Health and wellness

The 2021 class of Rising Stars knows the importance of mental wellness, so they are indulging a few guilty pleasures during the pandemic.

2021 Rising Star Stefanie Cano draws on her own personal experience to help clients find the best healthcare providers and resources on the market.

Flexible work hours as well as expensing mental health and fitness initiatives are possible solutions to help struggling employees.

Employers are committed to addressing mental and physical health as they plan for another year of remote work.

Employee well-being and focus is seeing some small improvements following December’s all time lows.

Substance use disorder and behavioral health treatments are examples of why employers are responding with virtual care programs to continue to take care of the health and well-being of their employees.

Employees, including some astronauts, will be given a fitness tracker that provides them with guidance on whether to go into the workplace.

Employees are reporting the lowest levels of mental well-being since the start of the pandemic. Here’s how employers are responding with benefits and EAPs.

Burnout was a major reason behind the expected employee turnover, according to a survey by Eagle Hill Consulting.

Studies demonstrate positive clinical outcomes and a high level of satisfaction over a large population of employees who had access to top-tier EAPs.

A digital platform teaches employees how to grow their own vegetables to encourage mental and physical wellness.

Employers can provide employees with access to mental health tools that help them navigate disability leave more effectively.

The study found that younger adults, women, Black people, adults not living in cities and those with low education, low income and lacking health insurance were most likely to say they didn’t plan on getting a vaccine.

In an effort to help workers face the rising cost of living, but still see stagnant wages, many employers embraced technologies that offer Earned Wage Access.

Beginning April 1, Humana will join a Cigna purchasing organization called Ascent Health Services to give it access to greater discounts from drugmakers.

Virtual communication is becoming more hostile during the pandemic, as employees deal with stress and let their guard down online.

Employers are tasked with implementing well-being benefits and other innovative solutions to keep employees engaged as remote work continues.

States are cutting mental healthcare resources during the pandemic, despite growing numbers of people struggle with depression, anxiety and substance abuse issues.

HR pros and brokers will learn how financial wellness is connected to mental and physical health during this three-day virtual event.