Fran Melmed

Fran Melmed is an award-winning HR communications consultant specializing in workplace wellness and health care consumerism. Prior to founding context communication consulting llc context communication, Fran worked at Hewitt Associates in their Talent and Organizational Change and Communication practices in the U.S. and U.K. Contact her at fran@contextcommunication.com, and follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/femelmed.

More Employers Working to Help Employees Stop Smoking

Fran MelmedNovember 7, 2012

Employers are highly attuned to the risks of tobacco use, particularly when it comes to the business and human toll. Tobacco use is, of course, associated … Read more

Why You Need a Few Silicon Valley-Style Perks for Your Employees

Fran MelmedOctober 25, 2012

Companies in California’s Silicon Valley are sending employees home with dinner and the cleaners to wash up afterward. These perks aren’t reserved … Read more

Don’t Go Into a Communications Hibernation When Open Enrollment Ends

Fran MelmedOctober 16, 2012

Right now many companies are deep in the throes of annual enrollment. They’ve spent countless hours with benefits consultants determining the changes to … Read more

5 Ways You Can Keep BS Out of Your Business Review Process

Fran MelmedSeptember 24, 2012

If you’ve ever flown Virgin America, you will have seen the cartoon-like safety video that plays before the flight takes off. In one scene, about a minute … Read more

2012 Health Care Survey Lays Out 3 Ways For Employers to Rein In Costs

Fran MelmedJuly 18, 2012

Aon Hewitt’s released their 2012 Health Care Survey and provided their findings and reactions to employers’ planned tactics to rein in costs. It lays out … Read more

Four Factors That Will Help Hold Down Medical Cost Increases in 2013

Fran MelmedJuly 10, 2012

Pricewaterhousecoopers (PwC) released a study last month that projects another year of low medical cost trends. They project an increase of 7.5 percent, … Read more

Why There Is a Big Employer Focus on Getting Employees to Stop Smoking

Fran MelmedJune 29, 2012

Tobacco use holds a top spot among the health risks employers focus on through their wellness programs. You may wonder why. After all, public bans on … Read more

Survey: How Innovative Employers Use Technology to Improve Health

Fran MelmedJune 22, 2012

ShapeUp and context released the findings from our first annual Technology + Employee Wellness Survey this week. Over the past six months, we’ve … Read more

What Are You Doing For Employees During National Wellness Month?

Fran MelmedJune 20, 2012

June is National Employee Wellness Month, an annual recognition of the importance of employee well-being that Virgin HealthMiles initiated in 2009. One … Read more

5 Tools to Help Get Employees Up and Out of Their Desks

Fran MelmedMay 17, 2012

We know prolonged sitting is detrimental to individual and business health. Prolonged sitting decreases productivity and creativity and ratchets up stress. … Read more