“Wellness, There’s a word you don’t hear every day.”Dan Rather, 60 Minutes, November 1979 What is Wellness and Why Do We Need a Wellness Program Definition? So what is wellness? There are more people working as wellness professionals than at…
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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 conducted.…
To offer an effective wellness program companies need to provide 3 things: Personnel that are qualified to plan and administer the program, Effective behavior change interventions or activities, and A web-based data platform to administer, communicate, and evaluate the program…
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…
Why Use a Corporate Wellness Consultant? Wellness programs have an extremely difficult task of reducing employee-related expenses and improving productivity by improving employee health. Behavior change is the key to improved health, yet changing human behavior is extremely hard to…
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…
How to Get the Most from Corporate Health Coach Companies Of all the activities that happen within a wellness program, health coaching is the most expensive. Any time employees spend considerable time one-on-one with a health professional there will be a…
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…
