Archive for December, 2010
Sorting Out the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (sort of)
Posted by Bob M. in Employee Wellness Programs, GINA, Uncategorized on December 17, 2010
Recently, tEWN member Don Powell kindly posted an update on Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) and the impact it may have on health risk assessments. You can read his summary here.
In response, CoHealth co-founder and lower-case enthusiast Fran Melmed posted a clarifying question: “my understanding is that in the final regulations employers are no longer barred from providing incentives for HRA completion that asks about genetic information. is that correct?” - f
I’ll go out on a limb and take a shot at Read the rest of this entry »
Holiday Stress Programs? Bah!
Posted by Bob M. in Commentary, Employee Wellness Programs, Stress, Uncategorized on December 5, 2010
It may be too late for employee wellness professionals to adjust their plans for holiday-season programs in 2010, but now is an ideal time to rethink the holiday stress programs we typically offer.
Every December, wellness program managers promote programs about managing “holiday stress.” These commonly take the form of lunch-and-learns or communication campaigns. They have the usual catchy titles like Read the rest of this entry »
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2010's Top 10 Developments in Employee Wellness
Posted by Bob M. in Commentary, Employee Wellness Programs, GINA, Uncategorized on December 18, 2010
Here, in no particular order, are the Employee Wellness Network‘s picks for 2010′s Top 10 Developments in Employee Wellness:
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