Healthy Living News and Research Update
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Healthy Living News and Research Update June 6, 2017 The materials provided in this document are intended to inform and support those groups that are implementing the SelectHealth Healthy Living product as part of their employee wellness program. You will be receiving similar updates twice each month. If you would prefer not to receive these regular updates please let me know. We welcome your feedback and suggestions. Best Regards, Tim Tim Butler, MS, MCHES Senior Wellness Program Management Consultant 801-442-7397 [email protected] __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Healthy Living Program Updates • Registration for the Next Core Activity Challenge Begins 6/21 Upcoming Wellness Events • Utah Worksite Wellness Council “Time Out for Wellness” Networking Event Workplace Wellness • Change at Work Linked to Employee Stress, Distrust and Intent to Quit, New Survey Finds • How Leaders Can Push Employees Without Stressing Them Out • Retirement savings gap seen reaching $400 trillion by 2050 • High-deductible health plans promote increased wellness program participation • Hospital system becomes Blue Zones standout • Healthy Higher Ed Employees • Best Practices for Using Wearable Devices in Wellness Programs • High-deductible, consumer-driven health plans keep growing • Pay the medical bills or save for retirement? • 5 cheap ways to get healthy before you're old enough to retire • Views: 3 ways companies can help tackle mental health issues • Why Lower Health Care Costs is One of the Benefits of Wellness Lifestyle Medicine News • HbA1c Point-of-Care Test May Improve Diabetes Detection • Pediatricians Say No Fruit Juice in Child’s First Year • The Worst Fat in the Food Supply • Overweight kids face higher risk for depression as adults • Analysis: No Statin Primary Prevention Seen for Seniors • Lifestyle Medicine: The Skinny on Artificial Sweeteners • Poor Sleep May Hike Mortality in Metabolic Syndrome • A 1-Hour Walk, 3 Times a Week, Has Benefits for Dementia • 3 Key Lifestyle Factors Can Lower Breast Cancer Odds • Thick Middle May Raise Risk of Some Cancers • For the first time, more than half of Americans are getting the recommended amount of exercise • How a common meditation technique can help you eat more healthfully • U.S. Alzheimer's deaths jump 54 percent; many increasingly dying at home • Older adults might be able to stave off arthritis knee pain with fiber • Walking linked to improved brain function • Sugary Drinks Tied to Accelerated Brain Aging • Misremembering What Makes Us Fat: Time’s cover story on dieting misses the forest for the trees. • The healthiest way to improve your sleep: exercise • Poor Sleep May Hike Mortality in Metabolic Syndrome • Experts' tips for choosing the safest sunscreen • High glycation index increases CVD risk • Thick Middle May Raise Risk of Some Cancers • Obesity Study Debunks 'Skin-in-Game' Theory of Weight Loss • High-Fiber Diet Tied to Less Knee Arthritis • Primary care physicians can help prevent, reverse cardiovascular disease • The Whole Truth About Whole Fruits • Can a 70-Year-Old Have the Arteries of a 20-Year-Old? • Exercise a Great Prescription to Help Older Hearts • Not getting enough sleep? It could explain your weight gain Healthy Living Program Updates Registration for the Next Core Activity Challenge Begins 6/21 U.S. National Parks destination challenge runs from 7/3 – 7/30 Upcoming Wellness Events Utah Worksite Wellness Council “Time Out for Wellness” Networking Event, Wednesday, June 28th You don't want to miss this one of kind event! This dedicated networking event is structured to allow you to connect with some of the top wellness professionals in the state of Utah along with many HR directors, Wellness Consultants and Wellness Vendors. You will enjoy 3 hours getting to know each other personally and professionally, picking each other’s brains about worksite wellness programs and hopefully walking away with some lifelong connections. Register right here today! Agenda, Wednesday, June 28th: • 11:00-11:30 Check in, Meet with Exhibitors • 11:30-12:00 Announcements, Lunch (included in cost), Mingle • 12:00-12:45 Structured Networking Activities • 12:45-1:00 Break • 1:00-1:45 Structured Roundtable Discussion • 1:45-2:00 Exhibitor Raffle Location: Tribe House, University Place, 575 E. University Parkway, Orem, Utah Calling all Exhibitors: Are you a wellness company that is looking for opportunities to get your foot in the door throughout the state of Utah? Register to be one of our exhibitors at the upcoming networking event. Space is VERY Limited so don't wait. Register here to be an exhibitor today! Questions: Email us at [email protected] Workplace Wellness Change at Work Linked to Employee Stress, Distrust and Intent to Quit, New Survey Finds Good Company Newsletter, May 24, 2017, vol.11, number 5 http://www.apaexcellence.org/resources/goodcompany/newsletter/article/806 At a time of change and uncertainty