New Study Suggests Working Long Hours Increases High Blood Pressure Risk

December 19, 2019December 16, 2019 Sharlotte Vise

Authors: Ross Arena, Ph.D., P.T., FAHA, FESC, Professor and Head of the Department of Physical Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago; Chris Calitz, M.P.P., Director, Center for Workplace Health, American Heart Association

Preview: People who work more than 40 hours per week in white-collar jobs are more likely to have high blood pressure than those working 40 or fewer hours, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.

Tracking Efforts to Move More and Sit Less: All Hands on Deck

May 21, 2019April 23, 2020 Sharlotte Vise

Author: Laurie Whitsel, PhD, Vice President of Policy Research and Translation, American Heart Association

Preview: Given the compelling data on physical activity’s impressive contributions to health, it’s even more critical that public health efforts support our population in moving more and sitting less.

Workplace Health Needs More Rigorous Evaluation of Comprehensive Programs

April 30, 2019September 6, 2019 Sharlotte Vise

Authors: Eduardo Sanchez, M.D., M.P.H., Chief, Center for Health Metrics and Evaluation; Chris Calitz, M.P.P, Director, Center for Workplace Health

Preview: A worksite wellness study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on April 16, 2019, and a corresponding New York Times article headlined “Employee Wellness Programs Yield Little Benefit, Study Shows” appeared to question the effectiveness of workplace health promotion programs..