4 Fun And Healthy Onboarding Activities To Engage New Hires
Tasked with onboarding new hires and looking for some fun wellness activities for the workplace? Here are four top new-hire activities that will encourage team building and a culture of health right from the start!
Whiteboard Wednesday: Findings From The Illinois Workplace Wellness Study
The Illinois Workplace Wellness study found that financial incentives have a diminishing marginal return and incentives for downstream wellness activities were more cost-effective than up-front incentives tied to completing the initial health screening. Watch this 3-minute video to learn more!
Google Launches “Digital Wellbeing” Feature For Android
Google announced a new suite of tools for its latest Android platform to help users better manage their screen time. While these features are not a panacea to all the health problems created by smartphone usage, they certainly go a long way in assisting individuals in making healthier decisions.
Should Employers Offer Genetic Testing?
Already popular in the consumer market, genetic disease risk screening is entering employee benefits. While the consumer testing market may be driven by peace of mind, personal health, and/or general curiosity, employers approach the cost-benefit analysis from a completely different perspective.
Survey: Financial Wellness Programs And Wellness Incentives Growing
The 9th annual Health and Well-being Survey from Fidelity Investments and the National Business Group on Health showed that more than two-thirds (67%) of companies are expanding their wellness benefits beyond traditional physical activity programs.
Whiteboard Wednesday: 5 Real And Unique Wellness Rewards
This week's Whiteboard Wednesday session reviews five leading companies and their actual wellness rewards and benefits they offer employees, highlight best practices such as reinvestment into personal health, strengthening benefit plans for recruitment and retention, and affordability.
Study: Employee Perception Of Wellness Programs Improving
The 2018 Consumer Health Mindset Study explores new and emerging topics related to the health mindset of consumers to help employers create effective benefits strategies, including how employees perceive employer wellness programs. Since 2014, perceptions have significantly improved.
Whiteboard Wednesday: The Hidden Costs Of Wellness Spreadsheets
When the total costs of self-service programs are included in the decision-making process, employers may reconsider running wellness challenges internally and think about reallocating the freed capacity to higher value areas.
Study: HDHPs Gain Favor With Employers And Employees
A recently report from Benefitfocus provided some insights on the rise of high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) in the workplace through an analysis of actual open enrollment data from more than a million consumers across more than 500 large employers. Here are a few highlights from the report.