Archive for September, 2010
Wellness Programs : Investing In A Health Health Promotion Program.
What staff member wellness programs do hospitals offer?
Nearly all hospitals offer some kind of health health promotion program to their personnel. These programs are often more robust and easier to access in a hospital rather than any other place of work.
Since hospitals have the technology and equipment available to promote wellness, their personnel have [...]
Wellness Programs : Investment in Corporate Fitness, Well-Being Compensates Big Dividends.
High rates of staff member 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 sum cost the average organization.
A lot of companies are locating the solution to these challenges by increasing job satisfaction, team [...]
Wellness Programs : Why Are Health Risk Appraisals (HRAs) Necessary?
A health risk assessment estimates how current or future chemical exposures could affect a particular population, such as a workplace or community. Health risk assessment tools, such as questionnaires, help officials diagnose a health hazard and know how to eliminate or reduce the hazard.
If you work in a hazardous worksite you could wonder why [...]
Wellness Programs : Employee Wellness Becomes CEO Issue – Just how to Reduce Workplace Health Costs.
The Partnership for Avoidance was formed to encourage Fortune 1000 companies to consider making workforce health a CEO issue and adopt strategies to promote avoidance and wellness.
After a few years of double-digit rate increases for medical insurance, businesses are realizing that one of the best ways to slow the cost increases is to have [...]
Wellness Programs : Increasing Profits With a Wellness Program.
It is absolutely essential for organizations to implement a wellness program for their personnel. As healthcare prices soar, every time an staff member becomes ill, this costs the corporation even more.
While not all healthcare issues and diseases may be prevented, it is common knowledge that risk factors like obesity can increase illness. So it’d [...]
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 worker 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
Exercise/Exercise Category
• [...]
Wellness Programs : Coordinating A Health Promotion Program.
Businesses around the United States are continuously making adjustments to accommodate for a diverse workforce, changing markets, and the increased awareness of organization operations.
As a result, several corporations are introducing some sort of worker health promotion program. Introducing a health promotion program is an economically sound decision that employers are recognizing quickly.
A wellness program [...]
Wellness Programs : Wellness Program Ideas – Safety and Wellness.
Other departments within an organization will likely focus on related areas of employee safety and injury prevention. Wellness activities are a natural partner to many other human resource, employee motivation, and safety programs.
Body mechanics, ergonomics, and safe working practices are three areas which may be coordinated together.
• Soft Tissue Sprains and Strains – This [...]
Wellness Programs : Safe Staff Member Wellness Programs.
An employee health promotion program doesn’t have to exclusively promote health and fitness. Staff Member health promotion may be promoted through training on how to correctly handle worksite hazards.
Properly training workforce to lift correctly, use power tools safely, and handle emergency situations definitely promotes corporate wellness.
Improper lifting is the number one cause of back [...]
Wellness Programs : Health Promotion Program Ideas – Holiday Activities.
Tying wellness activities into holiday themes is a strategy commonly used to create interest and participation. Notwithstanding, be aware that offering holiday activities in the worksite can create issues.
Your workplace might have policies and guidelines already in place about issues like appropriate decorations themes, work time, etc. Be sure to check with upper-level management [...]