Occupational Health Management Archives – August 1, 2008
August 1, 2008
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Show and tell: Does your boss have any idea what an OHN does every day?
If your boss was asked what you do in a typical day, do you think he or she would accurately describe your role and the impact it has on your workplace? -
Support system is a must for weight loss programs
An Internet-based weight management program at IBM helped many employees to move into the normal weight category, with improved eating habits. -
Pedometers can boost activity of employees
They cost about $10 and can be easily clipped to a waistband to count the number of steps walked each day. Could a simple, inexpensive pedometer be the key to ramping up an employee's physical activity? -
Physically active jobs lower prostate cancer risk
Men with physically active jobs have less risk of prostate cancer, concludes a study of over 2,100 men who worked at the Rocketdyne rocket engine testing facility in Los Angeles, many of whom had increased risk for certain cancers due to exposure to radiation and chemicals. -
Arthritis burden grows with aging work force
Almost one-third of workers with arthritis and 7% of all workers face significant work-related limitations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. -
Cleveland clinic: New hires must be nonsmokers
At the Cleveland Clinic, smoke-free means more than clearing the air in the hospital. The hospital doesn't want employees smoking anywhere even in their own homes. Smokers need not bother applying for a job, unless they intend to quit. -
Healthier workers mean lower health costs
Increasingly, employers are creating strong incentives for healthy behavior or penalizing employees with risky behavior, such as smoking. But employees aren't thrilled about the new approach, according to a survey by Hewitt Associates, a human resources consulting firm based in Lincolnshire, IL. -
An apple a day: Workers eat healthy to stay healthy
In an example other employers may want to strongly consider, hospitals around the country are re-creating their cafeterias as they strive to become healthier places to work.