Health & Wellness

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has changed the name of its WorkLife Program to Total Worker Health™. The Institute explains the name change is the result of a growing recognition among NIOSH and its partners that a multitude of work and non-work related factors influence employees’ safety, health, ability to work and well-being in every aspect of their lives.

A federal district court in Florida has ruled an employer did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by charging employees an extra $20 in biweekly health insurance premiums if employees refused to fill out confidential online health risk assessments and take blood tests to measure their glucose and cholesterol levels Seff v. Broward County, No. 10-cv-61437-KMM.  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have posted a Joint Statement on Bed Bug Control in the United States. This document highlights emerging public health issues associated with bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) in communities throughout the United States.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has categorized workplace violence into four types: 1) violence associated with criminal intent, 2) customer/client violence, 3) employee-on-employee violence, and 4) violence associated with personal relationships. The last category includes sexual violence and spillover of domestic violence into the workplace.
 

From the WELCOA Workplace Wellness Update, 10/1/2010: