Sit Less, Move More

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4 ways to combat serious health risks by incorporating small, daily movements   When it comes to exercise, it can be difficult to find the motivation, funds, and time to commit. But research suggests increasing overall movement – like mopping the kitchen, or walking the dog around the block – is vital to lowering your risk of disease. A sedentary … Read More

Assessing the Value of Your Employee Benefits Program

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*Part 1 of our Open Enrollment blog series   For many public sector employers, annual open enrollment is right around the corner. Open enrollment is an opportunity to showcase your benefits program and the value it provides to your employees. Before open enrollment begins, it’s important to evaluate what you offer and if those offerings are valuable to your employees. … Read More

A Call for Better Breakfast

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How You Can Create A More Balanced Breakfast For Health When thinking about breakfast foods, what comes to mind? Perhaps foods labeled “quick” or “on-the-go?” This could look like a pop tart, a waffle, granola bar, or instant oatmeal and cereal. Or maybe it is a banana and a cup of coffee as you run out the door. Breakfast is … Read More

Tips to Make Buying Local a Lifestyle Habit

Why Eat What’s Down the Street: Part 2 How you can start buying local today   In part one of Why Eat What’s Down the Street, we looked at the importance of sourcing local produce, in addition to the health implications of modern food production and transportation. Which brings us to part two: How do you start buying and eating … Read More

Arizona School District Conflict of Interest Statutes in Title 15

Arizona School District Conflict of Interest Statutes in Title 15 - Valley Schools

By Bill Munch, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB *This article has was previously published in The EDGE magazine, an AASBO publication. Arizona Revised Statutes 38-501 through 38-511 deal with “Conflict of Interest of Officers and Employees”. These statutes apply to ALL public employees including school district personnel. While it is important for school districts and their vendors to be aware of these … Read More

How to Engage Your Employees for Increased Workplace Productivity

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Increasingly, employees are expressing a desire to work for organizations and leaders with a strong social conscience. Employer-sponsored volunteer activities have been shown to increase employee engagement and help fulfill their desire to work for an organization that cares about the communities they serve. Employee engagement is a direct reflection of enthusiasm not only for their work but also their … Read More

How to Boost Your Metabolic Health to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Naturally

How to Boost Your Metabolic Health to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Naturally

Here are six modifiable lifestyle and nutrition practices to implement into your daily routine to support your cardiometabolic health. Metabolic health, or the proper function of our cells, tissues, organs and organ systems, is the cornerstone of heart disease prevention. However, only 12% of Americans are considered metabolically healthy, leaving the majority of people at risk for serious diseases like … Read More

The Benefits of Buying and Eating Local Foods

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Why Eat What’s Down the Street: Part 1 A case for buying and eating local foods and how modern food production and transportation harms our health  Food, glorious food. But, how glorious can food be if most of it travels distances up to 1,500 miles from the farm to your dinner table, losing nutrients and gaining pesticides and herbicides along … Read More

Employee Benefit Trends to Watch and Implement in 2022

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No matter what your thoughts are on the current U.S. labor market, it seems like the terminology, “The Great Resignation” or “The Great Reshuffle” is here to stay. There are varying opinions on what is causing the trend. LinkedIn’s chief economist, Karin Kimbrough, weighs in that “People have been living to work for a very long time. And [she thinks] … Read More

5 Ways to Help Your Employees Get Back on Track After The Holidays

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The holidays can be a wonderful time to relax and reset, but they can also leave us feeling burnt out or unprepared to return to business as usual. No matter who you are, we all struggle in our own way to get back on track after time away from work. Here are some ideas to help your employees make the … Read More