This issue’s focus on health care and wellness touches on an issue that’s at the heart of every business’s expenses. What seems like a soft cost for preventative care can take an unexpected turn, affecting an entire company.
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This issue's focus on health care and wellness touches on an issue that's at the heart of every business's expenses.
What seems like a soft cost for preventative care can take an unexpected turn, affecting an entire company.
In our cover story, Senior Writer James McCarthy talks to Stephen Merz, the new CEO of Maine Behavioral Healthcare, about Maine's growing opioid crisis.
Substance abuse is frequently linked to mental health issues. Maybe your company isn't dealing with this. But for nearly any business owner or manager with employees driving a forklift or a wheel loader, or working in a manufacturing setting, this is the kind of thing that can make for sleepless nights.
As the story states, enforcing the laws is only part of the challenge. Education and treatment are key components.
Mainebiz has had a number of stories in the past two years about what companies are doing on the front end to keep their employees healthy. Correspondent Laurie Schreiber went through all the survey results for “Best Places to Work,” which will have its own section in the Oct. 31 issue, and found a number of new wrinkles in wellness programs. Chair massages and surfing lessons are only part of what's being offered. That story also starts on the cover.
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Maine Behavioral Healthcare tackles opioid crisis with holistic approach
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