More than a third of the workforce has at least one chronic illness. That’s right. One in three!

Chronic health conditions are a trillion-dollar productivity problem. What is your organization doing to help engage key workers and managers who may be secretly struggling with a chronic illness? Some of the articles below can get you started.

Mississauga News Article – Cost of Chronic Illness Huge for Business

January 29, 2011

Apple chief executive officer Steve Job’s pending leave of absence – his second in the past few years – should be a wake-up call to businesses about the impact chronic illness

Read the full article →

The cost of chronic illness is huge but mostly hidden

January 11, 2011

This week, I continue my series on the Patient’s Voice survey – one of the newest studies on chronic illness in the workplace Show me the money As human beings we tend to react to stimuli that has the most immediate impact on us. Hence, it is easier to get a person to be concerned [...]

Read the full article →

The impact of multiple illnesses – more than we bargained for

December 2, 2010

People with one chronic illness are likely to have two, three or more conditions. What are the implications of this?

Read the full article →

Sick or well or both? Updating the wellness spectrum

November 16, 2010

Sick or well? A growing number of people with chronic illness don’t really fit in with our old notions of wellness.

Read the full article →

Are sick days a relic of the past?

October 27, 2010

Is it time to do away with the idea of a set number of sick days per year?

Read the full article →

Chronic Illness should set off alarm bells for organizations – CBoC

October 19, 2010

Canada’s leading research group says companies should pay more attention to chronic illness.

Read the full article →

Dealing with a sick employee and avoiding conflict

September 29, 2010

How to deal with a sick employee.

Read the full article →

Chronic illness coaching shows significant benefits according to new study

August 17, 2010

Result of a long-term study showed several benefits to having a coach or facilitator instruct and interact with those with chronic illness or invisible disability

Read the full article →

Family doctors and the cost of waiting

June 30, 2010

Family doctors are the foundation of health care, but in Canada and the United States it can take a long time to see one.

Read the full article →

The Trillion Dollar Problem

June 22, 2010

Chronic illness costs over a trillion dollars a year in lost productivity. How much is a trillion dollars?

Read the full article →