The Wellable Blog

Since April 19th, all adults, regardless of their specific age group, occupation, or health condition, have been eligible in all U.S. states and territories to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Despite this increase in eligibility, vaccination rates ...

There is a belief that people work in exchange for wellness, either for themselves or for those they care about. Often, the promise of wellness is fulfilled monetarily. With money in hand, individuals can purchase products, services, opportunities, ...

With the option of returning to physical office spaces coming ever closer, companies are beginning to think more carefully about what office life should look like. In particular, business leaders are assessing the advantages and disadvantages of ...

People don’t always go to the doctor when they know they should. This has been a problem since before the pandemic started. However, due primarily to a fear of contracting COVID-19, a substantially greater number of people are either postponing ...

One of the drawbacks of remote work is its effect on the prevalence of overworking. According to a survey conducted by the Los Angeles-based staffing firm Robert Half, nearly 70% of professionals who transitioned to remote work because of the ...

Every month, Wellable asks a single question to the large, growing, and dedicated community of human resources and wellness professionals subscribed to the Wellable Newsletter. The question for April explored how many employers were implementing ...

Gaining access to the health care services and products one needs can be inconvenient, expensive, or downright impossible. In order to combat this, a number of retail companies (e.g., Target, Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS) have started offering a ...

There are a number of benefits to holding a virtual health fair. For example, virtual health fairs allow employees to attend from anywhere in the world, offer a wider range of vendors, require less planning, and are less expensive. But not all ...

One effective way to improve the well-being of one’s workforce is to provide them with an opportunity to learn about available benefits and interact with a variety of wellness experts in a single setting or occasion. These events, often referred to ...

Over the past 30 or so years, with the advent of the internet along with various technologies that make use of it (e.g., email, video chat, etc.), organizations have become increasingly interested in the viability of a remote workplace. In 2020, the ...