Archive for November, 2008
Worksite Health and Wellness Programs – The Good and The Bad
Worksite Health and Wellness Programs at the corporate level are beneficial, right? Wellness statistics clearly show that such Worksite Health and Wellness Programs are not only cost-effective to the organization but can assist the staff member in developing a healthier lifestyle. With the rising cost of medical care, Worksite Health and Wellness Programs simply make [...]
Worksite Health and Wellness Program Return On Investment (ROI)
For well over a decade, research has been showing the effectiveness of Worksite Health and Wellness Programs. For every dollar spent on Worksite Health and Wellness Programs, the returns have been cost savings of between $2.30 and $10.10 in the areas of decreased absenteeism, fewer sick days, reduced WSIB/WCB claims, lowered health and insurance costs, [...]
Gold’s Gym Employee Wellness
Staff members breathe life and value into your organization. Within the modern worksite there are increasing instances of stress, anxiety, obesity, depression, and heart disease. The modern worksite has become increasingly physical fitness-free.
Technological advances have lessened the need to “walk” at work. Moving a mouse has the same level of physical exertion as pressing the [...]
Worksite Health and Wellness Programs: organization Flu Shots
Flu Shot Facts & Myths
Myth: The flu isn’t a serious disease.
Fact: Influenza (flu) is a serious disease of the nose, throat, and lungs, and it can lead to pneumonia. Each year about 200,000 people in the U.S. are hospitalized and about 36,000 people die because of the flu. Most who die are 65 years and [...]
Benefits of Worksite Health and Wellness Programs
Benefits of Worksite Health and Wellness Programs: Easy to Find
Employer’s are learning that Worksite Health and Wellness Programs is an effective way to increase productivity, improve staff member health, decrease medical costs and reduce absenteeism.
A report published in 2003 by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) highlighted how important it is [...]
Worksite Health and Wellness Programs: Future Directions, Developments and Challenges
Technological and demographic transformations are changing the nature of work in our society. As these changes occur the broad-based model of Worksite Health and 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 frequently [...]
Worksite Health and Wellness Programs: Integration of organization 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 Worksite Health [...]
Worksite Health and Wellness Programs: Health Related organization Policies and Procedures
At times Worksite Health and Wellness Programs have been instituted as public relations vehicles intended to enhance the corporate image with little concern for improvements in staff member health. Companies who are truly committed to enhancing staff member health and wellness, are employers who have worked to include Worksite Health and Wellness Programs into the [...]
Worksite Health and Wellness Programs: Safe and Healthy 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 [...]
Worksite Health and Wellness Programs: Counseling & Employee Assistance Programs
An staff member’s psychological health can never be neglected in a broad-based model of Worksite Health and Wellness Programs. Originating out of a need for alcohol abuse interventions in the worksite, today’s employee assistance programs (EAP) encompass assessment and counseling for substance abuse and dependency, stress related disorders, family conflicts and other personal issues.
Evidence of [...]
