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Wellness Program
A comprehensive Wellness Program can
be of tremendous value to you and your employees.
A Worksite
Wellness Program is:
An organized program in the worksite that is intended to assist
employees and their families in making voluntary behavioral
changes which reduce their health risks and enhance their
individual productivity and well-being.
Benefits (Tangible vs.
Intangible)
Tangible
- Improve productivity
- Reduce sick leave/absenteeism
- Reduce use of health benefits
- Reduce workers' compensation
- Reduce injury experience
- Lower turnover (reduces high costs of recruitment and
training)
Intangible
- Improve employee morale
- Increase employee loyalty
- Reduce organizational friction (leads to productivity)
- Improve employee decision-making
Costs of Unhealthy Lifestyle Habits
- Medical costs can consume half of corporate profits or
more.
- Health risks cost employers in dollars and in lost productivity.
- Health risks take a human toll in illness, disability,
and premature death.
Most Popular Programs/Activities
- Job Hazards/Injury Prevention
- Exercise/Physical Fitness
- Smoking Control
- Stress Management
- Alcohol and Substance Abuse
- Back Care
- Nutrition
- High Blood Pressure
- AIDS Education
- Cholesterol
- Mental Health
- Weight Control
- Cancer
- Medical Self-Care
- Off-the-Job Accidents
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
- Prenatal Education
Getting Started
- Develop a mission statement or goal
Objectives
- To improve employees' health habits
- To increase the employees' level of physical activity
- To reduce workers' comp costs
- To improve productivity
Develop Employee Needs Assessment
- Interest Surveys
- Health Risks Appraisals
Plan the Program
- Know the Audience
- Decide on Content
- Find Resources
- Incorporate Incentives
- Define the Intended Results
Implement the Programs
- Health Fair
- Quarterly Newsletter
- Stress Management
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