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Mental Health First Aid: The Critical Skill Set Every Workplace Needs

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It’s standard practice to have multiple employees in every organization qualified in first aid so they can attend to physical injuries until professional medical help arrives. chief medical officer at Hello Alpha, regularly encounters mental health problems while treating thousands of patients each year. Gallup found that “19% of U.S.

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How Employers Can Better Serve Neurodiverse Employees in 2023

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After surviving a major medical event and a surgery that almost killed her, she found herself reevaluating her trajectory. “I According to 2020 research published in the British Medical Bulletin , “a reasonable estimate of all neurominorities within the population is around 15–20%.” But things only got more complicated.

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As One Writer Grapples with Her Disability, She Rediscovers Passion, Peace and Contentment

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I’d lived with migraines for much of my life, but these were incessant and unresponsive to my normal medications. I saw doctors, drove hundreds of miles for specialized testing, spent hours in the emergency room, tried handfuls of medications and supplements. I’d go to work, then immediately collapse into bed afterward. I was thrilled.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Through her work, Arrington is breaking cycles of incarceration and creating pathways to college education and careers for historically underserved communities. Rajinder Atwal Medical Director, CEO, Founder, Family Physician, M.D., Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice Atwal is a trailblazer in the health care industry.

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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

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Educational transcript. Exit interview. For instance, employers cannot include medical information in an employee’s general personnel file due to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Some of the most frequent types of these files are: Medical records for paperwork related to: Personal medical information.

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Wellness Entrepreneur Kris Carr Believes Finding Success Begins with Self-Awareness

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Exactly a decade later, I find myself at her stunning country home in Connecticut interviewing her for this cover story. Call the shots “It all started with learning how to navigate the medical system and deciding to become the CEO of my own life,” she says. My doctor educated me about my type of cancer,” Carr says. “I

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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

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Besides that, your confidential medical records will let you know if any team members have disabilities that you need to consider when planning and assigning tasks. Confidential documents include medical files, tax documents, employee benefits , payroll records, and more.

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