Archive for June, 2010
Health and Wellness Programs : Improve Company Wellness through Emotional Health Techniques.
5 Ways to Assess and Improve Your Employees’ Health
Emotional health is a state of wellness that comes from understanding and acknowledging our emotions and locating appropriate ways to express them.
As staff members, we often bring emotional problems from our childhood or current family life into the workplace because we haven’t dealt with them effectively [...]
Health and Wellness Programs : Wellness Programs Now as Important as Cost and Workforce Issues.
25% Jump in Company Interest in Staff Member Wellness
Employee health promotion for their employees, businesss are discovering, is good for the health of their organizations as well. Health promotion programs help to cut the costs associated with poor staff member health, which include absenteeism, loss of productivity and poor work quality.
A recent Hewitt Associates survey [...]
Health and Wellness Programs : Employee Health Promotion and Effective Healthcare Reform.
It is clear to virtually every American (particularly those of us in business) that health care costs are skyrocketing out of control.
No one doubts that either the market will solve the problem OR the government will impose one on us. Managed care has failed from either a cost containment or quality of care perspective. [...]
Health and Wellness Programs : Wellness Programs.
Research spanning more than a decade has consistently shown wellness programs to be financially effective and that every dollar invested on a wellness program can return $2.30 and $10.10 by decreasing absenteeism, sick day usage and by decreasing insurance costs.
Also it is noted that there are marked improvements in staff member performance and productivity [...]
Health and Wellness Programs : Well-liked Wellness Programs.
Some of the top health promotion programs currently in use today include –
Health Risk (Assessment|Appraisal}s
Health Risk (Assessment|Appraisal} is a top health promotion program currently in use globally. Organizations that implement it determine the safety and health concerns of staff members by the assessment of appropriateness of the facilities and equipment against the needs of [...]
Health and Wellness Programs : Has Health Promotion Been Hijacked?
Health Promotion is a great concept. It brings happiness into health and encourages a in fact holistic approach to life. Wikipedia defines wellness as a healthy balance of the mind-body and spirit that results in an overall feeling of wellness.
It sounds like exactly what every one is looking for. But when you begin to [...]
Health and Wellness Programs : Investment in Corporate Fitness, Wellness Pays Big Dividends.
High rates of worker turnover and the costs of sick days are increasingly taking bites into corporate profits. the high cost of recruitment programs only adds to the challenges that these problems in total cost the average organization.
A lot of organizations are finding the solution to these challenges by increasing job satisfaction, team building, [...]
Health and Wellness Programs : Company Health Promotion Becomes CEO Issue – How to Reduce Workplace Medical Costs.
The Partnership for Avoidance was formed to encourage Fortune 1000 corporations to consider making workforce health a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) issue and adopt strategies to promote avoidance and wellness.
After several years of double-digit rate increases for health insurance, businesses are realizing that among the best ways to slow the cost increases is to [...]
Health and Wellness Programs : Health Promotion Program Ideas – More Health Promotion Topics and Ideas.
A listing of potential wellness topics and ideas not previously mentioned follows. Take some time to “think tank and brainstorm” new ideas with your own internal staff member Health Promotion Committee.
Nutrition Category
• Low-fat campaign/food groups
• Team salad bars
• Vending machine changes
• Diet analysis by a nutritionist
• Produce on parade
• Eating disorder support group
• Restaurant education
Physical [...]
Health and Wellness Programs : Health Promotion Program Ideas – Safety and Wellness.
Other departments within an organization will likely focus on related areas of worker safety and injury prevention. Wellness activities are a natural partner to many other human resource, worker motivation, and safety programs.
Body mechanics, ergonomics, and safe working practices are three areas which might be coordinated together.
• Soft Tissue Sprains and Strains – This [...]