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- Wellness challenges motivate employees, build teamwork
Wellness challenges motivate employees to improve their health and foster teamwork, says Dave Miller, director of the wellness program provider LifeBalance. He says challenges should be fun, include all employees and families, build camaraderie, offer creative incentives, and show a commitment to long-term wellness. Human Resource Executive
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- Fla. county lowers health cost increases with wellness plan
Florida's Marion County was able to reduce the cost increase for its employee health insurance from $1 million to about $167,000 partly because it promised to implement an extensive wellness plan. It already had success with a smoking-cessation program and employee weight-loss challenge and agreed to encourage workers to have health assessments and provide education on healthier lifestyles. HRMorning.com
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- It's Bike to Work Week for commuters
For new bicycle commuters, Julie Hochstadter, who runs Chicago's online cyclist site The Chainlink, says to think ahead about clothing needed for the ride, learn proper etiquette and signaling, and practice the route on the weekend before heading into weekday traffic. Roscoe View Journal (Chicago)
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- Physical activity is linked to improved quality of life in children
A five-year Australian study in the journal Pediatrics showed that physically active children had higher health-related quality of life scores compared with those with a sedentary lifestyle. More screen time was associated with lower total, psychosocial, emotional, physical and academic scores, researchers said. Examiner.com
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- More U.S. children develop diabetes, study finds
The number of U.S. children with type 1 and type 2 diabetes grew 23% and 21%, respectively, between 2001 and 2009, according to a study presented at the American Diabetes Association meeting. More children with type 2 diabetes had protein in their urine than those with type 1 diabetes, indicating that they could be at higher risk of kidney damage, researchers noted. Yahoo!/HealthDay News
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- Conflicting messages on artificial sweeteners
The artificial sweeteners sucralose, aspartame and saccharine are "generally recognized as safe" by the FDA, but the Center for Science in the Public Interest says aspartame and saccharine should be avoided. It also gave stevia a "caution" rating, saying, "Just because a substance is natural does not mean that it is safe." The scientific literature offers conflicting findings on the safety of the substances. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Well blog
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Let's get America talking. Dr. Deepak Chopra shows how.
Physician and New York Times best-selling author, Deepak Chopra, M.D., FACP, will share with us how we can, and should, promote a national conversation around health and well-being. What programs will yield the greatest health benefits to Americans? And, how can we work together to create a culture of health and a community of shared responsibility? Learn more at Institute 2012.
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Want to learn more about wellness programs?
There’s a lot to discover about wellness programs. Do your homework before creating yours with the help of two online wellness courses from AHIP. They will teach you how to build, implement and manage a worksite wellness program, plus you’ll learn how to prepare your wellness program to help thwart chronic diseases. Learn more.
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