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Articles
Stress & Health in the Workplace
Corporate Wellness Programs
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Trends in Corporate Wellness |
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Modern declines in corporate productivity and profitability are directly attributable to a high stressed, high intensity work place. Managing employees’ health is much less costly than managing their care once they need medical treatment. Studies confirm fewer days absent (56%) and fewer medical claims (over 27% less) when preventive health programs are effectively implemented. The U.S. Center for Disease Control states more than half of all deaths of individuals younger than 65 result from stressful lifestyles. |
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American Management Association (AMA)
2003 SURVEY ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS
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Do corporations have a responsibility to promote wellness among employees?
Seventy-one percent of executives say “yes,” according to AMA’s 2003 Survey on Health and Wellness Programs. But less than half of the companies that responded offer educational programs on self-care topics, including exercise and fitness (47%), weight management (34%) or nutrition (25%).
AMA surveyed its members and customers at 354 U.S. companies about the wellness programs they offer their employees. According to the findings, 41% of the organizations offer programs on smoking cessation, blood pressure management (36%), stress management (33%) and cholesterol management (27%).
Click here to download – AMA Corporate Wellness Survey_PDF. |
Yoga & Meditation in Corporate America
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Zen and the Art of Corporate Productivity
More companies are battling employee stress with meditation
http://www.businessweek.com
Incorporating Yoga
In boardrooms from Manhattan to Silicon Valley, the mantra "let's do lunch" is being replaced by "let's do yoga."
http://www.yogajournal.com
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Benefits of Yoga & Meditation
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Yoga
The 1983-84 Yoga Biomedical Trust survey charted the responses of 3,000 individuals with health ailments who were prescribed yoga as an alternative treatment therapy.
http://www.alternativemedicine.com
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Number of Cases
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Percent Claiming
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Ailment
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Reported
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Benefit
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Back Pain
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1,142
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98
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Arthritis or rheumatism
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589
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90
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Anxiety
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838
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94
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Migraine
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464
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80
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Insomnia
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542
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82
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Nerve or muscle disease
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112
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96
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Menstrual problems
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317
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68
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Premenstrual tension
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848
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77
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Menopause disorders
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247
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83
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Hypertension
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150
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84
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Heart disease
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50
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94
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Asthma or bronchitis
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226
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88
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Duodenal ulcers
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40
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90
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Hemorrhoids
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391
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88
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Obesity
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240
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74
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Diabetes
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10
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80
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Cancer
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29
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90
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Tobacco addiction
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219
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74
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Alcoholism
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26
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100
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International Association of Yoga Therapists
The benefits of yoga are grouped into three categories—physiological benefits, psychological benefits, biochemical effects—and is based on the regular practice of traditional asana (poses), prânâyâma (breathing exercises), and meditation.
http://www.iayt.org
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Research Institutes
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Mind/Body Medical Institute - Harvard
The Mind/Body Medical Institute is a non-profit scientific and educational organization dedicated to the study of mind/body interactions, including the relaxation response. The Institute uses its expertise to enhance the recognition and understanding of mind/body medicine's role in the practice of medicine, to foster and expand the uses of mind/ body interactions in healthcare and other appropriate settings, and thereby, to advance health and well-being throughout the world.
http://www.mbmi.org
Center for Mindfulness – University of Massachusetts Medical School
http://www.umassmed.edu/cfm/
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*source: South Metro Chamber of Commerce 2000 Annual Report:
1999 National Worksite Health Promotion Survey
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