Archive for December, 2008
Advantages of Corporate Wellness Programs
Advantages of Corporate Wellness Programs: Easy to Find
Employer’s are learning that Corporate Wellness Programs is an effective way to increase productivity, improve worker health, lower healthcare 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 companies to [...]
Corporate Wellness Programs: Future Directions, Developments and Challenges
Demographic and technological transformations are changing the nature of work in our society. As these changes occur the comprehensive model of Corporate Wellness Programs described above will evolve and continue to develop. If current trends continue, the workers of tomorrow will be older, more racially and ethically diverse, increasingly female, and will often be located [...]
Corporate Wellness Programs: Integration of corporation and Community Resources
Worksites do not exist in a vacuum. They are part and parcel of the community in which they are located. Successful corporate administrators are cognizant of the need for positive community relations and should do what is necessary to promote good will. What better way to bridge relationships than by utilizing existing community Corporate Wellness [...]
Corporate Wellness Programs: Health Related corporation Policies and Procedures
At times Corporate Wellness Programs have been instituted as public relations vehicles intended to enhance the organization image with little concern for improvements in worker health. Companies who are truly committed to enhancing worker health and wellness, are companies who have worked to include Corporate Wellness Programs into the corporation’s mission statement. With this commitment, [...]
Corporate Wellness Programs: Safe Work Environment
The environmental conditions of the worksite can be divided into both physical and psychosocial domains, both of which influence the culture and climate of a worksite. The cultural norms of a worksite have been identified as powerful determinants of worker health and behavior (Baum, 1995). Ultimately, workers benefit most from a healthy, supportive; eustressful worksite [...]