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		<title>Has Wellness Been Hijacked?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wellness is a great concept. It brings happiness into health and encourages a truly holistic approach to life. Wikipedia defines wellness as a healthy balance of the mind-body and spirit that results in an central feeling of wellness. It sounds like exactly what every one is looking for. But when you begin to talk about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make safety a key concern when organizing physical exercise in your workplace.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An accident or injury will not “sell” the program and may end up costing the company. This section will assist you in taking the necessary steps to avoid an accident or injury. Points to Consider Hiring Certified Professionals Hire professionally certified instructors to lead fitness classes (whether on or offsite) or to run workplace lunch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workplace Physical Activity Programs: Keys to Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To make a difference in the lives of your fellow workers, you first need to understand that getting active is not only a matter of choice. Some things are within our individual control, but others are molded by the people and circumstances in which we live and work. It‘s Easier to Be Active When… • [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workplace Physical Activity Programs: Types of Evaluation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sort of assessment you choose is dependent upon when you do it and the kind of information you collect. This section outlines when to use three types: formative, process and summative evaluations. During the Design Stage Use formative evaluations in the planning stages to see that your program is based on solid information. These [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workplace Physical Activity Programs: Evaluation Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What Do You Wish to Achieve? Think about why you’re evaluating and what your assessment is going to measure. If you’re trying to find out whether initiative has been efficacious, see if you stuck to your mission statement and met your objectives. If you do not have a mission statement or objectives, agree with management [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workplace Physical Activity Programs: Employee Interest Survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To succeed in encouraging physical exercise during the workday, you must find out what workers need and want. They are the people whose behavior you are trying to impact, so it’s vital to be aware of their needs and gain their support. The Employee Interest Survey Ask workers questions that let you assess such key [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workplace Physical Activity Programs: Committees and Opportunities</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Workplace Physical Activity Programs: Forming an Employee Committee Although support from the top is essential to a efficacious initiative, support from other workers is also valuable. Once you get the go-ahead from management, identify others who are interested in the project and form a Company Wellness  Committee to help determine the next steps. Depending on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workplace Physical Activity Programs: Gaining Upper Management Support</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gaining management support is essential to the success of a physical exercise initiative. Whether the changes you’d like to make involve the work environment, central policies or specific programs, successfully launching your ideas is dependent upon management support. Support from management is essential for three reasons: • You need their agreement to involve workers in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employee Health and Wellness Programs: Focus on Fitness Initiatives</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Benefits of Fitness Initiatives   Exercise reduces weight, lowers risks of heart attack and stroke, helps to control blood pressure and diabetes, and improves mood. Studies increasingly show that exercise may also help reduce the occurrence of certain types of cancer. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently documented another major [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wellness in the Workplace: Who has the expertise?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  When it comes to working wellness into your workforce, you want someone who knows the ins and outs of health promotion, and who can counsel staff members and provide primary care &#8211; all within the context of the current regulatory and legal environment.   AAOHN&#8217;s survey reported that more than half of staff members [...]]]></description>
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