What's a Healthy Behaviors Company?

Thursday, October 30, 2008 1:46 PM by erint
Erin Thompson, Marketing Manager:   The heart of Free & Clear’s mission has always been to address chronic disease through health behavior change. As a national leader in tobacco cessation, our goal for the last 20 years has been to help employers build a healthier, more prod... [More]
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Ivy League Benefits?

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:28 PM by yukiy
Yuki Yang, Senior Director, Client Services:   What does it take for an Ivy League school to offer its employees a benefit that could decrease their healthcare spend while increase the health and wellness of its employees?  Seems to make sense perfect sense that an Ivy League scho... [More]
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Smoking and Pregnancy: Stressed Moms Light Up Postpartum

Thursday, August 07, 2008 11:50 AM by kenw
Ken Wassum, Senior Product Manager:   If you think about it, pregnant smokers have twice the incentive to quit that the rest of us have – their health and the health of their unborn baby. There are few things as powerful as a mother’s love for her child. So it may not be a ... [More]
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Study Shows Smoking Bans Promote Good Health

Thursday, July 31, 2008 9:36 AM by seanb
Sean Bell, Senior Vice President, Strategic Development:   Free & Clear's CMO, Tim McAfee, is a man of proud Scottish heritage, so I think he must be particularly pleased with today's news published in the  New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and reported on in... [More]
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Cessation Benefits: A Family Affair

Friday, July 11, 2008 9:30 AM by yukiy
Yuki Yang, Senior Director, Client Services:   A new study recently released in Perth found higher levels of nicotine and other tobacco-related particles inside the homes of smokers compared with smoke-free households, even if people smoked outdoors. The study found that when smok... [More]
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Smoking Bans in WA: Tempers Still Occasionally Flare

Thursday, July 03, 2008 9:18 AM by yukiy
Yuki Yang, Senior Director, Client Services:   Washington State’s smoking ban, passed on December 8, 2005 prohibiting smoking in all indoor public places and workplaces including restaurants, bars, taverns, bowling alleys, skating rinks and non-tribal casinos, still evokes strong... [More]
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