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Corporate health & wellness programs focus on supporting employees in their attempts to reach health goals or to live a healthier lifestyle, but the majority of efforts are spent on improving the lives of employees during their workday and in the workplace: healthy lunch options, bike commutes, office gyms, etc. But companies are starting to look beyond the workplace to employee homes and the role that a healthy, hazard free home plays in their overall health and wellness. With most employees spending more than half of their lives in their homes, encouraging them to create and maintain healthy living spaces is becoming a hot topic.

When you think of employee safety, you may envision hard hats and safety goggles, but modern safety goes well beyond PPE. Today’s most effective safety programs also include wellness components: walk breaks, mental health resources, and a culture of care. The link between wellness and safety isn’t just anecdotal—it’s backed by data.

The scope of employee wellness has more or less stayed the same over the last five years since wellness programs have gained popularity. Employee wellness has always been focused on physical health, biometrics and insurance premium discounting.

Top stories from the February CVS/pharmacy® Wellness Newsletter!

 Wellness programs continue to evolve into 2016, challenging employers to keep things fresh. This edition of the CVS/pharmacy® Wellness Newsletter focuses on using rewards and incentives to encourage healthy behavioral changes, resources on how to maintain engagement and secure long-term program success, CVS news and more.  Read below for more on what this edition has to offer.

Smoking at work is not what it used to be. In the days of Don Draper, it was something everyone did, all the time, whether they were at work or home. Now, it's difficult to find a restaurant that even has a smoking section. According to a recent SHRM study that addresses smoking at work, employers have smoking cessation programs on their minds. According to the survey, 47% of responding employers restrict their employees smoking in some way during working hours.