by wkirsten | Nov 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Background on the Global Healthy Workplace Awards Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes represent a leading threat to human health and development. The rise of noncommunicable diseases...
by wkirsten | Apr 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
2013 Global Awards Winners And the winner is… SME Toyal America (USA) Large Alexandra Health (Singapore) Specialized Royal Dutch Shell (Netherlands) Runners Up We would like to take this opportunity to thank our runners up for their applications and wish them...
by wkirsten | Apr 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
2013 Global Awards Finalists Below are the finalists carefully selected by our international judges: SME Technica International (Lebanon) Toyal America (USA) Large Alexandra Health (Singapore) Johnson & Johnson (USA) Specialized American Express (India) Royal...
by wkirsten | Dec 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
The First Global Healthy Workplace Awards Program April 10-12, 2013 in London (www.globalhealthyworkplace.com) I am proud to be involved in the first truly global awards program in our field. Even more so, as it is closely aligned with the World Health Organization...
by wkirsten | Aug 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Global Update is back after a summer break! I am now back in Arizona enjoying the heat (or is it enduring) and getting ready for an exciting fall. For example, I will be leading a group of Mongolian professionals on a study tour of successful workplace health...
by wkirsten | Apr 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
Impact of Health on Work – Impact of Work on Health This week I would like to point out a key difference between the U.S. and Europe with regard to how workplace health promotion is interpreted and implemented. While the U.S. heavily focuses on health behaviors...
