The Principal Financial Well-Being Index^SM - Wellness Summary 4th Quarter 2011

Guest Blog: Scott Andrews, Engagement Manager at Preventure

 A Doctor-Professor, Dr. Mike Evans, answers the old question "What is the single best thing we can do for our health" in a completely innovative, interesting way. 
Dr. Mike Evans is founder of the Health Design Lab at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Toronto, and a staff physician at St. Michael's Hospital. Very cool video...

According to an article published on January 17, 2012 in the Huffington Post, the cost of
health care may have gone up for almost all Americans in recent years, but a handful of consumers are getting hit especially hard.

The below article, written for Benefits Pro argues that voluntary benefits are emerging in 2012 as bigger than ever solutions to the spike in healthcare costs. Cost shifting and increased employee responsibility just aren't cutting it any longer and additional coverage can be provided by the election of voluntary benefits, like robust wellness programs. A compilation of what voluntary benefit companies see as 2012 trends including solutions for cultural and demographically dispersed workforce populations - suggests that if employers seek protection from "runaway medical charges," or unexpected healthcare bills, they should expect to adapt to the ever evolving health care changes.

Health Culture and Business Barriers: 3 Step Approach

Looking to increase corporate wellness engagement?  Easy how-to videos help.

Preventure announced it will deliver its wellness programs to HealthNow New York Inc.'s 425,000 commercial members beginning January 1, 2012.

Preventure News Release:

The New York Times published an article this week profiling five truck drivers who have taken initiative to change their infamous bad habits and share with their industry how they've taken on the challenge.