Tag Archives: corporate wellness

Weekly Article Roundup | 03.09.12

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Virgin HealthMiles

All the news you need from this past week.  Leveling Up Your Corporate Wellness Program: Utilizing Gamification to Make Wellness Fun and Engaging Corporate Wellness Magazine Before your organization sets out to incorporate game mechanics into your employee health strategy, … Continue reading →

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Are Your Employee Health Initiatives Getting Social in 2012?

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Virgin HealthMiles

Consider your 2012 employee health and wellness initiatives for a moment. Do they include opportunities for social interaction? Ways to foster healthy social communities? They should, according to a sampling of employees across the country.  We conducted a survey of … Continue reading →

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A Good Time To Get Their Game On

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Virgin HealthMiles

It’s the start of a new year. Your employees are geared up to make healthy changes, so why not seize the opportunity? It’s the perfect time to help them make those changes really stick. How? By adding some game mechanics … Continue reading →

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Weekly Article Roundup | 12.02.11

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Virgin HealthMiles

All the news you need from this past week. St. Joseph Health: Learning to ‘Choose Well’ North Bay Business Journal St. Joseph Health System, the second largest private employer in Sonoma County with over 2,400 employees, offers wellness options for … Continue reading →

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Weekly Article Roundup | 11.04.11

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Virgin HealthMiles

All the news you need from this past week. Company Health Plans Raising Costs for Smokers, Obese Insurance Journal It also gave workers a mandate: quit smoking, curb obesity, or you’ll be paying higher healthcare costs in 2013. It doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Weekly Article Roundup | 10.28.11

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Virgin HealthMiles

All the news you need from this past week. Perks with a payoff Wall Street Journal Still, some company-funded perks are proving resilient, particularly those that are seen as providing value to the company, not just the staff. Companies and … Continue reading →

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Weekly Article Roundup | 10.20.11

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Virgin HealthMiles

All the news you need from this past week. Ailing and overweight Americans cost billions in productivity Reuters Full-time U.S. workers who have chronic health troubles or are overweight cost more than $153 billion in lost productivity each year from … Continue reading →

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Webinar Recap — How to Maximize the Impact of Your Employee Health Incentive Strategy

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Virgin HealthMiles

Last week, Ed Dougherty, Vice President of Client and Member Services at Virgin HealthMiles, hosted the second of Virgin HealthMiles’ 4-part Hot Days, Cool Info Summer Webinar Series: How to Maximize the Impact of Your Employee Health Incentive Strategy. In this … Continue reading →

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Weekly Article Roundup

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Virgin HealthMiles

All the news you need from this past week. Thomson Reuters Identifies Most- and Least-Expensive Healthcare Markets in U.S. PR Newswire (press release) The highest spending MSA was Anderson, Indiana, at $7231 per person. “Studying these geographic variations can help us … Continue reading →

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How Do HealthMiles Members Step It Up?

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Virgin HealthMiles

We love getting stories from HealthMiles members across the country.  It’s great to hear all about the many ways they get their steps in, how they’re forming activity groups with friends at work, and how they’re fitting activity into their … Continue reading →

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