Workforce Health Engagement | corporate wellness, consumerism, communication & more | hosted by Jesse Lahey, Aspendale Communications - WHE06: Healthy Eating in the Workplace | with Alison Acerra from Guckenheimer

WHE06: Healthy Eating in the Workplace | with Alison Acerra from Guckenheimer

04/25/14 • 33 min

Workforce Health Engagement | corporate wellness, consumerism, communication & more | hosted by Jesse Lahey, Aspendale Communications

Many companies are spending huge amounts of health care dollars paying for treatment of medical conditions caused primarily by poor food choices. Then they spend money on top of that for wellness programs to encourage employees to make better food choices. But when you check the food options available in the company’s cafeteria and vending [...]

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