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Fitness For Duty – A Necessary Consideration

Written on 26 May, 2009 at 14:58 in Health & Fitness, Industries | viewed 246 times | 0 Comments

Like most of you, I was confronted in February by the mess left over from the ice storm. Unfortunately, we live in a wooded area with many pine trees and the wintry mix left these scattered across our driveway like... (Continue reading)

Onsite Nurse Practitioners – An Emerging Trend?

Written on 2 Mar, 2009 at 23:58 in Health & Fitness, Industries | viewed 74 times | 0 Comments

This spring will mark my 20th year in occupational medicine. Back then, it was the beginning of a new era for this specialty. Providers were actually listening to employers and trying to meet their needs. It was a great time... (Continue reading)

Drugs in Your Workplace – Time to Rethink?

Written on 2 Jan, 2009 at 17:48 in Health & Fitness, Industries | viewed 78 times | 0 Comments

Like many of you, I travel the interstate to get to work every day and it seems that the traffic isn’t getting any lighter. Every time I look ahead and see a long line of brake... (Continue reading)

Workplace Wellness on a Budget

Written on 15 Oct, 2008 at 10:13 in Health & Fitness, Human Resources, Industries | viewed 265 times | 0 Comments

Everyone knows that improving eating behaviors, modifying sleep habits, and exercising more consistently can extend life expectancy. Moreover, simple lifestyle changes can decrease health costs. So knowing this, why are companies still resistant to promoting wellness programs? At The Human ReSource,... (Continue reading)

Good Health is Good Business

Written on 15 Sep, 2008 at 15:07 in Health & Fitness | viewed 175 times | 0 Comments

Like all of you I have groaned at the gas pump as the price for regular unleaded fuel reached four bucks a gallon. Unfortunately my old sedan is supposed to be fed a high octane fuel which pushes the price... (Continue reading)

Employee Health and Wellness: A Paradigm Shift?

Written on 15 Sep, 2008 at 3:06 in Health & Fitness | viewed 327 times | 0 Comments

How many times have you heard that we are experiencing a paradigm shift in the way we approach something? Thomas Kuhn, in his 1962 book, “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions,” coined the term paradigm shift to describe a change in... (Continue reading)