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Apr212020

5 Steps for Preventing Chronic Disease

How healthy are you? The National Health Council reports that at least 157 million Americans will be afflicted with a chronic disease by the end of this year – a trend due in part to our aging population. However, different lifestyle factors also influence the outcome of this statistic, revealing that all age groups are vulnerable to…

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April 21, 2020Leave a commentDiet and Nutrition, Disability Causes, Health and Wellness, UncategorizedBy Violet Jennings
Apr162020

Things to Remember Before Your Gym Reopens

After weeks or months of not being able to visit your gym or fitness club, you’ll want to keep several things in mind when you return to exercise. Even if you’ve actively pursued alternative ways to stay fit, you should plan for some adjustments in resuming your workouts. Just two weeks away from a workout…

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April 16, 2020Leave a commentExcercise, Health and WellnessBy The Council for Disability Awareness
Apr142020

What’s considered a disability? 10 causes every HR leader should know

When most people consider disability, they picture something catastrophic happening—an injury on the ski slope, or a speeding car hurtling into theirs—and, for the most part assume it can never happen to them. That’s why human resources experts often find it challenging to convince their employees of the importance of disability insurance even though you…

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April 14, 2020Leave a commentAbsence Management, Disability Causes, Disability Insurance, Employee Benefits, Facts, Living with Disability, Long Term Disability, Protect Your Income, Short Term Disability, WorkplaceBy The Council for Disability Awareness
Apr92020

The Challenges for Physical Therapists During the COVID-19 Pandemic

For physical therapists throughout the nation, the spread of COVID-19 is raising questions and challenges that also confront the larger frontline healthcare community.   Should clinics temporarily close or should outpatient physical therapy be halted? What treatments should not be postponed? How can clinics determine the risks for patients and their staff? How can patients…

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April 9, 2020Leave a commentExcercise, Health and WellnessBy The Council for Disability Awareness
Apr72020

Seven Steps To Secure Your Finances Amid COVID-19

While health is everyone’s No. 1 concern these days, financial wellness is also top of mind. After all, many households are finding themselves in a budget bind as economic woes hit the economy at all levels. Even if your job is secure, you might be finding a partner or someone else in the household facing…

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April 7, 2020Leave a commentDisability Insurance, Employee Benefits, Finance, Financial Planning, HR, Insurance, Personal Finance, Plan, Protect Your Income, UncategorizedBy The Council for Disability Awareness
Apr22020

5 Ways to Embrace the Danish Concept of Hygge

Hygge may not be a household word in the States quite yet, but it’s currently experiencing a popularity growth spurt and influencing the way many Americans live their lives. With origins in Denmark, the word—pronounced “hoo-gah”—roughly translates to “coziness” in English, although most Danes will argue that hygge has more to do with well-being than…

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April 2, 2020Leave a commentHealth and Wellness, Reversing Burnout, UncategorizedBy The Council for Disability Awareness
Mar312020

Combat the effects of social distancing while protecting our nation’s most vulnerable

This article originally appeared on the Lincoln Financial Group Website. Our world and how we interact with each other has changed drastically in the past few weeks. Businesses are closing or moving to work-from-home arrangements. Schools are closing. As a nation, we’ve been asked to avoid public gatherings and socially distance ourselves from each other.…

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March 31, 2020Leave a commentFlexibility, Health and Wellness, Uncategorized, WorkplaceBy The Council for Disability Awareness
Mar242020

Paid and Unpaid Leave: What You Need to Know (And How You Can Be Protected Without It)

Benefit packages can be confusing to understand, and – it’s sad but true – many times are forgotten the minute the onboarding paperwork is signed. Unfortunately that leaves many employees not fully understanding their benefits package, and one area of frequent confusion is what their “paid” and “unpaid” leave options are. Not being clear on what you can…

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March 24, 2020Leave a commentAbsence Management, Disability Insurance, Employee Benefits, Facts, HR, Insurance, Paid LeaveBy The Council for Disability Awareness
Mar192020

Working from Home Unexpectedly? Tips to Help You Thrive in Today’s Unusual Circumstances

Who can work in a time like this, you may ask. Anxiety levels are through the roof; kids might be underfoot; and every day brings new, often unsettling information to process. While most workplaces are understanding of the stress employees are feeling, the good news for people who have jobs where they can work from…

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March 19, 2020Leave a commentEmployee Benefits, Flexibility, Health and Wellness, HR, WorkplaceBy The Council for Disability Awareness
Mar172020

Seven Ways Employers Can Create Flexible Work Options

Competition for Talent Informs Trend in Flexibility as Benefit Option HR departments know all too well the fierce competition for top talent being waged today. And as you develop appealing compensation offers and benefits packages, there is one peak benefit that employees are clamoring for—and that’s flexibility. If you are still clinging to a fixed work…

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March 17, 2020Leave a commentDisability Insurance, Employee Benefits, Flexibility, HR, WorkplaceBy The Council for Disability Awareness
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