Workplace Wellbeing Articles & Reports
2020 – Creating a Culture of Health: This link from the Consumer Goods Forum shares insights from global reports and businesses leading the way in employee health, including: new research on what employees really think of their employers’ efforts; case studies for how leading companies are transforming workforce wellbeing; and, a definition for “culture of health” along with a step-by-step guide to creating it.
2020 – COVID-19, Business Group Health: This link from the Business Group on Health provides fact-based resources for employers for effectively navigating the global COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 – Wellness in the Workplace: Supporting Multiple Generational Needs in Canada
This article provides an overview of practices to support health and wellness programs that effectively resonate with employees across all generations in Canada.
2019 – Mental Health, Global Issue, World Economic Forum Strategic Intelligence publication: The global cost of mental health conditions (and related consequences) is projected a rise to $6 trillion by 2030, from $2.5 trillion as of 2010, according to a study published by the World Economic Forum and the Harvard School of Public Health. That would make the cost of poor mental health greater than that of cancer, diabetes, and respiratory ailments combined. While mental health-related issues continue to have a serious impact on productivity and economic well-being, opportunities to improve awareness, analysis, and treatment abound.
2019 – Burnout is an official medical diagnosis, World Health Organization says
Extreme work stress has long been embedded in the cultural lexicon; it might now be codified in your medical records as well. Burnout is now a legitimate medical diagnosis, according to the International Classification of Diseases, or the ICD-11, the World Health Organization’s handbook that guides medical providers in diagnosing diseases. By CNN.
2019 – 11 Ways to Cultivate an Organization in Which People Truly Thrive.
Mental well-being is everyone’s responsibility—but as a leader, it should be at the top of your agenda. By Renee Moorefield, PhD, CEO of Wisdom Works Group Inc. & Chair of the Wellness at Work Initiative for the Global Wellness Institute. 14 May 2019.
2019 – The 2019 Global Happiness and Well-Being Policy Report
The 2019 Global Happiness and Well-Being Policy Report is produced by the Global Happiness Council (GHC) and contains papers by expert working groups on happiness for good governance. This report provides evidence and policy recommendations on best practices to promote happiness and well-being. Governments that support wellbeing create a healthier environment for organizations and people.
2019 – What Works Wellbeing Centre’s Searchable Wellbeing Database
The independent collaborative, What Works Wellbeing Centre, completed 16 systematic reviews on wellbeing, including its links to culture, sport, work, learning, and community. This ‘knowledge bank’ is the Centre’s very early step to bring all the main findings, the evidence statements and gaps from these reviews together into one searchable excel spreadsheet.
2019 – You Snooze, You Win: Why Organizations Should Prioritize Having a Well-Rested Workforce
Organizations often devote significant resources to upskill their workforce, through internal and external training opportunities. They also spend quite a lot of time, attention, and money trying to identify sources of competitive advantage. However, these organizations may be overlooking a powerful way to potentially upskill and gain competitive advantage, which could be accessed much more readily, and at far less expense, than broad-scale training and innovation initiatives: having a well-rested workforce.
2019 – Mental Health at Work
Mental Health at Work is a website resource for employers, small and large, operating in the United Kingdom. At this site, you’ll find documents, guides, tips, videos, courses, podcasts, templates and information from key organisations across the UK, all aimed at helping you get to grips with workplace mental health.
2019 – Building a Culture of Health at Merck
There is increasing evidence that a healthy and safe workforce can provide a competitive business advantage. This article shares the efforts and experience of a large global employer as it builds on existing corporate wellness and safety programs to develop a corporate culture of health and well-being. Starting with a comprehensive review of the current state of employee health and culture, a small team established the business case, aligned strategic partners, created an implementation plan, and engaged the C-Suite. The aim of this article is to provide a case study that others might use to design their blueprint, to gain awareness and to build a culture of health and well-being within their organization
2018 – Does the World Really Need Another Health App?
In this commentary, the Canadian authors explore both the unique benefits and challenges of health app technologies, examine the qualities of successful health behaviour change programs and make the argument that positive, long-term health behaviour change is best supported by comprehensive programs that take a more integrated approach and are personalized to the needs of their participants.
2018 – HERO Scorecard Progress Report
2018 HERO Scorecard Progress Report, featuring a compilation of quarterly insights from the Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) Health and Well-being Best Practices Scorecard in collaboration with Mercer.
2018 – Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association holds 2nd Industrial Women congress
Eva Velez
2018 – Public Health and the workplace: a new era dawns
Public health research into workplace-related health has now entered a new era. Establishing reliable evidence about what works to advance health, and perhaps more importantly what does not, offers the prospect for transformational change. The aim now will be to persuade employers that the health of their employees is an investment not a cost.
