Archive for December, 2008
Company Health and Wellness Program Return On Investment
For well over a decade, research has been showing the effectiveness of Employee Wellness Programs. For each dollar spent on Employee Wellness Programs, the returns have been cost savings of between $2.30 and $10.10 in the areas of decreased absenteeism, fewer sick days, decreased WSIB/WCB claims, lowered health and insurance costs, and improvements to staff [...]
Why Wellness?
There are a number of reasons why Employee Wellness Plans are beneficial.
1. Enhanced Morale – When the organizational culture begins to change as a result of your health promotion efforts, you and your employees may actually start to see and feel a new level of energy within the company. Ultimately, one of the most ambitious [...]
Gold’s Gym Employee Wellness
Workers breathe life and value into your company. Within the modern worksite there are increasing instances of stress, anxiety, obesity, depression, and heart disease. The modern worksite has become increasingly physical fitness-free.
Technological advances have lessened the need to “walk” at work. Moving a mouse has the same level of physical exertion as pressing the buttons [...]
Employee Wellness Programs: Focus on Health Education Activities
1. Have a current policy outlining the requirements and functions of a comprehensive Employee Wellness Program.
2. Have a wellness plan in place that addresses the purpose, nature, duration, resources needed, participants in, and expected results of a Employee Wellness Program.
3. Orient employees to the Employer Health and Wellness Program and give them copies of the [...]
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. Annually about 200,000 people in the U.S. are hospitalized and about 36,000 people die because of the flu. Most who die are 65 years and older. [...]
Where to Begin with Employee Wellness Plans
Ten Steps Toward Strategic Employee Wellness Plans
The Employer Health and Wellness Program management world is evolving rapidly. Each month, there are new research findings that support the premise that Employee Wellness Plans and disease management have a long-term impact on healthcare costs. Many large organizations that started Employee Wellness Plans three to five years ago [...]
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 staff member health, lower medical 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 companies to incorporate [...]
Advantages of Employee Wellness Plans
Employee Wellness Plans are crucial to improving the health of our nations. The majority of adults spend more of their waking hours at work than anywhere else, making it a excellent venue for promoting healthful habits. The worksite organizational culture and environment are powerful influences on behavior and this needs to be put to use [...]
Employee Wellness Programs: Future Directions, Developments and Challenges
Demographic and technological 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 Plans
Who needs Employee Wellness Programs? If you work in an office or a jobsite or are a member of an company who spends a considerable amount of time at work, you will benefit from a well-designed worker Employee Wellness Program. Employees spend a minimum of about 200 hours a month at work – a considerable [...]