Bryan Brenner's top website recommendations:
Personal Health (share these with your employees)
intelihealth.com
An outstanding general health site for
employees.
kidshealth.org
The largest and most visited site on the
Web providing doctor-approved health
information about children from before
birth through adolescence.
mayoclinic.com
Resources to help you and your family
stay healthy from one of the most
respected names in medicine.
webmd.com
The world's leading source for
trustworthy and timely health and
medical news and information.
medscape.com
Peer-reviewed clinical articles and
literature reviews on medical
specialties, dictionary, bookstore, and
career center. Free registration.
Freeclear.com
Stop-smoking treatment provider offering scientifically based, proven programs.
nih.gov
National Institutes of Health is one of
the world's foremost medical research
centers. An agency of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services,
the NIH is the Federal focal point for
health research.
Financial
familyhealthbudget.com
Interesting site for employees to
consider the costs of health care for
their family. Good basic educational
site.
financiallearning.com
A fantastic site for employees to learn
about a myriad of financial-related
issues. Sponsored by Genworth, formerly
GE Financial.
hsainsider.com
Free site. Great research on HSAs -
general information.
ssa.gov/planners/calculators.htm
Part of the federal government's Website
from the Social Security Administration.
Selection of benefit calculators to
estimate a person's potential
benefit amounts using different
retirement dates and different levels of
potential
future earnings.
HR Resources
shrm.org
Some free areas though annual renewable
membership in SHRM is required for full
site access. This site is the single
best source for all issues relating to
human resource management and related
benefit issues. Contains the most active
and reliable comp and benefit forum on
the Web.
workindex.com
Free site sponsored by Human Resource
Executive. Excellent source for HR
information in general. Has tab for
benefits with subcategories for general
benefits, health care, managed care,
benefit consulting, child and elder
care, disability, EAPs, pensions,
work/life, and worker's compensation.
workforce.com
Free registration. Has research center
and vendor directory in addition to HR
section with breakouts including
compensation and benefits. Has an active
form to ask benefit questions of peers.
Corporate Benefits Resources
benefitnews.com
Free registration. Site includes daily
updates, weekly features, tools, and
other resources designed for benefit
professionals. Free weekly newsletter
emailed to your mailbox.
businessinsurance.com
A respected insurance site - both
benefits and P&C related topics.
hhs.gov and dol.gov
Federal government site containing
information on a broad array of topics
relating to health care and labor.
kff.org
Excellent free site that provides a
broad assortment of information on the
major health care issues facing the
nation. An independent source of facts
and analysis for policymakers, the
media, the health care community, and
the general public. Notable for their
often-quoted annual survey on employer
health benefits.
statehealthfacts.org
Free site. Source for up-to-date and
easy-to-use health data on all 50
states.
healthprivacy.org
The Health Privacy Project is dedicated
to raising public awareness of the
importance of ensuring health privacy in
order to improve health care access and
quality, both on an individual and a
community level.
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