by Tammy Quinn | July 2, 2015 | Health Risk Solutions, Workplace Wellness
You can’t read healthcare-related publications today without seeing references to population health management. It’s a fairly simple concept. Population health management (or PHM for short) refers to organizing and managing care to proactively improve the health of...
by Larry Levy, MD | June 26, 2015 | Health Risk Solutions, Workplace Wellness
According to a new study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, the number of obese individuals in America has overtaken the number of people who are overweight. The study’s authors, from Washington University’s Prevention Research Center, estimate 67.6 million...
by | June 18, 2015 | Health Risk Solutions, Workplace Wellness
On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took major action against the presence of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the main source of artificial trans fats in our diet. Mostly found in processed food, the FDA has given food manufacturers a three-year...
by Todd Hlasney | March 12, 2015 | Health Risk Solutions, Workplace Wellness
Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) is following through on his warning that if the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) didn’t issue regulations, he would introduce his own legislation to clarify requirements for employee wellness programs as they relate to...
by | February 9, 2015 | Health Risk Solutions, Preventive Care, Workplace Wellness
What if there was a way to prevent certain cancers? Good news! There is, if you make some straightforward decisions about certain aspects of your life. Specifically, I’m talking about good nutrition, regular exercise, and maintaining a healthy weight. While most...
by Anne Gibson | November 21, 2014 | Health Risk Solutions, Workplace Wellness
Obesity continues to garner significant attention, both in the medical community and in the media. That’s no surprise because the problem isn’t going away, and in fact continues to worsen. It’s estimated that half of the world population will be obese by 2030 if the...
