stigma

Mental illness can follow chronic illness

October 13, 2010

People with chronic illness are more likely to be depressed or have other mental illnesses. Here is a brief look at why and what can be done.

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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?

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Seven ways to improve employee wellness and break the stigma of chronic illness

June 2, 2010

Breaking the stigma of chronic illness at work and improving employee wellness starts with these seven steps.

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Rob Hill conquers Mt. Everest!

May 28, 2010

Rob Hill becomes the first man with Crohn’s disease and an ostomy to climb the Seven Summits

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Business and employees suffer when illness is kept a secret

May 19, 2010

Reducing presenteeism and making work a better place for everyone. Being open about illness has many advantages.

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Employee confidentiality, secrecy and stigma

May 11, 2010

Is treating illness as something to be kept secret in the workplace the right thing to do? Does the stigma of secrecy feed a culture where chronic illness is viewed as some sort of character flaw? Where does confidentiality and privacy become an excuse to ignore something we don’t wish to acknowledge?

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