There is a lot of misinformation regarding the need for corporate wellness certifications. For the most part, the worksite wellness industry is not regulated even though there are a few federal and state laws to guide how programs are…
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Before I give you 7 reasons to have a wellness program let me start by saying that I am very skeptical of many of the claims being made in the wellness industry. That’s why the information I’m going to share…
Employee Wellness Program Ideas and Tips Time Tested by Employee Health and Wellness Programs Do you know why only 11% of Californians smoke while over 26% of the adults in Kentucky smoke? California has less than half of the smoking…
50 Office Challenge Ideas Including Office Fitness Challenges Before we talk about office challenge ideas and office fitness challenges, it's important to ask what are worksite wellness challenges? Why should we offer them to employees? Office wellness challenges are short-term behavior…
How to Corporate Employee Wellness Programs Use Incentives to Save Money? For three years a school district implemented a comprehensive worksite wellness strategy. This blog summarizes the research that shows how elevated health risks were reduced and medical costs lowered…
When you design company wellness programs there are two basic options: use an outside vendor or develop your program internally. Regardless of the option you choose, there are several steps you need to take to have a successful program. How…
Employee wellness programs can use a variety of strategies to help improve employee health. I've been working in the wellness industry for 30 years and I've pretty much seen it all. Here are 50 wellness plan examples for physical activity,…
The Best Wellness Portal Should Be Able To: 1. Conduct a confidential Personal Health Assessment 2. Educate (videos, books, webinars, biometric results) 3. Track program participation and activity 4. Make engagement easy with a mobile app 5. Track and administer incentives…
To have any effect on the bottom line, employee health and wellness programs need to be able to improve employee health behaviors. Without improvements in nutrition, physical activity, controlling stress, and other health behaviors, most of the chronic diseases…
How Do You Choose the Right Biometric Screening Company? WellSteps does comprehensive wellness programming but we do not conduct biometric screenings. For the past 10 years we have helped our clients find and work with companies that do conduct screenings. This…
