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A worker dies every 96 minutes from a job-related injury. Here’s how to fix it

Work Life

Inequitable education and workforce systems have contributed to a system of occupational segregation that has relegated many Black and Hispanic workers to jobs that not only offer little opportunity for economic mobility but also are within the workforce’s most dangerous industries, such as transportation and construction.

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Press Release: Wellness Workdays Offers SellingWellness - A Workplace Wellbeing Certification for Benefits and HR Professionals

Workplace Wellness

This strategic certification aims to equip professionals responsible for benefits and HR functions, with the necessary strategies to promote health, reduce benefits costs and increase productivity within organizations. " The SellingWellness Certification is available for enrollment.

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Mental Health First Aid Trains Organizations & Employees to Foster Mentally Healthy Workplace

Workplace Wellness

Mental Health First Aid empowers organizations and employees to recognize risk factors and warning signs of mental health issues and substance abuse among their colleagues while equipping them with strategies and resources to offer support. It equips individuals with the knowledge and skills to support those facing a mental health challenge.

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The Connection Cure: An Interview with Julia Hotz

Mad in America

But it’s also about access to food, safe and reliable transportation, and other basic resources. As a journalist—much like how Robert Whitaker’s journalism led to Mad in America—I was curious about why, in a healthcare system that’s continually expanding with more medications, people are still feeling so sick.

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How The Integrated Approach of Virgin Pulse and HealthComp is Changing the Future of Health Equity 

Virgin Pulse Corporate Wellness

In the multifaceted world of health and wellbeing, it is increasingly clear that traditional healthcare and employee benefits focusing primarily on clinical care don’t fully encompass an individual’s health status. Now more than ever it is critical to make sure that healthcare is universally available to all.

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Workplace violence prevention: 8 tips to improve office safety

Insperity

It also provides specific advice for those types of companies most likely to experience violence, such as late-night retail establishments, healthcare businesses and those with delivery drivers. And, if you’re regularly transporting cash, such as bank deposits, don’t follow a set schedule.

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The sector responds to the Spring Budget

Workplace Insight

The investment in the NHS to modernise IT equipment and improve their efficiency is welcome, but that was the only real nod towards support in the healthcare space.