across the country, American adults who have been affected by change at work are more likely to report chronic work stress, less likely to trust their employer, and more likely to say they plan to leave the organization within the next year compared with those who haven’t been affected by organizational change, according to a survey released today by the American Psychological Association. Half of American workers (50 percent) say they have been affected by organizational changes in the last year, are currently being affected by organizational changes or expect to be affected by organizational changes in the next year, according to APA’s 2017 Work and Well-Being Survey. The survey was conducted online in March by Harris Poll among more than 1,500 U.S. adults who were employed full time, part time or self-employed. Workers experiencing recent or current change were more than twice as likely to report chronic work stress compared with employees who reported no recent, current or anticipated change (55 percent vs. 22 percent), and more than four times as likely to report experiencing physical health symptoms at work (34 percent vs. 8 percent). Working Americans who reported recent or current change were more likely to say they experienced work-life conflict (39 percent vs. 12 percent for job interfering with non-work responsibilities and 32 percent vs. 7 percent for home and family responsibilities interfering with work), felt cynical and negative toward others during the workday (35 percent vs. 11 percent) and ate or smoked more during the workday than they did outside of work (29 percent vs. 8 percent). Satisfaction and trust The survey findings also show how workplace changes may affect employees’ attitudes and experiences on the job. Workers who reported being affected by organizational change currently or within the past year reported lower levels of job satisfaction compared with employees who reported no recent, current or anticipated changes (71 percent vs. 81 percent). Working Americans who reported recent or current change were almost three times more likely to say they don’t trust their employer (34 percent vs. 12 percent) and more than three times as likely to say they intend to seek employment outside the organization within the next year (46 percent vs. 15 percent) compared with those with no recent, current or anticipated change. Cynical and skeptical Underlying employee reactions to organizational change may be their perceptions of the motivation behind those changes and the likelihood of success, according to the survey. Almost a third of U.S. workers said they were cynical when it comes to changes, reporting that they believed management had a hidden agenda (29 percent), that their motives and intentions were different from what they said (31 percent) and that they tried to cover up the real reasons for the changes (28 percent). Working Americans also appeared skeptical when it comes to the outcomes of organizational changes. Only 4 in 10 employees (43 percent) had confidence that changes would have the desired effects and almost 3 in 10 doubted that changes would work as intended and achieve their goals (28 percent each). “Change is inevitable in organizations, and when it happens, leadership often underestimates the impact those changes have on employees,” said David W. Ballard, PsyD, MBA, head of APA’s Center for Organizational Excellence. “If they damage their relationship with employees, ratchet up stress levels and create a climate of negativity and cynicism in the process, managers can wind up undermining the very change efforts they’re trying to promote.” Other survey findings APA’s annual Work and Well-Being Survey provides a snapshot of the U.S. workforce, including employee well-being and attitudes and opinions related to workplace policies and practices. Other key findings of the 2017 survey include: Contrary to popular belief, more than three-quarters of U.S. workers (78 percent) reported average or better levels of work engagement, as characterized by high levels of energy, being strongly involved in their work and feeling happily engrossed in what they do, with the largest group (47 percent) having an average level of work engagement. One in 5 employees (22 percent) reported low or very low levels of engagement at work, yet workers who felt they were treated fairly by their employers were more than five times as likely to report high or very high levels of work engagement, compared with employees who didn’t feel treated fairly (39 percent vs. 7 percent). Although most employed adults (71 percent) felt that their organization treats them fairly, 1 in 5 (21 percent) said they did not trust their employer. Employees who said they don’t trust their employer were more than three times as likely to say they’re typically tense and stressed out at work compared with those who trust their employer (70 percent vs. 23 percent), and more than four times as likely to indicate that they plan to look for a new job within the next year (65 percent vs.