2018 – Digital Therapeutics: The Future of Behavioral Health
A CEO’s Perspective on Enterprise-Wide Agility to Achieve Organizational Excellence
By Les C. Meyer, MBA
2018 – HERO POSITION PAPER ON VALUE OF WELLNESS INITIATIVES HOW TO ASSESS THE EVIDENCE ON “WHAT WORKS” – A CASE STUDY EXAMPLE
Health Enhancement Resource Organization ‘HERO Health
2018 – Happiness Council
The Global Happiness Policy Report is produced by the Global Happiness Council (GHC) and contains papers by expert working groups on happiness for good governance. This report provides evidence and policy recommendations on best practices to promote happiness and well-being.
2018 – Handbook of Well-Being
Noba Scholar
2017 – The Oxford Handbook of Compassion Science
There are few things more moving than an act of compassion and few things more necessary than compassion in today’s world—and in the world of work. Fortunately, the science of compassion has emerged as a robust field of study. The Oxford Handbook of Compassion Science is the first academic handbook on the science of compassion to date. Edited by esteemed professionals Emma M. Seppälä, Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Stephanie L. Brown, Monica C. Worline, C. Daryl Cameron, and James R. Doty, this Handbook brings together well-established scholars and rising stars in the field—thereby bridging a wide variety of diverse perspectives, research methodologies, and theory. Together, these expert voices illustrate the mechanisms behind one of the most profound of human experiences: helping another human being out of suffering, even at one’s own cost.
2017 – Workplace Wellness Goes Beyond ROI
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
2017 – A Compelling Case for Working A lot Less
BBC
2017 – The Art of Health Promotion, Linking Research to Practice
American Journal of Health Promotion
2016 – Building the Case for Mindfulness in the Workplace
While there is still much research to be done, mindfulness is already a promising innovation in the workplace context with an early but rapidly evolving evidence base. The Mindfulness Initiative in the United Kingdom shares their insights in this 2016 report.
April 25, 2016 – <The Personal & Organizational Costs of Lack of Sleep
By Anna Bjurstam, Vice President of Spas & Wellness, Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas & Partner, Raison d’Etre & Operating Advicor, Pegasus, Sweden
April 5, 2016 – Driving Cultural Transformation With Wellbeing Innovation: Wisdom from Visionary Tracy Gaudet, M.D.
By Renee Moorefield, CEO, Wisdom Works,Global Wellness Institute Chair, Wellness at Work & CoChair, Wellness and Government
March 29, 2016 – What’s In A Name? New Titles Emerging In Business Leadership
By Renee Moorefield, CEO, Wisdom Works,Global Wellness Institute Chair, Wellness at Work & CoChair, Wellness and Government
March 8, 2016 – Ready to Boost Effectiveness And Wisdom Of Your Leaders? Try Mindfulness!
By Renee Moorefield, CEO, Wisdom Works,Global Wellness Institute Chair, Wellness at Work & CoChair, Wellness and Government
February 2016 – Corporate Health and Wellness and the Financial Bottom Line
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
February 2, 2016 – 8 Predictions About The Future Of Wellness And Work: Are Your Leaders Ready?
By Renee Moorefield, CEO, Wisdom Works, Global Wellness Institute Chair, Wellness at Work & CoChair, Wellness and Government
February 2016 – The Future of Wellness at Work Research Report
By Global Wellness Institute
2015 – The Mindful UK Report
The Mindful UK Report, the first policy document of its kind, seeks to address mental health concerns in the areas of education, health, the workplace and the criminal justice system through the application of mindfulness interventions.
November 13, 2015 – Wellness at Work Research Report, 2015
Presented at the Global Wellness Summit 2015, Mexico City by Katherine Johnston, Senior Research Fellow, GWI; Senior Economist, SRI International, U.S. and Ophelia Yeung, Senior Research Fellow, GWI; Senior Consultant, SRI International, U.S.
November 6, 2015 – Workplace Wellness: What do Employees Really Want?
Mary Ellen Rose, PhD, Founder, Chief Science Officer at Institute for Healthy Destination Accreditation
October 6, 2015 – Workplace Wellness: What Is Its Future?
By Renee Moorefield, CEO, Wisdom Works, Global Wellness Institute Chair, Wellness at Work & CoChair, Wellness and Government
September 2013 – The Link Between Workforce Health and Safety and the Health of the Bottom Line: Tracking Market Performance of Companies That Nurture a “Culture of Health”
Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
