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While EBN Contributing Editor Andrew Sykes has his own theories about why wellness education fails, a new report from EAP provider ComPsych suggests that employees’ emotional health likely will not support healthy lifestyle changes.
Examining aggregate data from health risk assessments among ComPsych’s clients show that stress, anxiety, depression and poor social support may be hampering employees’ efforts to achieve wellness goals.
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The panel discussed the importance of mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, with Portsmouth stating that mental wellbeing is more important than ever and the pandemic has brought it to the top of the agenda.
Combining the two employee resources can lead to increased adoption and improved health for participants.
Combining the two employee resources can lead to increased adoption and improved health for participants.
After the Twin Towers fell, the Pentagon stood burning and Flight 93 left a gaping hole in the Pennsylvania countryside on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans depended on human contact to revive our nation's spirit. Many companies consoled employees and their family members with grief counselors, supported them when financial uncertainty arose and – when there was nothing else they could do – just listened to their fears and worries. As our nation marks the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, EBN examines the success of employee assistance programs, which gained even greater acceptance and utilization after the terrorist attacks. Employers and experts close to the tragedy share how EAPs helped employees in the immediate aftermath and continue to aid them today in a shaky economic environment.
Health risk assessments are used by most wellness program providers and employers as the key to opening the door to employee health improvement.
