Aug 05 2010
The International Association for Worksite Health Promotion (IAWHP), www.iawhp.org, is a not-for-profit organization that provides expert guidance to health promotion professionals and worksite coordinators. IAWHP’s mission is to advance the global community of worksite health promotion practitioners through high quality information services, educational activities, personal and professional development, and networking opportunities.
Dr. Nico Pronk, the founding [...]
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Jul 23 2010
Many of the previous guests on the GHIGB show have stated that incentives are great for getting engagement; but not so good for achieving behavior change. Dr. Kevin Volpp, Director of the Center for Health Incentives, (www.med.upenn.edu/ldichi), focuses his research on the impact of financial and organizational incentives on health outcomes. Dr. Volpp discusses a recent [...]
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Jul 08 2010
Two of the most important demographic trends that will impact the workforce are the growth in the number of workers with eldercare responsibilities, and the growth in the number of workers with both childcare and eldercare responsibilities. In fact, 35% of workers face daily eldercare responsibilities at some point during a given year. This caregiving [...]
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