The number of companies paying employees to be healthy has surged, but is it paying off? Michael Roizen, MD, Chief Wellness Officer, discusses what Cleveland Clinic is doing to help employees be healthy on MSNBC.

The Plain Dealer – More and more companies are encouraging employees to change their lifestyles in hopes they will stay healthier, become more productive and do their part to keep health-care costs down. Employees take part in a new Cleveland Clinic healthy living program, Lifestyle 180.  Read the Story

The Plain Dealer reports Cleveland Clinic’s expansion of free employee wellness programs to include dependents of Employee Health Plan members.

Backyard ice rinks:   David Pauer, Employee Wellness, says he’s been setting up an ice rink in his backyard for years in step with his “personal mission to be active and encourage others to be active.” Read the story in the Sun Sentinel.

WJW-TV 8 – Cleveland Clinic registered dietician and Lifestyle 180 manager Kristin Kirkpatrick gives tips to navigating the buffet at a holiday party.  Watch the Story

TIME Magazine in their annual health issue features Cleveland Clinic in a story about shifting from what healthcare is now to preventive healthcare and how Cleveland Clinic employees are becoming one of the healthiest workforces in the world.

CNBC – Dr. Toby Cosgrove, CEO of Cleveland Clinic, talks about how wellness and prevention need to be a major part of healthcare reform. Watch the Story

WKYC-TV 3 – Dr. Michael Roizen and Jim Perko of the Cleveland Clinic share recipes ideas for healthy snacks. Watch the Story

WTAE-TV 4 – If you're not looking forward to another winter of pounding endless miles on the treadmill or power walking the malls, the good news is that you don't have to. With the right clothing and a little planning, cold-weather exercise can be safe and effective. Dr. Susan Joy of the Cleveland Clinic comments.  Read the Story

The HeartMath device, which is sold in our 360-5 Wellness Store, can help lower stress with biofeedback. Christine Moravec, PhD, Associate Director, Bakken Heart-Brain Institute, comments in the Plain Dealer.

Reporter Greta Van Susteren spent a day at Cleveland Clinic to learn from Dr. Cosgrove how the health system has succeeded in keeping employees healthy and well.  Watch her tour on Fox News’ “On the Record.” Click here

CNBC – Dr. Michael Roizen of the Cleveland Clinic talks about the practice of integrative medicine and wellness. Watch the Clip

MSNBC “Dr. Nancy” – Should healthcare reform try to change bad wellness behavior? Dr. Toby Cosgrove, CEO and President of the Cleveland Clinic, discusses the Clinic’s wellness efforts. Watch the Story

The “Today Show” on NBC highlighted Cleveland Clinic’s approach to healthcare reform – treating illness before it starts – and explained how our Lifestyle 180 program is helping people achieve success in this area. Chief Wellness Officer Michael Roizen, MD, and Elizabeth Ricanati, MD, Director of Lifestyle 180, were interviewed for the story. Watch the story.

CNN did a report on Cleveland Clinic’s approach to healthcare, which organizes around the needs of the patient and incurs some of the lowest costs for high-quality healthcare. During the broadcast, Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove, MD, commented on our integrated system and healthcare reform. Watch this story. 

CNN reports on healthcare costs and how Cleveland Clinic is setting a good example with our Employee Wellness programs. 

Delos M. “Toby” Cosgrove, MD, President and CEO, speaks on a panel regarding organizational decisions to encourage healthy employee behavior, including smoking cessation and weight loss programs, at the Milken Institute Global Conference.

An article in Cleveland/Akron Health & Wellness Magazine about modern workplace wellness mentions Cleveland Clinic’s Lifestyle 180 program and excerpts from an interview with Health Unit Coordinator Lori Chamar, who joined Weight Watchers and Curves through Cleveland Clinic. Read the story.

Our Chief Wellness Officer Michael Roizen, MD, discussed the current state of healthcare and some of the steps Cleveland Clinic is taking to promote wellness among employees, patients and community members in Executive Health Magazine (the story starts on page 60).

Dr. Roizen says the United States healthcare discussion needs to include lifestyle treatment to focus on preventive care rather than just access in a conversation with Tavis Smiley on Late Night on PBS. Watch the second clip here.

Cleveland Clinic gives employees free gym memberships

reported in Plain Dealer Medical and Science News

Wellness programs bring fresh produce markets to employees

Cleveland Clinic wellness programs bring fresh produce markets to employees. Michael Roizen, MD, chief wellness officer, comments in the News-Herald.

Dave Cannon, manager of Rehabilitation Services at Cleveland Clinic in Wooster, attests to the benefits of walking for those who have or are at risk for diabetes. Read the story in the Daily Record.

Can heavy be healthy? Michael Roizen, MD, Chief Wellness Officer, comments on Newsweek.

Cleveland Clinic received a Healthy Ohio-Healthy Worksite award from the state health department. Read the story in The Plain Dealer.

Dr. Roizen tells WEWS about the advantage of using the “buddy system” when trying to lose weight.  Michelle Augustine from Pediatrics is featured.

Kristin Kirkpatrick, Wellness Manager, gives healthy gift ideas on WKYC.

Michael Roizen, MD, Chief Wellness Officer, tells The Plain Dealer a few things people can do to add years to their lives.

New, healthy food items are now available at the Go! Foods concession stand at Progressive Field. The Go! Foods program and recipes were created at Cleveland Clinic. Read the story in the News-Herald or watch it from WEWS and WKYC.

National Start! Walking Day. Find out how the American Heart Association and Cleveland Clinic are encouraging people to walk on WEWS.  And the employee wellness walk encouraged employees to start walking, and to walk for at least 30 minutes each day. Watch the story from WEWS.

A new cigarette tax is giving smokers another reason to kick the habit. Iyaad Hasan, director of Cleveland Clinic’s Tobacco Treatment Center, gives tips to help people quit on WKYC. Watch a second special here.

Elizabeth Ricanati, MD, Wellness Institute, visits That’s Life With Robin Swoboda to talk about some healthy habits. These habits may mean you will live longer than you think.

Mike Roizen, MD, Chief Wellness Officer, joined Wills & Snyder this morning to talk about cost savings for workplace wellness programs.

Delos M. Cosgrove, MD, Cleveland Clinic president and CEO, joins CNBC for a discussion about the enormous amount Americans spend on end-of-life care each year and how wellness/prevention can help.

Kristin Kirkpatrick, RN, shares a chocolate tofu mousse recipe created by Jim Perko, Wellness Institute, with WKYC viewers.

Employers everywhere are urging employees to adopt healthier lifestyles. Cleveland Clinic’s policy of not hiring smokers is a step in this direction. Read the story from WTHI.

Cleveland Clinic registered dietician Kristin Kirkpatrick gives examples of heart-healthy treats.  Watch the Story on WJW.

Cleveland Clinic registered dietician Kristin Kirkpatrick talk about Go Foods

Watch Story on Channel 19.

Studies show that listening to classical music particularly benefits our minds. Michael Roizen, MD, Chief Wellness Officer, says that listening to fine music and attending such concert can reduce a person’s “real age” by four years. Read the story in The New York Times.

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