Archive for October, 2008

 

Worksite Health and Wellness Program: Corporations Save Millions Through Worksite Health and Wellness Programs

Worksite Health and Wellness Program Study Shows Millions Lost Due to Illness
Worksite Health and Wellness Program was shown to be a huge economic boon for businesses in a recently-released joint report by  the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Economic Forum (WEF). Nearly three million productive staff members in labor markets worldwide add up [...]

Worksite Health and Wellness Programs: Incentive and Rewards

Worksite Health and Wellness Programs – Employee Engagement Strategies
Worksite Health and Wellness Programs without employee engagement are of little use to a company. How do you get staff members to enroll in Worksite Health and Wellness Programs – and stay engaged in the programs?
The handouts for these programs discuss the benefits to staff members and [...]

Good Worksite Health and Wellness Programs: Individual Wellness

Wellness might be the fatal flaw in your Worksite Health and Wellness Program. Is Wellness part of your strategy? Does worksite wellness stop when your staff members leave the office?
Wellness Continuity
If staff members don’t have the tools to pursue health and wellness on a Individual level, then it becomes easy for them to “fall off [...]

Worksite Health and Wellness Programs: Keeping the Resolution

Worksite Health and Wellness Programs: An Attainable Goal
Was Wellness on your corporation’s new year’s resolutions list? Here we are a little over midway into the third month of 2008, the time when resolutions start to falter if they haven’t lost momentum completely. Has your Worksite’s wellness resolution fallen by the wayside? If so, there are [...]

Wellness incentive rewards

Is It Necessary to Incent Corporations to Initiate Worksite Health and Wellness Programs?
Wellness incentive rewards may seem like an effective way to get staff members excited about Worksite Health and Wellness Program – but is it wise?
This helps and encourages companies to understand the importance of maintaining a healthy workforce, not only for the welfare [...]

Corporate Obesity is a Major Cost to Corporations

Corporate Obesity: The Facts
Corporate obesity has become one of the fastest growing medical care problems in America. It is well known that America is considered one of the, if not “the”, heaviest countries in the world. This is largely in part due to fast food, un-healthy snacks and a very sedentary lifestyle. However, what many [...]

Worksite Health and Wellness Program Proposals

What is a Worksite Health and Wellness Program Proposal?
You probably have seen the term many times and wondered what exactly does it mean. A Worksite Health and Wellness Program Proposal is a proposal put together by a wellness consultant that makes suggestions for what type of Worksite Health and Wellness Programs you should choose, what [...]

Wellness Challenges Encourage Worksite Health and Wellness Program Participation

Wellness Challenges Are Popping Up Everywhere
Wellness Challenges are definitely hot right now and they are encouraging more and more people to get healthy and live better. Whether it is a city or a school or a social group or even a whole state, competitive spirits are being ignited by the challenge to be the healthiest [...]

Worksite Health and Wellness Programs Discussed at World Health Assembly

The 61st annual World Health Assembly is taking place this week in Geneva, Switzerland and at this assembly; the World Health Organization (WHO) is presenting its report titled “Preventing Non-communicable Diseases (NCD) in the Workplace through Diet and Physical Activity.”
The report calls for Worksite Health and Wellness Programs to be promoted and implemented worldwide.
Importance of [...]

Worksite Health and Wellness Program ROI

Worksite Health and Wellness Program ROI: Fact or Fiction?
Worksite Health and Wellness Programs … do they offer a strong return on investment? This is a question that we are sure goes through ever corporation’s mind. HR Magazine addresses the Worksite Health and Wellness Program ROI topic in their June 2008 issue.
Worksite Health and Wellness Program [...]