Poor employee productivity can be defined as physically being at work but not working. This type of poor productivity is called presenteeism. It is estimated that the cost associated with presenteeism due to poor employee health is at least 2…
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Without wellness program participation from employees it's impossible to have successful wellness outcomes. An indicator of a successful program is really good wellness program participation. This success can help justify the cost and work involved in having a wellness program…
How to Build Workplace Wellness Campaigns At the core of every effective worksite wellness program are wellness activities that help employees adopt and maintain healthy behaviors. These activities are also known as employee wellness campaigns or wellness challenges. Behavior change campaigns…
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…
Most of the stress we experience comes from our jobs and worksites. Stressed workers are more likely to smoke, drink, be inactive, eat poorly, have relationship issues, and get sick more often. All of this means decreased productivity. Thankfully, employers…
You just want the 7 reasons to have a wellness program right? First, you should know that there is a high degree of skepticism of many of the claims being made in the wellness industry. That’s why the information below…
Worksite Wellness is Here to Stay With an expanding need for employee wellness programs, it makes sense to look at the reasoning behind these kinds of programs and the cost of having one. There are three reasons why employee wellness…
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 change contests, interventions, and team activities designed to…
What is Wellness and Why Do We Need a Wellness Program Definition? What is wellness? There are more people working as wellness professionals than at any other time in history. Worksite wellness programs have never been more popular than they…
The FREE Stop and Go Fast Food Guide Corporate health and wellness ideas and programs are effective if they can help employees eat healthier, be more physically active, and not smoke. Eating healthier is tough! With so much fast food surrounding…
