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Wellness and the Health Care Bottom Line
Since their introduction in the 1970s, the key promise of employee wellness programs has been that they help employers blunt the rising cost of health care, but do they really help organizations manage health expenses and provide the ROI that chief executives demand?
A Healthy Workforce Can Pay Dividends
Kate Noelke sells Hondas at a La Crosse auto dealership. But she's hoping that a new online degree program from the University of Wisconsin Extension will give her the tools she needs to make a career selling the idea of healthy lifestyles.
University of Wisconsin Campuses Launch Health & Wellness Online Degree
Work site wellness programs have continued to grow in numbers and sophistication since their formal introduction in the 1970s. The rising cost of healthcare, sweeping national healthcare legislation and concerns about productivity have spurred demand for such programs.
Regents OK new online degrees
The UW Board of Regents on Friday gave the go-ahead to plan for two new collaborative online degrees, pending approval by the Higher Learning Commission.
UW-Superior Launches New Online Degree
The University of Wisconsin-Superior is joining University of Wisconsin-Extension and three other UW campuses in offering a new online degree program in Health and Wellness Management.
New Health and Wellness Management online degree program from UW
Students across Wisconsin can now earn a bachelor of science degree in health and wellness management from the comfort of their own home. The new online bachelor’s degree completion program was developed by UW-Extension in collaboration with UW-Stevens Point’s School of Health Promotion and Human Development (HPHD), UW-La Crosse, UW-River Falls and UW-Superior.
Wisconsin state schools offer online bachelors degree in corporate wellness
Especially in the United States, stress in people's lives often leads to health problems down the road. According to the American Psychological Association, 70 percent of Americans say that work is the leading factor of stress in their day-to-day lives.
