From Body Mechanics to Mindfulness, Amazon Launches Employee-Designed Health and Safety Program called WorkingWell Across U.S. Operations streetinsider.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from streetinsider.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Amazon Unveils Employee-Designed Health And Safety Program WorkingWell
SEATTLE (dpa-AFX) - Amazon announced the launch of WorkingWell, a new comprehensive program providing employees with physical and mental activities, wellness exercises, and healthy eating support, across its U.S. Operations.
The program has a number of components covering training and conditioning, wellness services, and technology. These include Health & Safety Huddles; Wellness Zones; AmaZen; Wellness Centers; EatWell; Neighborhood Health Centers; Mind & Body Moments; Connect & Comment Kiosks; and WorkingWell Mobile App, among others.
Each of WorkingWell s components were developed in collaboration with employees from within Amazon operations.
According to the e-commerce major, these activities are scientifically proven to help the employees recharge and reenergize, and ultimately reduce the risk of injury.
Black, Asian and Latinx people in the Lehigh Valley and across Pennsylvania are less likely to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 than white and non-Latinx people as of mid-April, data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health shows.
Thursday, April 29, 2021
The past year was unique for everyone battling the pandemic, but it was especially challenging for refugees who had to acclimate to a new country while also navigating the pandemic. Many immigrants were left with little choice but to take up jobs with a high risk of contracting the infection or jobs where social distancing is impractical.
Immigrants were hired to clean hospitals with COVID-19 patient rooms. Kibrom Tefsu, a refugee employment specialist with Bethany Christian Services, felt that immigrants were grateful to have found stable employment even amidst the pandemic, immaterial of the risk of infection. A nonprofit organization that helps refugees relocate within the United States, Bethany Christian Services has its office in Allentown.
Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines clear for use in Pa., N.J. after feds give OK
Updated 9:58 AM;
Today 9:55 AM
COVID-19 vaccines are administered at a drive-through clinic in January outside Dorney Park. Following federal guidance, Pennsylvania and New Jersey have again cleared the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.Saed Hindash | For lehighvalleylive.com
Facebook Share
The health departments in both states announced Friday evening that providers were notified of the change in the vaccine’s status. Its use was paused this month as the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration reviewed the cases of rare but potentially serious blood clots.