Archive for January, 2009
Worksite Wellness Program Data
What is Worksite Wellness Program data?
Worksite Wellness Program data is information that is collected about your Worksite Wellness Program. All Worksite Wellness Programs should include data as an integral part of the Worksite Wellness Program plan.
Why should you care about Worksite Wellness Program data?
Information tells the Wellness story. Information is the tangible proof of a [...]
Keys to Effective Worksite Wellness Programs
Collaboration and Effective Worksite Wellness Programs
Why should you collaborate?
Active, ongoing partnerships and cooperative efforts multiply Worksite Wellness Program resources in order to better serve Employees and their families.
How can you build collaboration into a Worksite Wellness Program?
Get Ready…
• Brainstorm a list of every potential Wellness partner you can think of. Be innovative!
• Be a politician: [...]
Worksite Wellness Programs – The Good and The Bad
Worksite Wellness Programs at the corporate level are beneficial, right? Wellness statistics clearly show that such Worksite Wellness Programs are not only cost-effective to the organization but can assist the staff member in developing a healthier lifestyle. With the rising cost of health care, Worksite Wellness Programs simply make sense. So where does the problem [...]
Worksite Wellness Program ROI
For well over a decade, research has been showing the effectiveness of Worksite Wellness Programs. For every dollar spent on Worksite Wellness Programs, the returns have been cost savings of between $2.30 and $10.10 in the areas of decreased rates of absence, fewer sick days, reduced WSIB/WCB claims, lowered health and insurance costs, and improvements [...]
Gold’s Gym Employee Wellness
Employees breathe life and value into your organization. Within the modern worksite there are increasing instances of stress, anxiety, obesity, depression, and heart disease. The modern worksite has become increasingly exercise-free.
Technological advances have lessened the need to “walk” at work. Moving a mouse has the same level of physical exertion as [...]
Worksite Wellness Programs: organization 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 [...]
Benefits of Worksite Wellness Programs
Benefits of Worksite Wellness Programs: Easy to Find
Employer’s are learning that Worksite Wellness Programs is an effective way to increase productivity, improve staff member health, decrease health care costs and reduce rates of absence.
A report published in 2003 by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) highlighted how important it is for [...]