physical activity during their day.
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2/7/2012
Nurse practitioners at onsite clinics can help individuals lose weight, which may be more fun than people think.
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2/7/2012
Employee wellness programs can help workers quit smoking, hopefully before anyone on staff develops lung cancer or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), two conditions that have been associated with nicotine use.
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2/7/2012
Lifestyle management interventions offered through employee programs are not only meant to treat the problems of today, but also stave off the health complications of tomorrow.
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2/6/2012
Nurse practitioners at onsite clinics may help reduce worker absenteeism by helping to deal with common health problems in the office.
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2/6/2012
One of the best ways to curb the growing obesity problem in America is to keep children from developing unhealthy eating patterns that may cause them to gain weight.
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2/6/2012
Many office workers may want to lose weight, but find it too difficult to fit gym time into their already busy schedule.
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2/3/2012
Nurse practitioners at onsite clinics can counsel obese employees on effective ways to lose weight.
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2/3/2012
Employee wellness programs can help smokers kick the habit, even those who have been doing it for decades.
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2/3/2012
If women needed any more motivation to take advantage of their jobs' employee wellness programs, here is one: their future baby may be counting on it.
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2/2/2012
The problem of obesity has become so widespread that even the healthiest states are now affected.
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2/2/2012
America's opinion of cigarettes is changing, which has become clear from the many bans on smoking in bars, restaurants and other public places that have been enacted in recent years.
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2/2/2012
Employee wellness programs strive to create a healthier workplace.
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2/1/2012
Nurse practitioners at onsite clinics can help obese workers lose weight, which is an important step to not only improving the health of employees, but also reducing healthcare costs.
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2/1/2012
Employee wellness programs may not only help workers come up with a strategy to lose weight, but they can also educate staff on some of the factors that may be influencing their desire to eat.
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