Burnout Can Severely Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Workers in the United States tend to log more and longer hours, and continue working much later in life, than most people in industrialized nations.…
Category: Behavioral Health
Stress and Physical Activity–Get Moving!
Do you find yourself saying, “I’m too busy and stressed to fit exercise into my daily routine”? You’re not alone. Seven out of ten adults…
Technostress–Can Technology Affect Health?
With cell phones chirping and playing music, wireless devices vibrating, and emails signaling their arrival at the computer’s inbox, is it any wonder that many…
Using Art to Heal
Art and health have been central to the human experience from the beginning of recorded history. Visual art can be traced back to the Paleolithic…
Be Grateful, Be Happy
Accept–then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it …This will miraculously transform your whole life. —Eckhart Tolle The…
Caregiver Wellness–It’s Up to You
Caring for someone else can be rewarding and exhausting. Often, caregivers say, “My spouse is the one with cancer, but now I’m the one in…
Hospital Construction Focuses on Creating Healthy Environments
The La Alma/Lincoln Park neighborhood in Denver is undergoing a bit of a revolution. The city’s housing authority is using a relatively new decision-making tool…
The Benefits of Meditation
You’ve probably heard about meditation and may wonder, What is meditation, and what can meditation do for me? Doesn’t it mean sitting all day in…
Holistic Stress Management for Nurses
Virtually everyone experiences stress. It is the second most frequently cited work-related health problem. Health care providers are especially prone to the effects of stress.…
The Nurses’ Health Study
The Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) is one of the longest and largest ongoing investigations regarding factors that influence women’s health. The NHS began in 1967…
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