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1. Insurer: Flu Outbreak Could Cause Global Recession
The Lloyd’s of London report, ‘Pandemic—Potential Insurance Impacts,’ concludes that a pandemic is inevitable. The report focuses on the impact of a global pandemic on the business community and, in particular, the insurance markets.
2. More Employers Offer AIDS/HIV Programs
More than two-thirds of employers in the survey have been affected by HIV/AIDS, with one-fifth of these firms anticipating a growing impact of this epidemic over the next three years.
3. Richard Branson on His Plans for a Healthier Workforce
The Virgin Group founder and chairman took his global brand into the U.S. health care market in 2006 when he launched Virgin Life Care, which offers programs for employers to give incentives—free movie tickets, music, clothing—to employees who live healthy lifestyles.
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December is a busy time for all, with the holidays, end-of-year activity and more. However, employers can still remind their workforces about important health observances the month.
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 ecember is a busy time for all, with the holidays, end-of-year activity and
more. However, employers can still remind their workforces about important
health observances in December, as compiled by the Wellness Council of America.
For instance, December 1 is World AIDS Day, as designated by the Joint United
Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. And December 7-13 is National Handwashing Week,
which can be a helpful workplace hygiene reminder during cold-and-flu month.
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