by Jessie Harris | May 8, 2019 | Be Active!, Worksite Wellness
Every year on the third Wednesday in May, Activate Buffalo County hosts the annual Walk Out On Your Job event. This event encourages employees to promote healthy workplaces by walking out on the work that ties us to our desks. Businesses can either walk the 1.5 mile...
by Jessie Harris | Mar 26, 2019 | Be Active!
April is Move More Month and there are so many reasons to get active and move more this month (and every month). We have all been itching for the warmer weather, sunshine, and longer days. Spring is now officially here and April is the first full month of it- are you...
by Jessie Harris | Mar 1, 2019 | Worksite Wellness
Are your employees at risk? According to the American Diabetes Association “Diabetes is the leading cause of heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure, and amputation. It also leads to more sick days and less productivity on the job.” Based on Kaiser Family...
by Jessie Harris | Jan 29, 2019 | Be Active!
New Year, new fitness goals- right? We are one month into the New Year and so many of us are working hard at our new fitness goals. But sometimes, the freezing cold, wind, snow and ice do find their way to interrupt our workout routine. As we are working towards a...
by Jessie Harris | Oct 10, 2018 | Be Active!
Today is World Mental Health Day, and it is also Mental Illness Awareness Week! We are here to help highlight the importance of your employees’ mental health, the signs that show an employee might be struggling, how to spread awareness, create a healthy work...
by Jessie Harris | Jul 25, 2018 | Be Active!
Co-workers. Are you just tolerating your co-workers? Sometimes we just need some time to relax with our co-workers in a non-work environment to really get to know and start enjoying the people we work with every day. Almost a third of U.S. office workers dislike...
by Jessie Harris | Jun 26, 2018 | Be Active!, Worksite Wellness
Summer is officially here and we want you and your employees to stay safe and protected in the sun! This post was originally published by Total Wellness on June 21, 2018, you can find the original here! Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United...
by Jessie Harris | Apr 10, 2018 | Be Active!
Did you know that April is National Stress Awareness Month? Did you record the number of sickness absences in your workplace? Did you realize that nearly 45% of these lost working days are most likely due to stress (HSE, Statistics 2016)? Stress can have a large...
by Jessie Harris | Mar 23, 2018 | Be Active!
Are your employees at risk? According to the American Diabetes Association “Diabetes is the leading cause of heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure, and amputation. It also leads to more sick days and less productivity on the job.” Based on Kaiser Family...
by Jessie Harris | Mar 9, 2018 | Worksite Wellness
March is National Nutritional Month, and we are just in time for our workplace to start following our new Healthy Food Guidelines. Our organization is dedicated to wellness and we were ready to take another step to prove it! Last month our Worksite...
