Monthly Health Topics

¹Charlie Waters, “8 Reasons Why Fitness in the Office is Important,” Occupational Health & Safety, February 8, 2023. Continue at [1]

²“Benefits of Physical Activity,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, April 24, 2024. Continue at [2]

³Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2018. Continue at [3]

⁴Dhruv Kazi et al., “Forecasting the Economic Burden of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in the United States Through 2050: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association,” American Heart Association Journal, June 4, 2024. Continue at [4]

⁵Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey 2023 Results, June 27, 2024. Continue at [5]

⁶“Social Connection,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, March 27, 2024. Continue at [6]

⁷Tim Dall et al., “Assessing the Economic Impact of Obesity and Overweight on Employers: Identifying Paths Toward Work Force Health and Well-Being,” GlobalData, February 2024. Continue at [7]

⁸“Consequences of Obesity,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, July 15, 2022. Continue at [8]

⁹Yarden Segal, Sasidhar Gunturu, “Psychological Issues Associated With Obesity,” National Library of Medicine, May 2, 2024. Continue at [9]

¹⁰Julie Thompson, “Why You Need to Worry About Employee Burnout,” Business.com, updated December 12, 2024. Continue at [10]

¹¹Ryan Pendell, “Employee Wellbeing Starts at Work,” Gallup Workplace, July 20, 2022. Continue at [11]

¹²Iseult Morgan, “Employees Want Wellbeing From Their Job, and They’ll Leave to Find It,” Gallup Workplace, August 3, 2021. Continue at [12]

¹³“New Mental Health Cost Calculator Shows Why Investing in Mental Health is Good for Business,” National Safety Council, May 13, 2021. Continue at [13]

¹⁴ The State of Organizations 2023, McKinsey & Company, 2023. Continue at [14]

¹⁵Chloe Donelan, “Why Should Mental Health Be a Priority in the Workplace?,” John Hopkins University, May 17, 2023. Continue at [15]

¹⁶“National Surveys Reveal Disconnect Between Employees and Employers Around Mental Health Need,” McKinsey & Company, April 21, 2021. Continue at [16]

¹⁷Steven Sokoler, “The Business Case for Mental Health: Investing in Employee Well-Being,” Forbes, July 30, 2024. Continue at [17]

¹⁸“2024 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures,” Alzheimer’s Association, accessed February 28, 2025.
https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/facts-figures Continue at [18]

¹⁹Nicola M. Payton, et al, “Trajectories of Cognitive Decline and Dementia Development: A 12-year Longitudinal Study,” Alzheimer’s and Dementia, June 17, 2022, p. 857-867. Continue at [19]

²⁰Irina Kolobova et al., “Burden of Vaccine-Preventable Disease Among At-Risk Adult Populations in the US,” Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, April 21, 2022. Continue at [20]

²¹“Vaccines: Protecting Health and Society,” Boone Health, November 12, 2024. Continue at [21]

²²Linda Kalunga et al., “Increasing Vaccine Uptake Among Employees Within the Non-Health Related Critical Infrastructure Sectors: A Review,” Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, January 10, 2023. Continue at [22]

²³James Root et al., “Better With Age: The Rising Importance of Older Workers,” Bain & Company, July 2023. Continue at [23]

²⁴Promoting an Age-Inclusive Workforce: Living, Learning and Earning Longer, OECD Publishing, 2020. Continue at [24]

²⁵“About Productive Aging and Work,” National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, March 7, 2024. Continue at [25]

²⁶Stephanie Ferguson Melhorn and Isabella Lucy, “Data Deep Dive: Women in the Workforce,” U.S. Chamber of Commerce, June 26, 2024. Continue at [26]

²⁷“Your Bottom-Line Financial Impact: The Inclusion Impact Calculator,” Aleria, 2024. Continue at [27]

²⁸Kulleni Gebreyes et. al., “What’s Causing US Women to Skip or Delay Medical Care?,” Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, September 10, 2024. Continue at [28]

²⁹“How Type 2 Diabetes Affects Your Workforce,” cdc.gov, May 15, 2024. Continue at [29]

³⁰Emily D. Parker et al., “Economic Costs of Diabetes in the U.S. in 2022,” American Diabetes Association, November 1, 2023. Continue at [30]

³¹Jane A. Gwira et al., “Prevalence of Total, Diagnosed, and Undiagnosed Diabetes in Adults: United States, August 2021–August 2023,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, November 2024; “Statistics About Diabetes,” American Diabetes Association, accessed April 28, 2025. Continue at [31]

³²Jiaxi Peng et al., “The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Occupational Well-Being in Employees: The Mediating Role of Occupational Self-Efficacy,” Frontiers in Psychology, January 27, 2023. Continue at [32]

³³”FastStats: Sleep in Adults,” CDC, May 15, 2024. Continue at [33]

³⁴Sara Mosqueda, “How Sleep Loss Impacts Employees and Costs Companies,” Security Management, November 7, 2023. Continue at [34]