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…
Boise School District Receives C. Everett Koop National Health Award as the Best Wellness Program in America WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- There is wide variability in the quality of workplace wellness efforts and not every health promotion program…
In an effort to better control health care costs, brokers and consultants are advising groups to start wellness programs. They preach the message of wellness as a successful cost containment strategy. Though brokers talk about wellness, they rarely participate in wellness.…
Mountains of Workplace Wellness Statistics Show the Benefits of Wellness Think of the different benefits employers typically offer. These could include a retirement or pension plan, healthcare, paid time off, or maternity leave. These are designed to help your…
How Much Do Wellness Programs Save? Have you ever watched a young child pick up a full glass of punch and start walking? The outcome is inevitable…there will be punch on the carpet. How can you know what the outcome…
We Mimic the Behaviors of Others Several decades ago, scientists conducted some interesting social experiments on the behavior of children. The researchers set up a lab that looked just like a play room. There were all sorts of toys, games and…
Boise School District Has One of the Nation's Best Wellness Programs Each year the C. Everett Koop Health Project identifies the nation's most effective wellness program and presents it with the Koop Award. This year the Koop Award for the…
How Corporate Wellbeing Programs are Reducing Healthcare Costs One of the main reasons corporate wellbeing programs exist to help reduce healthcare costs. Today there is more scientific evidence than ever to support the ability of corporate wellness programs to improve…
This is Why Lower Health Care Costs is One of the Benefits of Wellness The health and chronic disease prevention centers of America are now America's worksites. There's not a single group in America that does more to promote health and…
How Effective Workplace Health Programs Reduce Health Care Costs The health and chronic disease prevention centers of America are now America's worksites. There's not a single group in America that does more to promote health and improve the health behaviors of our…
