Tag Archives: employee engagement

Virgin HealthMiles Unveils Spring ’12 Release

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Virgin HealthMiles

More Personalized Experience Drives Even Deeper Employee Engagement, Behavior Change; More Actionable Insights Into Population Health Risks Help Employers Create Culture of Health Traditional wellness efforts have failed to help organizations improve workforce health. Historically, they’ve been “one size fits … Continue reading →

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Weekly Article Roundup | 03.23.12

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Virgin HealthMiles

All the news you need from this past week. The lifecycle costs of obesity in health and financial terms: the true math Health Populi About 50% of women and men in the U.S. are projected to be obese by 2030. … Continue reading →

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More employers invest in larger employee health incentives, yet most still struggle to understand program impact

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Virgin HealthMiles

Last week, Fidelity Investments and the National Business Group on Health (NBGH) released a study that found more employers (73%) are using financial incentives to drive participation in their employee health and wellness programs. Incentives spending per employee is up … 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 | 01.06.12

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Virgin HealthMiles

All the news you need from this past week. More consumers choosing high-deductible plans American Medical News Enrollment in high-deductible plans rose from 14% of insured adults in 2010 to 16% in 2011, according to the Employee Benefits Research Institute, … Continue reading →

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Four Breakthrough Ideas Driving the Future of Workplace Health and Productivity in 2012

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Tom Abshire

It’s that time again, when organizations resolve to create healthier, more productive workforces. But many fail, mostly because they turn to the same old approaches that have proven to be ineffective over time. What follows are four approaches that drive … Continue reading →

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Webinar: Join Us on 12/1, Learn How to Leverage Your Employees’ Social Connections to Create, Sustain Workplace Culture of Health

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Virgin HealthMiles

Poor health is contagious. And for decades it’s adversely impacted businesses and employees. Yet, good health is also contagious. It’s time to turn the tides and start spreading some good health.  And an individual’s social connections play a key role … Continue reading →

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Kaiser poll: Employees are willing to participate in your wellness programs. But how do you keep them engaged?

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Virgin HealthMiles

Yesterday, Kaiser Health News released a new poll about employees’ willingness to make some trade-offs when it comes to their health insurance in order to get lower premiums in return.  Employees were asked whether they’d be more willing to participate … Continue reading →

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Webinar Recap—Engagement Tips to Improve Program Participation

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Virgin HealthMiles

Last week, Virgin HealthMiles hosted the third of our 4-part Hot Days, Cool Info Summer Webinar Series. Ed Dougherty, Vice President of Client and Member Services at Virgin HealthMiles, shared Engagement Tips to Improve Program Participation. During the webinar, Ed discussed: … Continue reading →

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