The Connections Among Sleep, Mental Health, and Absence from Work

The Connections Among Sleep, Mental Health, and Absence from Work

By Fred Schott In March 2021 I wrote a conversation-based CDA blog post with Ian Bridgman, executive director of The Claim Lab and a Council for Disability Awareness Board member, about the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on working Americans’ mental health. Bridgman indicated he was surprised with one trend in particular: “One of the data items…

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…