Wellbeing and health promotion

While the cost effectiveness of some health interventions may take decades to emerge – for example, measures to tackle obesity...

More than a quarter of the UK’s workforce have a health problem that has lasted longer than a year, according...

The European Union should increase its focus on the workplace as a setting for preventing chronic disease, according to the...

A journal focusing on workplace behavioural health has produced a useful survey of 82 employee assistance programme (EAP) providers, giving...

Employers believe there is a clear link between employee health and organisational performance, a study has suggested – yet nearly...

Almost one-third more front-line NHS staff had flu vaccinations during autumn 2013 compared with 2013, according to figures from Public...

Male-specific cancers such as prostate and testicular cancer accounted for more than a quarter (26%) of critical illness claims from...

Employees who have a healthy approach to nutrition are more satisfied in their job and are less likely to suffer...

Two-thirds of Britons are in denial about their health, believing they are in good or excellent health despite showing two...

One in five UK workers is a sedentary "desk potato", according to a study by health insurer and healthcare provider...

Volunteering, helping others and attending sports or social clubs are good for the wellbeing of older workers and retirees, according...

Telephone-based counselling for those seeking to quit smoking is most effective if there is a call-back facility from the counsellor,...

An exercise programme focusing on muscle stretching and endurance training can help reduce the incidence of neck pain in office...

The return to work of an individual with depression is influenced by whether or not they believe their line manager...

Is offering the flu vaccine to employees a sensible business decision that will keep staff healthy, or simply a costly...