Archive for October, 2008
Employee Wellness Programs: company Flu Shots
Flu Shot Facts & Myths
Myth: The flu isn’t a serious disease.
Fact: Influenza (flu) is a serious disease of the nose, throat, and lungs, and it can lead to pneumonia. Each year about 200,000 individuals in the U.S. are hospitalized and about 36,000 individuals die because of the flu. Most who die are 65 years and [...]
The Organizational Benefits of Employee Wellness Plans
Even the best and most innovative organizations are experiencing the impact worker well-being on their organizations’ performance. The bad news is that many of these organizations are unaware of the extent to which less-than-optimal staff member health and well-being is impacting workforce capacity and performance. The goods news is that there is an increasing body [...]
The Organizational Benefits of Employee Wellness Plans
Even the best and most innovative organizations are experiencing the impact worker well-being on their organizations’ performance. The bad news is that many of these organizations are unaware of the extent to which less-than-optimal staff member health and well-being is impacting workforce capacity and performance. The goods news is that there is an increasing body [...]
Advantages of Employee Wellness Plans
Advantages of Employee Wellness Programs: Easy to Find
Employer’s are learning that Employee Wellness Plans is an effective way to increase productivity, improve employee health, decrease healthcare costs and reduce absenteeism.
A report published in 2003 by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) highlighted how important it is for organizations to incorporate Employee [...]
Employee Wellness Programs: Low-Cost Programs That Work
Employee Wellness Plans that support staff members and the setting that they work in have been shown to be a good return on investment (ROI). Employee Wellness Plans can be extensive and sometimes costly. However, there are ways for small organizations to make positive changes at little or no cost.
Employee Wellness Program: Physical Fitness/Weight Management [...]
Employee Wellness Programs: Future Directions, Developments and Challenges
Technological and demographic transformations are changing the nature of work in our society. As these changes occur the comprehensive model of Employee Wellness Plans described above will evolve and continue to develop. If current trends continue, the workers of tomorrow will be older, more racially and ethically diverse, increasingly female, and will often be located [...]
Employee Wellness Programs: Low-Cost Programs That Work
Employee Wellness Plans that support staff members and the setting that they work in have been shown to be a good return on investment (ROI). Employee Wellness Plans can be extensive and sometimes costly. However, there are ways for small organizations to make positive changes at little or no cost.
Employee Wellness Program: Nutrition Programs
Fruit and [...]
Employee Wellness Programs: Integration of company and Community Resources
Worksites do not exist in a vacuum. They are part and parcel of the community in which they are located. Successful corporate administrators are cognizant of the need for positive community relations and should do what is necessary to promote good will. What better way to bridge relationships than by utilizing existing community Employer Health [...]
Employee Wellness Programs: Supporting Scientific Research and Wellness Statistics
(Adapted from The Health Promotion First Act prepared by David Anderson, Ph.D., StayWell Health Management)
Staff Member Lifestyles Impact Staff Member Health
• Approximately 40 percent of all deaths in the United States are premature (at least 900,000 deaths each year) and are due to unhealthy lifestyle choices such as tobacco use, poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, misuse [...]
Employee Wellness Programs: Health Related company Policies and Procedures
At times Employee Wellness Plans have been instituted as public relations vehicles intended to enhance the business image with little concern for improvements in employee health. Companies who are truly committed to enhancing employee health and wellness, are organizations who have worked to include Employee Wellness Plans into the company’s mission statement. With this commitment, [...]