Movement is Medicine
Were you aware of the similarities between the effects of bed-rest/hospitalization and remote-work regarding their effects on the body and risks for health?
Health Competence
We believe health competence is a skill that should be taught at school.
CHB 3: Own survey to investigate employee health
Take part in our survey where we examine consequences of remote working on employee health!
CHB 4.2: How should Health Building be implemented?
The main challenge appears to be translation of concluding findings adequately, pragmatically and safely from academic to real-world settings, i.e. home-environments.
CHB 4.1: Who is responsible and qualified for Health Building?
Scientists, Health Professionals and qualified private institutions are in desperate need to contribute to global health through reaching individual employee health in corporate environments.
CHB 4: What is Corporate Health Building?
Health Building is intended to target employee health on an individual level.
CHB 2.5.1: Data on work-related Illness and Absence
Illness and Absence represent HIGH costs for businesses.
CHB 2.5: How is Corporate Performance affected?
Corporate Performance is a result of collective employee performance.
CHB 2.4: How are employees affected?
Employee performance is largely dependent on their physical and mental health.
CHB 2.3.1: We all like Maths!
To better understand the development of these conditions and the impact of cofactors, we have created a simple mathematical model.
CHB 2.3: Some (bad) things take time..
If humans physiologically adapt to remote-working, detrimental developments in human morbidity and mortality rates are likely to occur….
CHB 2.2.4: Loose Muscle, Gain Fat?
Muscle mass and strength are strong predictors of health and longevity, but seems to be lost due do physical inactivity.
CHB 2.2.3: “The Begin of a Back Pain Pandemic?”
Musculoskeletal disease represents one of the leading causes for absence at work.
CHB 2.2.2: Diet Quality during COVID-19 Confinements
COVID-19 confinements may result in increased appetite, consuming larger amounts of foods, ultimately leading to weight gain which further entails many health risks
CHB 2.2.1: “It has never been easier to be physically inactive”
Overall, there appears to be agreeing consensus, showing a trend to decreased quantities of physical activity, i.e. duration of PA, as well as qualities (i.e. intensities), while sedentariness increases.
CHB 2.2: Literature Review
Remote working due to COVID-19 confinements seem to aggravate physical inactivity and sedentary behavior (among the leading risk factors for overall disease morbidity).
CHB 2.1: “The New Normal”
The sudden shift of employees to working from home inherits new challenges for both employee and employers.
CHB 1: Introduction and Objective
The aim of this article-series is to review the current literature with regards to employee health, elaborate its impact on corporate performance and to create adequate solutions.
Corporate Health Building (CHB)
A new and innovative business strategy aimed to both improve employees’ health as well as saving on expenses for ill/absent employees, ultimately securing overall performance and growth.