by Jen Arnold, MS, RD/LDN | Apr 20, 2016 | #Culture, #WorksiteWellness
Ask employees their #1 barrier to taking care of their health, you’ll almost always hear time. If we work 8 hours and sleep 8 hours, that only gives us 8 hours to commute, eat, be with our loved ones, run errands and fit in a little exercise. Everyone has the...
by Jen Arnold, MS, RD/LDN | Apr 6, 2016 | Worksite Wellness
I had the pleasure of meeting Carolyn at a local Health Promotion Professionals group and was really interested in how she applies her experience to the world of worksite wellness. Carolyn has a diverse background, from research to health promotion manager, and now...
by Jen Arnold, MS, RD/LDN | Mar 23, 2016 | #Culture, #WorksiteWellness
In my last post, I talked about two critical elements successful worksite wellness should include – strategic communications and a culture of wellness/well-being. This was based on a research article by Kent et al that described these two critical elements very...
by Jen Arnold, MS, RD/LDN | Mar 18, 2016 | #Culture, Worksite Wellness
Do you think wellness programs work? To me it depends on what you mean by a wellness program and what “work” means. A wellness program has no common definition. That means an employer who has a wellness program consisting of a health fair and a few lunch...
by Jen Arnold, MS, RD/LDN | Mar 9, 2016 | Worksite Wellness
Most employers struggle to engage employees in wellness programming and let’s face it…when’s the last time you poured serious effort into the marketing of your programs? That’s why I was thrilled to hear Drew Neisser speak at the most recent...
by Jen Arnold, MS, RD/LDN | Mar 2, 2016 | #Culture, #Wellness, Worksite Wellness
I had the pleasure of meeting Jennifer Pitts at this year’s Wellness Underground workshop. She just co-authored “Shared Values Shared Results” which is an amazing reference for all leaders who want to create positive organizational health. Jennifer...
by Philip Ritchy | Feb 24, 2016 | Worksite Wellness
As you may know, sitting still has been proven to have more of a negative effect on your health than smoking. Even worse, having a regular exercise plan has been shown to have little effect on increasing energy levels if the majority of the day is spent in a seated...
by Jen Arnold, MS, RD/LDN | Feb 8, 2016 | #Wellness, Worksite Wellness
One of my goals with Redesigning Wellness is to challenge the ways we create, deliver and implement modern day worksite wellness programs. In order to do this effectively, I need to rely on others both inside and outside of the wellness industry to give their...
by Jen Arnold, MS, RD/LDN | Feb 3, 2016 | Worksite Wellness
Workplace culture (yes, that’s the C word)…it’s so hard to describe. Maybe you can portray it when you have time to think. But when a job candidate asks “what’s the culture like here”, you give them a blank stare. It’s strange because when you work...
by Karen Mastroianni | Jan 24, 2016 | Worksite Wellness
You might think this article is a bit late now since we’re well past January 1st. HOWEVER, according to a study by the University of Scranton, only 8% who made resolutions will actually achieve their goal. And most have already given up. So, if you are one of the 92%...
