Have you heard? 11%. That’s the new rate of smoking in the US, according to new survey data from the National Center for Health Statistics. While the preliminary report also acknowledged the increase in e-cigarette use (up to 5.8%), this reduction in smoking is worth celebrating. In 1983, when the American Institute for Preventive Medicine (AIPM) was founded […]
What can the Well-Being Industry Learn from Pickleball?
I recently found myself in a relatively uneventful meeting. That was until the end, when a partner on the other end mentioned that this weekend she planned to play pickleball. That’s when I lit up. The mutual excitement was palpable. We spent the next 10 minutes talking about pickleball: how much fun it is, how […]
Should Well-Being Challenges be Team or Individual?
Challenges have become one of, if not, the most popular well-being program strategy and a fan favorite among participants. The topics available from providers are immense, there’s plenty of opportunity to sync devices, and social components have been added to make them fun and interactive. One question, however, remains and we get asked about it a lot […]