by: Aaron Holbrook (Daily Citizen)
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2015 employed Americans worked on average 7.6 hours per day.
With nearly half of our waking hours spent at work, employers play a critical role in Blue Zones Project’s success by shaping the workplace environment to make the healthy choice the easy choice. Employers have the power to dramatically improve employee well-being in several ways that can also be transferred to the home environment.
Where do business leaders committed to improving their employee’s well-being start? Employee-led well-being committees are important to developing a plan that can address the challenges and health issues identified as important to employees. Together, with leadership, well-being committees can develop action plans that address policies and benefits, the food environment, the physical environment, and the engagement of social networks.
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