Employees’ health issues cost U.S. employers an estimated $225.8 billion per year [8], piquing employer interest in wellness programs. Between 2004 and 2006, the number of large firms (>500 people) offering wellness programs increased from 7% to 19% of all big employers [16]. Wellness programs, which range from free gym memberships to healthy eating classes, smoking cessation programs, and fina...

Promoting wellness within academia reduces disease frequency and enhances overall health. This study examined wellness factors among undergraduate students attending a research university (n = 85) or a small liberal arts college (n = 126). Participants were administered surveys which measured physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and occupational wellness. Significant institutional differe...

Wireless Sensor Network based smart homes have the potential to meet the growing challenges of independent living of elderly people in smart homes. However, wellness detection of elderly people in smart homes is still a challenging research domain. Many researchers have proposed several techniques; however, majority of these techniques does not provide a comprehensive solution because complex a...

OBJECTIVE This report presents national estimates of selected wellness-related reasons for the use of natural product supplements, yoga, and spinal manipulation among U.S. adults in 2012. Self-reported perceived health outcomes were also examined. METHODS Data from 34,252 adults aged 18 and over collected as part of the 2012 National Health Interview Survey were analyzed for this report. In p...

In this paper, the ability to determine the wellness of an elderly living alone in a smart home using a lowcost, robust, flexible and data driven intelligent system is presented. A framework integrating temporal and spatial contextual information for determining the wellness of an elderly has been modeled. A novel behavior detection process based on the observed sensor data in performing essent...

This final rule requires all local educational agencies that participate in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs to meet expanded local school wellness policy requirements consistent with the requirements set forth in section 204 of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The final rule requires each local educational agency to establish minimum content requirements for th...

Wellness is both a dynamic process of physical, mental, and spiritual optimization and integration and an outcome of that process. Bill Hettler (1984), considered the father of the modern wellness movement, defined wellness as "an active process through which people become aware of, and make choices toward a more successful existence" (p. 14). Myers, Sweeney, and Witmer (2000), after reviewing ...

Wellness data generated by patients using smart phones and portable devices can be a key part of Personal Health Record (PHR) data and offers healthcare service providers (healthcare providers) patient health information on a daily basis. Prior research has identified the potential for improved communication between healthcare provider and patient. However the practice of sharing patient genera...

BACKGROUND In 2006, all local education agencies in the United States participating in federal school meal programs were required to establish school wellness policies. This study documented the strength and comprehensiveness of 1 state's written district policies using a coding tool, and tested whether these traits predicted school-level implementation and practices. METHODS School wellness ...