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 finding appropriate ways to express them.
As employees, we often bring emotional problems from our childhood or current family life into the workplace because we have not dealt with them effectively [...]
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25% Jump in Business Interest in Worker Wellness
Corporate wellness for their workers, companys are discovering, is good for the health of their companies as well. Wellness programs help to cut the costs associated with poor worker health, which include absenteeism, loss of productivity and poor work quality.
A recent Hewitt Associates survey of over 500 USA [...]
It is clear to virtually every American (namely 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. [...]
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 lowering absenteeism, sick day usage and by decreasing insurance costs.
Also it is noted that there are marked improvements in staff member performance and productivity [...]
Some of the top wellness programs currently in use today include –
Health Risk (Assessment|Appraisal}s
Health Risk (Assessment|Appraisal} is a top wellness 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 the staff [...]
Wellness is a great concept. It brings happiness into health and encourages a truly holistic approach to life. Wikipedia defines wellness as a healthful balance of the mind-body and spirit that causes an overall feeling of well-being.
It sounds like exactly what every one is looking for. But when you start to talk about corporate [...]
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 company.
A lot of businesses are locating the solution to these challenges by increasing job satisfaction, team [...]
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 a few years of double-digit rate increases for health insurance, corporations are realizing that one of the best ways to slow the cost increases [...]
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 Wellness Committee.
Nutrition Category
• Low-fat campaign/food groups
• Team salad bars
• Vending machine changes
• Diet analysis by a nutritionist
• Produce on parade
• Consuming disorder support group
• Restaurant education
Physical Activity/Exercise [...]
Other departments within an organization will likely focus on related areas of staff member safety and injury prevention. Wellness activities are a natural partner to many other HR, staff member motivation, and safety programs.
Body mechanics, ergonomics, and safe working practices are three areas which could be coordinated together.
• Soft Tissue Sprains and Strains – [...]
Corporate Wellness Companies