Healthy behaviors and habits apply to all aspects of your health and well-being, from nutrition and fitness to mental and financial health. But adopting healthy behaviors and habits can be easier said than done. Consider these tips and techniques to help you adopt healthy behaviors and habits: Make preventive care [...]
When it comes to health and wellness, plenty of attention is given to exercise, eating right, and preventive care. A topic less often discussed—but equally important to health—is domestic violence, also known as intimate partner violence or IPV. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and we wanted to take a [...]
The President has issued an executive order calling for changes in the individual and group markets and has signaled that the federal government will discontinue cost sharing reduction payments. While the full implications of these actions on the insurance market may not be understood for some time, we will work [...]
“You always think it is going to happen to someone else, certainly not me!” stated John, a PacificSource member and Condition Support participant who suffered a heart attack in July 2016. “I was lucky. I survived and have had a second chance to correct my previous health errors.” After the [...]
On Tuesday, September 19, PacificSource will participate in the American Diabetes Association’s National Healthy Lunch Day. We are encouraging all of our employees to make healthy choices during their lunchtime. Afterall, having a fulfilling and healthy lunch will help you perform better throughout your work or school day! Why is [...]
This summer I hit the road for 10 days and 1,854 miles with two small and loud children, and one large and loud husband. Fortunately, the car was comfortable and the kids sleep a lot in moving vehicles. Trying to keep healthy and active, which keeps my husband and I [...]
We want to shine the spotlight on a company that is doing a tremendous job of implementing wellness in the workplace. G5 in Bend, Oregon, is a Premier Google Partner specializing in digital marketing for real estate companies. It has achieved an average customer retention rate of 94%, and for [...]
We have a team of insanely knowledgeable service reps who’s mission is to visit the companies who’ve purchase a PacificSource plan and explain the benefits to the employees, as well as answer all sorts of questions on how they can use their benefits. In their quest to make sure our [...]
Mid-level management is an excellent source to educate employees about your wellness programs because they usually have the most touches on the most employees. These managers can often get on board with helping promote workplace wellness efforts when they see the value in what these programs and services can do [...]
We’re spending more time sitting than ever, and researchers say it’s wreaking havoc on our bodies. In an interview with Dr. James Levine, director of the Mayo Clinic – Arizona State University Obesity Solutions Initiative, and inventor of the treadmill desk, he states, “Sitting is more dangerous than smoking, kills more people [...]
