Health and Wellness Coaching Implemented by Trainees: Impact in Worksite Wellness

Wellness at the worksite.

Integrative Nurse Coaching for Health and Wellness

ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES FEBRUARY 2012 The profession of nursing and the 3.1 million registered nurses in the United States are key figures, along with the broader community of health care providers, in reenvisioning the way health care is delivered in this country.1 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which became law in 2010 (H.R. 3590), has generated an eno...

Worksite Wellness: An Administrative Perspective

Objective: To develop a better understanding of businesses’ goals and purpose for offering worksite wellness opportunities and the level of administrative support for worksite wellness programs. Method: Human resource directors, benefit managers, or other administrators of 76 businesses that have contracted with Premier Community Health in the past 2 years were contacted by email to complete a ...

The impact of worksite wellness in a small business setting.

OBJECTIVE This study evaluates the level of participation and effectiveness of a worksite wellness program in a small business setting. METHODS Three years of wellness participation and risk data from Lincoln Industries was analyzed. RESULTS All Lincoln Industry employees participated in at least some level of wellness programming. Significant improvements in body fat, blood pressure, and f...

Working on wellness (WOW): A worksite health promotion intervention programme

BACKGROUND Insufficient PA has been shown to cluster with other CVD risk factors including insufficient fruit and vegetable intake, overweight, increased serum cholesterol concentrations and elevated blood pressure. This paper describes the development of Working on Wellness (WOW), a worksite intervention program incorporating motivational interviewing by wellness specialists, targeting employe...