Studies show that untargeted health-promotion campaigns have little long-term impact.
Chronic illnesss, which rob individuals and families of their health and happiness, represent major costs to employers in the form of health-care and disability costs, lost productivity, and absenteeism.
Health Promotion Programs should address risky behaviors that can help your staff members eat healthier, increase their level [...]
Archive for May, 2010
The Facts Speak for Themselves – Health Promotion Assists Reduce Costs
• A 2003 analysis of one big United States company found that simply assisting staff members control their blood pressure alone can save $547 per individuals per year.
• Johnson and Johnson claims to have saved $38 million in health-care costs for its workers between 1995 [...]
• The news isn’t encouraging. According to Business Week, family health-care premiums increased 49 percent from 2000 to 2004.
Another increase of 12-15 percent is expected in 2005. General Motors expects to spend $5.6 billion on healthcare costs in 2005, or 40 percent more than it earned in profits in 2004.
• More and more research [...]
The concern for employee health promotion is an increasing trend for American company. Why? the link between employee health promotion and the bottom line is clear and consistent.
Employers who integrate wellness in their overall objectives find they experience lowered absences, better morale, lowered health risks, and lowered health-care costs.
The purpose of this guide to [...]
Wellness coaching to facilitate the promotion of healthy behavior and achievement of health-related goals
Coaching has become acceptable to both company and person to help improve performance, manage stress and achieve work and personal goals. Yet very few papers have been published with a specific focus on health and coaching.
This article highlights the possible role [...]
In our modern and hectic lives filled with the demands of family, work, and much more, it might seem challenging to tackle our wellness on our own.
Many of us develop objectives that seem beyond reach and we can’t seem to stick to a specific health promotion program for an extended period of time.
With [...]
How to Take Control of Stress and Improve Your Wellness
What’s Stress?
Stress is the emotional, physiological, and psychological effects caused by internal or external mental pressure. It’s an unavoidable part of life, but despite its negative connotation, it isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Stress may even be beneficial in cases when it enhances performance and helps [...]
Do you find it challenging to stay aroused when attempting to make changes to your health? Are you aware that changes must be made in your daily life but you do not know where to begin?
Health Promotion coaches are trained specialists who work with you individually to help you reach your wellness goals by [...]
Hiring a wellness coach will affect your life in more ways than you can imagine. the advantages of hiring a wellness coach are so excellent that even the largest companies in the world are getting in on the action.
But before you get began, you owe it to yourself to consider the ways that your [...]
How can a wellness coach help me? This is a question that many people ask themselves time and time again. After all, the thought of having somebody to help reach your objectives has to be somewhat appealing, right?
But with that in mind, until you know what a wellness coach can do for you, you’ll [...]
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