Welcome to the Occupational and Environmental Health Network (OEHN) Medical Director Report.  This issue focuses on the Value of Wellness at the Workplace including the cost to employees of unhealthy employees and how employees can take control of  their health.  OEHN delivers premier onsite Medical Director leadership and program oversight for occupational health departments across the country.   On behalf of the entire staff at OEHN, thanks for reading. 

Thomas H. Winters, MD, President, Chief Medical Officer and Principal, Visiting Lecturer at HMS
Lee Okurowski, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Principal, and Medical Director

Wellness Programs Keep Employees Healthy:  Reduce Health Care Costs  As employers grapple with rising health care costs, they’re starting to realize that the key to cutting costs is to keep their employees healthy, rather than waiting until there’s an illness to manage...Continue

Is Your Office Making You Fat?  Taking Control at Your Work Place You spend all day sitting at your desk, getting little exercise, constantly being temped by vendor machines that carry high calorie snacks and going to meetings where someone invariably brings in donuts or muffins.  It is time to take control of your work-time eating habits...Continue

Getting the Weight Off:  Workplace Weight Management Programs The percentage of American adults classified as overweight or obese has reached nearly 66 percent according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Being overweight constitutes a risk factor for heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and some cancers, just to name a few and costs US companies an estimated $13 billion per year in healthcare costs, paid sick leave and life and disability insurance. ...Continue

Investing in Corporate Wellness - Making Your Case  by Joe Flynn, COO OEHN  Wellness focused activities have been around corporate America for many years. Company wellness programs have shown significant impact on reducing absenteeism, improving on-the-job productivity and presenteeism while benefiting the bottom line. So what makes it so challenging to sell wellness programs to senior executives?. Continue

Staying Healthy at Work:  8 Tips You Can Use Today  Staying healthy at work isn't always easy.  With your coworkers sneezing and sniffing around you, it may seem impossible.  Find out how to stay healthy with these tips. Continue

EH&S - A Bottom Line Activity:  Presentation on November 13, 2008 OEHN is pleased to partner with  M.B. Amster & Associates, Inc. (MBAA) to present this timely discussion about the  Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) function which is often times looked upon as an activity that costs a company money.  Aside from the need to maintain compliance...Continue

OEHN Adds New Medical Director:  Abe Timmons DO, MPH   Dr. Timmons is an occupational medicine specialist and former US Air Force flight surgeon recently.  He has several years of experience in both occupational medicine and aerospace medicine.  He most recently served as the medical director of occupational medicine at the Tinker Air Force Base, OK, the largest industrial work facility in the Air Force...Continue

Meet Abe Timmons:  OEHN's Newest Medical Director  Find out what he thinks are the differences between practicing Occupational Health in the Northeast and Southeast and why he decided on Occupational Medicine as a specialty...Continue

Lee Okurowski Provides Medical Services at 2008 Olympics  Dr. Lee Okurowski spent several weeks at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games this summer.  Dr. Okurowski provided...Continue

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