EAP Association Exchange articles from September 1 2002

EAP Association Exchange archives from September 1 2002

Another new label for a core EA practice. (Front Desk).
September 1, 2002... Should EAPs concern themselves with "disease management?" Is this one more example of our field being drawn into the world of health care at the expense of our workplace roots? At first glance, that might seem to be the case. But looking...

Building value from our Core Technology. (President's Message).
September 1, 2002... By the time you read this, many of you will be making final preparations to attend EAPA's 2002 Annual Conference in Boston. The Annual Conference never fails to offer a rewarding mix of educational activities and networking and socializing...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2002... A major wake-up call. Bravos to Dave Sharar for a first-rate article on an important topic ("The Pricing of EAPs," May/June 2002) and for the restraint he demonstrated in discussing the issues. After reading the article I felt it...

The crisis in Argentina: EAPs in Argentina are adopting new tactics to help employers and workers survive financial and political problems of tragic proportions.(employee assistance programs)
September 1, 2002... In recent weeks and months, Argentina has received considerable international publicity, with stories appearing in media outlets that never had carried information about Argentina before. This attention is unfortunate, because our country has...

Successful program integration: an analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing an EAP that integrated with other programs reveals the keys to successfully serving the systemic needs of employees and work organizations.(employee assistance program)
September 1, 2002... Increasingly, employee assistance programs have become interested in exploring integration of their programming with other fields, namely work/life and wellness. Some EAPs have begun the process of integrating services, only to become uncertain...

Disease management and EAPs.(employee assistance programs)
September 1, 2002... For most U.S. businesses, the news this year could hardly have been worse. The major stock markets have taken double-digit dives, and consumer confidence is at its lowest level since November 2001. Office vacancy rates are rising, to as high as...

More effective care: disease management concepts and goals.
September 1, 2002... What is disease management? In a word, popular. A recent study by Hewitt Associates, a global outsourcing and consulting firm, found that 76 percent of 945 businesses surveyed provide disease management programs to employees, more than offer...

Hepatitis C: a silent epidemic.
September 1, 2002... A silent epidemic is spreading around the world, wreaking havoc in developed and developing countries alike. This epidemic is hepatitis C (HCV), currently estimated to affect approximately 200 million people worldwide, or 3 percent of the...

Chronic pain and addiction: a challenging combination.
September 1, 2002... Chronic pain and addiction share many of the same characteristics, leaving the patient feeling isolated, helpless, and hopeless. This tragic synergy presents a difficult challenge to employee assistance professionals working with employees who...

Managing health care costs: chronic disease and minority employees.
September 1, 2002... Chronic diseases are defined as conditions that persist for a long time, usually for the life of the patient, and often cannot be cured and thus have to be managed. This persistence makes chronic conditions very expensive and adds greatly to...

New initiatives in the United Kingdom. (Perspective: International Programs).(disease management programs)
September 1, 2002... In the United Kingdom, EAPs generally have not played a large role in disease management programs, the only significant exception being general stress management programs. This situation will soon change, however, as there are several...

The DM industry could profit from EAPs. (Perspective: Labor Programs).
September 1, 2002... John "Mickey" McKay The first thing that comes to mind about the theme "Disease Management and EAPs" is that it is one of the biggest lies to come around in a long time. The term "disease management" (DM) is not even accurate, since it is...

U.S. workers becoming less satisfied with their jobs. (News Briefs).
September 1, 2002... Fewer U.S. workers are happy with their jobs than in 1995, and the decline in satisfaction is evident in all age groups and at all income levels, according to a survey of 5,000 households by the Conference Board. Workers aged 35-44, once...

Checklist provides tips for protecting hearing in workplace. (Info Sources).
September 1, 2002... The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine has released a checklist that offers suggestions on how to eliminate or reduce noise-related problems at work and prevent hearing loss. Hearing loss is the most common...