context demos Hotseat app at Games for Health

context will demo Hotseat, our social gaming app that decreases employees' sedentary behavior, as part of the 2012 Games for Health Conference's Out & About: 3rd Annual Mobile Serious Games Conference. [Read more]

ShapeUp and context join HR Happy Hour to discuss health games

On Thursday, April 26, Fran and Dr. Rajiv Kumar join the popular radio program to discuss a more social and game-like approach to wellness. [Listen here]

Forbes quotes Fran Melmed in talent management article

A Forbes article on why employers should renew their attention to talent management quotes Fran about the well-being connection. [Read more]

context and ShapeUp co-author health games paper

context and ShapeUp co-authored a paper on the evolution of health games and their effectiveness as an enterprise wellness solution. [Download here]

free-range communication among Top 25 Talent Management Blogs

context's blog, free-range communication, was named #16 in Fistful of Talent's Top 25 Talent Management Blogs for 2012. [Read more]

context wins Best HR Idea award

Human Resource Executive recognized context's high-deductible health plan game as one of its "Best HR Ideas for 2012" in the Employee Benefits category. [Read the article]

Human Resource Executive Best HR Idea for 2012 (2012)

Philadelphia Business Journal's Social Media Stars Award (2011)

National Business Group on Health's Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles Gold Level Award (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)

2010 MarCom Awards—Gold

2010 CDHC Solutions Superstars—Most Innovative Employee Education/ Communication Tool

Philadelphia Business Journal's Healthy Workplace Award (2010)

2009 Excellence in Communication Commendation of Merit from the Society for New Communications Research (Twitter)

American Heart Association's Start! Fit-Friendly Companies Gold Level Award (2006)

Games for Health Conference 2012
Hotseat: Using game mechanics and social accountability to unseat yourself
June 12, 2012, Boston

The National Congress on Wellness Engagement & Innovation — Canceled
Professional development for wellness professionals using social media
June 27, 2011

Health 2.0 San Francisco
Employers 2.0 pre-conference
September 25, 2011

Collaborative Family Healthcare Association 2011 Conference Philadelphia
Social Media 101: A Primer for Healthcare Professionals
October 27, 2011

2011 Best Practices Conference
Juggling the Yin & Yang of Healthcare and Wellness
November 3, 2011

TLNT Transform
The Second-Generation Workplace Wellness Program
February 28, 2012

Health Promotion Live (webinar)
Employee wellness champions: Attracting, training and recognizing your volunteer army
May 4, 2012

The Second-Generation Wellness Program

A true culture of health — "Wellness 2G" — involves companies addressing seven key wellness areas, personal, social, mobile, emotional, financial, environmental, and political. [Read the article]

The Stress of Not Having It All

We speak often about the stress of having it all. What about the stress of not having it all—by choice? Fran writes about the stress stemming from not realizing certain portions of oneself. [Read the article]

Employers Miffed at Employees' Lack of Employee Health Engagement? Get Real.

This article about The National Business Group on Health and Towers Watson research on health engagement was featured on Boston College's Sloan Work and Family Research Network and in the National Healthcare Reform Magazine. [Read the article]

5 Reasons to Take Employee Wellness Social

Social solutions to health are all over the external marketplace, but there are few to be found within company walls. This Sloan Work and Family Research Network article identifies five reasons to reconsider your approach. [Read the article]