Scholarship concerning complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices within the United States could benefit from incorporating sociological perspectives into the development of a comprehensive research agenda. We review the literature on health and wellness emphasizing definitions and distinctions, the health lifestyles literature emphasizing issues of both life choices and life chance...

BACKGROUND An increasing body of evidence associates a high level of sitting time with poor health outcomes. The benefits of moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activities to various aspects of health are now well documented; however, individuals may engage in moderate-intensity physical activity for at least 30 minutes on five or more days of the week and still exhibit a high level of sitt...

Self-care among health care providers is an important component of their ability to provide quality health care to patients. Health care institutions have programs in place for students that emphasize health and wellness, but few programs are available for faculty and staff. To address this gap and facilitate modeling health and wellness strategies for students, a New England institution that e...

As healthcare costs continue to rise across the country more companies are beginning to look for new strategies to cut costs. The evolving health and wellness industry has been shown to reduce expenditures from costly medical services by improving long term healthy behaviors in the work force, aiming to impact the demand and supply sides of healthcare. This paper looks at the history behind the...

Improving biological sustainability through health and wellness improvements in the built environment is currently being applied to high-end real estate development in both the residential and commercial environment in the United States. However, the market for health and wellness extends well beyond the top income bracket. This study adopts a choice experiment (CE) approach to investigate indi...

Links [1] https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/policies/back-care-policy [2] https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/policies/bloodborne-pathogens-policy [3] https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/policies/confidentiality-employee-health-and-medical-records-policy [4] https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/policies/consumption-alcoholic-beverages-university-property-policy [5] https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/policies/employee-assistance-program-...

This perspective is an ethical brief overview and examination of "wellness" policies in the modern workplace using practical examples and a general application of utilitarianism. Many employers are implementing policies that provide incentives to employees who lead a "healthy" lifestyle. The authors address how these policies could adversely affect "non-healthy" employees. There are a wide vari...

Links [1] https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/policies/back-care-policy [2] https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/policies/bloodborne-pathogens-policy [3] https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/policies/confidentiality-employee-health-and-medical-records-policy [4] https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/policies/consumption-alcoholic-beverages-university-property-policy [5] https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/policies/employee-assistance-program-...

The purpose of this article is twofold: (1) to announce the findings of the job task analysis as well as national training and education standards for health and wellness coaching (HWC) that have been developed by the large-scale, collaborative efforts of the National Consortium for Credentialing Health and Wellness Coaches (NCCHWC) and (2) to invite commentary from the public. The rapid prolif...

How can creating videos contribute to expanding health literacy? This article describes a participatory action research project with a group of Canadian Indigenous youth and their teachers. As the youth explored their interests about health and wellness through the artistic creation of videos, they developed a critical consciousness about community, culture, confidence, and control. They became...