Articles and Press

"Real ROI Is Hard To Find: Valuing Employee Wellness"
Part 3 of the Radical Concepts in Health series, February 22, 2019
by Joyce Young, MD, MPH
Managing Director, Advanced Wellness Systems
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"A Bias for Action: Practices for Health Empowerment"
Part 2 of the Radical Concepts in Health series, February 12, 2019
by Joyce Young, MD, MPH
Managing Director, Advanced Wellness Systems
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“Redesigning Workplace Wellness Programs for High Health and Well-Being”
Work Design Magazine: Expert Insights, February 1, 2019 
by Joyce M. Young, MD, MPH
Noting that current wellness programs focus on pathology, not potential, Joyce Young argues that “problem-oriented activities don’t promote true employee well-being. We need to pursue more relevant strategies for program design, and for that we need an entirely new blueprint.”
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"A New Way Of Seeing: Health Is A Resource, Not A Problem"
Part 1 of the Radical Concepts in Health series, December 10, 2018
by Joyce Young, MD, MPH
Managing Director, Advanced Wellness Systems
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“Tap into the Power of Networks for Employee Wellness Programs”
SHRM People + Strategy Blog, January 8, 2019
by Joyce M. Young, MD, MPH
Joyce Young, lead expert for the High Health Network, writes: “Seasoned HR leaders agree that decades of experience with traditional employee wellness programs have yielded only moderately positive outcomes…A radical innovation is needed—one that dramatically upgrades the efficiency and results of employee well-being programs.”
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MEDIA PREVIEW: "A New Way Of Seeing: Health Is A Resource, Not A Problem"
Key points of the forthcoming paper by Joyce Young, MD, MPH.
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“New Trends in Health and Wellness Benefits”
Workforce, December 17, 2018 
by Andie Burjek
Associate editor Andie Burjek interviewed Joyce Young, lead expert for the High Health Network, for this article about “what to consider more prominently in your benefits strategy in 2019.”
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“Daily Wellness and Motivation Tips”
Workforce, December 10, 2018
by Andie Burjek
Joyce Young, lead expert for the High Health Network, was featured in this article where “workplace wellness experts share tips that people can keep in mind on a daily basis to improve their overall well-being.”
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“Three Ways to Transform Worksite Wellness Programs”
Joyce M. Young, MD, MPH
North Carolina Medical Journal January-February 2018 79:72; doi:10.18043/ncm.79.1.72
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