Archive for November, 2008
Company Health and Wellness Program Tends
Employers are no longer able to trim extra savings out of their medical insurance programs, and the majority of organizations have been cost shifting, asking staff members to cover more of their medical care costs. Health insurance costs continue to climb (10 percent or more per year) at 2-3 times the general inflation rate. With [...]
Employee Wellness Program: Small Steps
Why use small steps toward health behavior change?
Small steps give participants immediate feedback on the changes they make towards better health. Measuring these small steps is also an excellent way to collect interim Employer Health and Wellness Program effectiveness data.
Employer Health and Wellness Program small steps make a big difference
Small steps for Employer Health and [...]
Establishinging a Company Health and Wellness Program
Employee Wellness Plans start and end with individual health. Individuals, after all, are able to make decisions about maintaining and / or improving their health and wellbeing. Employee Employee Wellness Plans must therefore provide the tools and resources necessary to assist and motivate individuals to actively participate in the program.
Individual health is only one component [...]
Employer Health and Wellness Program Follow Up
Why Employer Health and Wellness Program follow up?
Getting feedback from Employer Health and Wellness Program participants serves two purposes: to obtain data that quantifies a Wellness Program’s impact, and to find ways to improve a Employee Wellness Program.
Building follow up into your Employer Health and Wellness Program
Make it Simple
• Keep follow up to information you [...]
Employee Wellness Plans for Small Organizations
Studies suggest that for every $1 invested in Employee Wellness Programs, a business saves $3 to $5 in health and safety costs. Employers that invest in Employee Wellness Plans reap the financial incentives through savings on medical care costs, disability pay, absenteeism, turnover and safety problems.
workplaces have already proven to be a great place to [...]
Innovative Employer Health and Wellness Program marketing
Why bother to market your Employee Wellness Programs?
Because of the transient nature of the many employee populations, you must market your Employee Wellness Plans all the time. Your goal should be to keep your Employee Wellness Plans as visible as possible.
Innovative marketing can increase awareness of your Employer Health and Wellness Program for:
• Potential Employer [...]
Why Have a Employee Wellness Program?
There are a number of reasons why a Company Health and Wellness Program is beneficial.
1. Improved Morale – When the organizational culture begins to change as a result the Employee Wellness Program, you and your staff members may actually begin to see and feel a new level of energy within the corporation. Ultimately, one of [...]
Employer Health and Wellness Program Data
What is Employer Health and Wellness Program data?
Employer Health and Wellness Program data is information that is collected about your Employee Wellness Program. All Employee Wellness Plans should include data as an integral part of the Employer Health and Wellness Program plan.
Why should you care about Employer Health and Wellness Program data?
Information tells the Wellness [...]
Evaluation of Employee Wellness Plans
It is important to evaluate the effectiveness of all Employee Wellness Programs. There are several very simple ways to evaluate Employee Wellness Programs:
How many attended the corporate health and Employee Wellness Program, and was there participation or a visible level of interest?
Use a short and simple pen and paper evaluation that people fill out at [...]
Keys to Effective Employee Wellness Plans
Collaboration and Effective Employee Wellness Plans
Why should you collaborate?
Active, ongoing partnerships and cooperative efforts multiply Employer Health and Wellness Program resources in order to better serve Employees and their families.
How can you build collaboration into a Employee Wellness Program?
Get Ready…
• Brainstorm a list of every potential Wellness partner you can think of. Be creative!
• Be [...]