Archive for January, 2009
Corporate Wellness Programs – The Good and The Bad
Corporate Wellness Programs at the organization level are beneficial, right? Wellness statistics clearly show that such Corporate Wellness Programs are not only cost-effective for the corporation but can assist the worker in developing a healthier lifestyle. With the rising cost of healthcare, Corporate Wellness Programs simply make sense. So where does the problem come in? [...]
Health and Wellness Planning Guide
Getting Started – Secure management support
• Justifications for having a Health and Wellness
• Health Risk Assessments
• Help for high-risk population: smokers, obese workers
• Early detection of diabetes, heart disease risk factors (high cholesterol, high blood pressure)
Health and Wellness Participation – Establish your audience
• Employees only, whole family, retirees?
• Community involvement? Theme?
Health and Wellness [...]
Company Wellness Program Incentives
According to Gordian Health Solutions, the effectiveness of Corporate Wellness Programs in improving health and lowering healthcare costs is directly linked to incentives: the more substantial the incentives, the higher the success rate. Incentives can range from tokens of achievement, such as t-shirts, water bottles and sports equipment, to more substantial financial awards, such as [...]
Corporate Wellness Programs: Focus on Injury Prevention
Preventing injuries is a high priority for companies, especially in factory settings such as Honda. That’s why the corporation offers several initiatives—including line-site process evaluations —to identify potential hazards and help reduce the chance of injury. As part of an early intervention program, Honda workers who are feeling pain can receive a massage of the [...]
Corporate Wellness Programs: Focus on Early Detection and Prevention:
Dr. Moore of Nationwide maintains that immunization is the most cost-effective treatment in medicine. By way of example, vaccinating children against the influenza virus averages a savings (including healthcare costs, parents’ missed work, etc.) of up to $35 per vaccine recipient. And experts predict that estimate is low, because it doesn’t take into account the [...]