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Creating Healthy, Long-Lasting Habits in the Workplace

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

31 Jan 201930 Jan 2019

It’s a month into the new year and, by now, employees should be well on their way to eating healthier, exercising daily, saving more, spending less, taking up parasailing, speaking a new language, swimming with dolphins and, perhaps, speaking the dolphin language. […]

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Supporting Employees in a Mental Health Crisis

Anne Patterson

30 Jan 201929 Jan 2019

The Talking Benefits podcast team is kicking off 2019 by addressing an important issue facing our country and, in turn, our workplaces and employee benefit plans—mental health. Since it’s such a broad topic with many aspects, a three-part series will take place […]

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Bocce, Baseball, Bowling–A Wellness Program that Covers All the Bases

Staff

16 Jan 201916 Jan 2019

When employees of the International Foundation tell friends about their office game nights, daily mindful minute sessions, yoga offerings, and let’s take the afternoon off because the temperature reached 70 degrees in February (in Wisconsin), a common response is: “Can I get […]

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Snack Attack: Workplace Strategies for Healthier Food Options

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

06 Dec 201806 Dec 2018

It’s 2:57 in the afternoon, and your boss is about to put the cherry on top of a very important meeting. Suddenly, she morphs into a human-sized churro, her presentation fills with Boston cream pie charts and candy bar graphs, and the […]

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Adding Magic to Your Workplace Wellness Program

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

20 Nov 201826 Aug 2019

A makeover isn’t magical, but it sure can feel that way! Making a single, strategic change to your workplace wellness program can be easy and worthwhile—and a successful makeover, regardless of its recipient, can boost confidence, energy and overall satisfaction! If you […]

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Making Mindfulness a Workplace Priority

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

15 Aug 201815 Aug 2018

Of course your employees want to be 100% focused on each of the many tasks waiting to be tackled. BUT—They have to-do lists to conquer, projects to complete—and too few hours in the day! However, adding mindfulness exercises to their already-too-busy day […]

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15 Technology Trends to Enhance Your Wellness Program

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

23 May 201823 Jan 2020

Employers want wellness programs that are robust yet cost-efficient, accessible yet secure, and the latest breakthroughs in digital technology can make these goals more easily achievable, writes Anna Mittag, vice president of operations at LifeSpeak, in “15 Technology Trends That Can Elevate […]

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Switching Gears With Bike to Work Benefits

Anne Patterson

14 May 201814 May 2018

A quick workout, parking problem solver, kindness to the environment, time saver—Many workers across the country are turning to a two-wheeled approach for their daily commutes. With National Bike Month well underway, my colleagues and I investigated what workplaces across the country […]

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Four Health Care Trends Straight From the Experts

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

03 Apr 201803 Apr 2018

I recently had the opportunity to talk with Zirui Song, M.D., Ph.D., and Jeffrey Levin-Scherz, M.D, M.B.A., F.A.C.P., faculty advisors for Evidence, Insight and Strategy for Optimizing Health Benefits, a new International Foundation educational program taught by Harvard Medical School faculty. We […]

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Health Risk Assessment Time! Putting the YAY into your HRA

Anne Patterson

19 Mar 201809 Aug 2018

Gone are the days of dial-up Internet (that sound of AOL connecting still haunts my dreams), floppy disks and boom boxes. Technology has come a long way over the past few decades, so far that a tiny finger prick can provide a […]