Advantages of Employee Wellness Plans
Employee Wellness Plans are crucial to improving the health of our nations. Most 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 as a means of assisting staff members to adopt a healthier lifestyle. Advantages to
Employee Wellness Plans include:
• Weight reduction
• Improved physical fitness
• Raised stamina
• Lower levels of stress
• Raised well-being, self-image and self-esteem
Employers can also benefit from Employee Wellness Programs. According to recent research, employers’ benefits are:
• Improved recruitment and retention of healthy staff members
• Reduced medical costs
• Decreased rates of illness and injuries
• Reduced staff member absenteeism
• Improved staff member relations and morale
• Improved productivity
A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report revealed that at worksites with physical activity initiatives as components of their
Employee Wellness Plans have:
• Reduced medical costs by 20 to 55 percent
• Reduced short-term sick leave by six to 32 percent
• Raised productivity by two to 52 percent
Thanks to modern medicine, life expectancy for Americans has continually increased. How much we enjoy these additional years, however,
depends greatly on how we have lived our lives. If our quality of life is to remain high so that we can fully enjoy these extra years, we
must practice good eating habits, be active and refrain from using tobacco products.
