Archive for the ‘Employee Wellness’ Category
The Employee Wellness Solution
A more progressive and systemic solution may include corporations implementing Employee Wellness , which allow corporations to be proactive in preventing disease and promoting healthier lifestyles for employees. When implemented effectively, this approach can drive to decreased direct costs from claims, a reduction in Health Care premiums and increased employee work rate.
Yet while Employee Wellness [...]
Planning Company Physical Activity Programs and Employee Wellness – A Grand Scheme
Planning business fitness and Employee Wellness is not about beginning a grand scheme that is so complicated it is underutilized.
Employee Wellness are about beginning an environment that encourages fitness and active living. The program should be accessible and make sense to the people it is directed at throughout the day.
The results will be a plan [...]
Wellness Proposals – Measuring Solutions
Employee Wellness proposals must be designed so that they meet business objective.
Employee Wellness for employees are the newest attack on employee unhealthy lifestyles that are equating to high health care costs.
Employee Wellness Proposals for starting a program must take into consideration the type of business, the budget and the makeup of the employee population.
Employee Wellness [...]
Employee Wellness
Company health and fitness are not just words to be spouted so people think the business cares about its employees. Health and fitness are significant concepts that are just as vital to a business as finance and sales.
That’s because the health of its employees is one of the primary determinants of the health of the [...]
Company Physical Activity Programs and Wellness
Company Physical Activity Programs and Wellness – A Clear Message
Company culture varies from business to business. Some corporations are strict and formal while others are more laid back. But one thing most have learned is that the health of their employees impacts the health of the business itself.
Because of this, many corporations have started business [...]
Life on Loan -Advantages of Employee Wellness
It is simple for employees to ignore the facts about their health when they are involved in just getting the job done. One of the primary rewards of Employee Wellness is they bring health to the forefront of business awareness.
Obesity is a primary topic and getting worse every day. But it is just one topic [...]
Marketing
A major concern in wellness programming is attracting employees to participate and maximizing participation. When introducing a program, a letter briefly explaining the program signed by the president or CEO is a great endorsement.
Utilizing posters, newsletter articles, and flyers are great means of promoting the program. Other promotional methods to consider are e-mail and announcements [...]
Selecting a Provider
When staffing your wellness program you need to consider whether to hire a wellness employee or contract with wellness professionals from outside your business.
Small and medium size worksites do not usually have a wellness professional on employee. If your worksite is in this category, you will need to contract with providers outside your business.
Large corporations [...]
Health Risk Appraisal
A Health Risk Appraisal (HRA) is at times used in conjunction with a health evaluation. An HRA is a computerized assessment tool which looks at an individual’s family history, health status, and lifestyle. An HRA seeks to identify precursors associated with premature death or serious illness and quantifies the probable impact for each individual.
An HRA [...]
Heart Health
The most common evaluation performed in Employee Wellness is heart health assessment.
The evaluation can include a written heart health test, Blood Pressure (BP) measurement, cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol test, glucose (blood glucose), weight, educational materials specific to diet, nutrition, exercise, blood lipids, smoking, and weight.
The health professional delivering the evaluation then provides a consultation and helps set objectives [...]
