Archive for November, 2008
Worksite Health and Wellness Programs: staff member Health Services and staff member Benefits
Small and large employers carry a significant proportion of the provision of health care for families in this country by providing medical insurance for their workers. With the escalating increase in medical cost many employers are attempting to slow the increase of medical insurance premiums by providing creative cost control programs. Greater emphasis is being [...]
Worksite Health and Wellness Programs: nutrition and physical fitness Programs
nutrition and physical fitness programs have demonstrated effectiveness in delaying the onset of staff member morbidity while enhancing self esteem, stress management and general feelings of well being. Although many nutrition and physical fitness programs are instructional in nature, they should go beyond educational programs by providing enabling supports for the adoption of healthy behaviors.
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Worksite Health and Wellness Programs: Health Education
Health education is easily integrated into all the areas of comprehensive Worksite Health and Wellness Programs and it is unlikely that any of the areas could survive without an educational component. It is a primary element of every primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention program and a means of promoting wellness and optimal health. A broad-based [...]
Components of a Comprehensive Worksite Health and Wellness Program
As the science behind Worksite Health and Wellness Programs continues to evolve, the need to define succinctly the components of this broad-based approach increases. In 1987 Allensworth and Kolbe (1987) expanded the prevailing definition of broad-based school health to include the domains of Health Instruction, Environmental Health, Health Services, Physical Education, Counseling and Psychological Services, [...]
What Are Comprehensive Worksite Health and Wellness Programs?
As the science behind Worksite Health and Wellness Programs continues to evolve, so will the need to define the dimensions of a broad-based model of Worksite Health and Wellness Programs. A representative model includes the following components; health education programs, staff member health services and benefits, nutrition and physical fitness programs, Worksite Health and Wellness [...]
Walking Worksite Health and Wellness Programs
Walking Worksite Health and Wellness Programs are among of the most popular Worksite Health and Wellness Programs. They set the bar for entry fairly low – most anyone can walk around the block or their building – and walking Worksite Health and Wellness Programs also offers staff members with a good way to break up [...]
Worksite Health and Wellness Program Statistics
Worksite Health and Wellness Program Statistics tell a clear story – Worksite Health and Wellness Program Programs are effective , and they save businesses money.
You should take note of these interesting Worksite Health and Wellness Program Statistics:
Some 25 percent of United States businesses were running Worksite Health and Wellness Programs in 1996.
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Worksite Health and Wellness Program Benefits
Worksite Health and Wellness Program Benefits still aren’t self-evident to some executives, even though the research, real-world evidence and cost-benefit analyses are demonstrative. With careful planning, almost every company can reap Worksite Health and Wellness Program Benefits.
Part of the problem is that some executives erroneously believe that the Worksite Health and Wellness Program Benefits are [...]
Onsite Employee Health Screening and Biometric Testing
Onsite Employee Health Screening and Biometric Testing means better heath risk assessment baselines and better security
“Onsite Employee Health Screening and Biometric Testing” is a hot phrase these days, but it can help your workforce with health management, too. When the pundits talk about Onsite Employee Health Screening and Biometric Testing, they’re usually referring to retinal [...]
Worksite Health and Wellness Programs
Worksite Health and Wellness Programs: A Long-Term Committment
“Worksite Health and Wellness Programs” – what does that phrase mean to you? To many of us, it evokes an array of ambivalent thoughts — the gym membership we barely used, the nagging ankle injury from last year’s company picnic, the backaches, the bratwurst we had for lunch, [...]
