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 Worksite
Wellness OVERVIEW
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What
is "Wellness?"
...and what has it got
to do with worksites? |
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Business
bottomline
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NEWS
& RESEARCH
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Obesity
Still On the Rise, New Data
Show
31 percent of adults 20
years of age and over -- nearly 59 million
people -- are classified as obese, compared
to 23 percent in 1994
CDC/NCHS Press
Release Oct. 8, 2002; Posted
to this web site Oct. 10,
2002
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Physical
Activity Helps Prevent Disease
HHS Secretary Tommy G.
Thompson today released a new report that
underscores the importance of physical activity
in preventing disease and outlines the physical
and financial costs associated with a sedentary
lifestyle, including a cost of $117 billion
annually associated with overweight and obesity.
HHS June 20,
2002; Posted to this web
site July 1, 2002
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Recommendations
from the CDC
Promoting Physical Activity:
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Physical
Activity Cuts Medical Costs
"The potential savings
if all inactive American adults became physically
active could be $29.2 billion in 1987 dollars,
or $76.6 billion in 2000 dollars," according
to the CDC. >>full
article
CDC press
release
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Research
shows fewer calories in high-carb
diets
Agricultural Research Service
scientists have found that people whose diets
are highest in carbohydrates actually eat
fewer calories per day and are less likely
to be obese than people who eat diets with
higher levels of fat and protein.
>>full
article
ARS
June 18, 2002; Posted to
this web site June 26, 2002
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The
cost of obesity
A newly released (3/12/02)
RAND study shows that health care and Rx costs
of obesity are greater than smoking or problem
drinking. The health risk status of obesity
equals the effects of aging from 30 to 50
years old. Full story... »»
Obese
and overweight population
prompt "Call to Action."
The dramatic increase in
overweight and obese individuals in the US
can no longer be ignored. The problem is serious,
and may override health gains won over years
of hard work. It is nearing the devastation
of cigarettes as a preventable cause of death
and disease. Obesity among adults has doubled
since 1980, while overweight among adolescents
has tripled. In the year 2000, the total direct
and indirect costs attributed to overweight
and obesity amounted to $117 billion. Full story... »»
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Quitting
smoking harder for women
than for men
A review of numerous research
studies focusing on smoking cessation has
concluded that while women may suffer greater
relative risks of smoking-related diseases
than do men, they tend to have less success
than men in quitting smoking. Dr. Kenneth
A. Perkins from the University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine who conducted the review
offers several reasons for this disparity
in a paper published in the May 2001 issue
of "CNS Drugs". complete
article »
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Heart
Disease Remains Leading Cause
of US Deaths
Death rates from coronary
heart disease began to decline during the
1960s, but the decline has slowed since 1990,
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) said. "We're still a sedentary
society. We still eat foods that are high
in calories and high in fat. We still smoke
a lot. A lot of Americans have not gotten
their high blood pressure under control,"...
complete
article »
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Health
Promotion heads to Capitol
Hill
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LIFESTYLE
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 Curb
Your Car: A great tie-in to physical activity!
In Tompkins County, the Curb Your Car
Coalition is a community conversation
on transportation! learn more at the CYCC
web site.
Our
Guest Opinion article about regular physical
activity as a community effort was written
as part of the Curb Your Car program. Click
here to read the article on the Ithaca
Journal web site.
What is a "Healthy" snack?
Many worksites have created
successful Healthy Snack programs for employees.
Of course, to be a successful wellness
program, the snacks should reflect sound nutritional
guidelines. Unfortunately, sifting through
the marketing claims of 1,000's of snack products
to qualify which are actually "healthy"
can be confusing and unpredictable. Here's
a straightforward, 2-step guide.
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Mediterranean
Diet for long-term weight
loss
Weight-loss
diets based on a moderate
fat Mediterranean-style diet
show better success for sustained
weight-loss in a Harvard
study. Read
the press release »
Peanut
Institute, Oct 5, 2002; Posted
to this web site Oct 15,
2002
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Eating
out (more) often? Most American adults
are, an average of 4 times a week, leading
to higher consumption of fat and calories,
and lower consumption of fruits and vegetables
according to Environmental Nutrition (May
2001). continued... »
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Rx
from nation's "Top Doc"
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Meet
what you eat!
A guide to
the Nutrition Facts label.
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