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…
If your worksite is like most, over 75% of employers are in need of Therapeutic Lifestyle Change (TLC). In a typical group of 100 employees, 29 have obesity, 21 have high blood pressure, 17 have high cholesterol, and 9 have…
For three years, a school district implemented a comprehensive worksite wellness strategy. This blog summarizes the research demonstrating that elevated health risks were reduced and medical costs were lowered. It is based entirely on peer-reviewed, scientific evidence. The Worksite For the…
These days there is a lot of talk about wellness ROI (return on investment) vs VOI (value on investment) of employee well-being programs. Some have suggested that wellness ROI is no longer important and that all wellness outcomes should be…
Every wellness program should be using incentives. They are an important part in helping employees stay motivated to make long-term behavior change. But sometimes wellness incentive programs become THE wellness program. The tracking, awarding, and processing of the incentives consumes…
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…
You should get the most possible from Corporate Health Coach because 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…
Employee wellness programs can use a variety of strategies to help improve employee health. Here are 50 wellness program examples for physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco cessation that have been used by hundreds of worksites. Not every example may be…
What is a Wellness Portal? Wellness programs can use web-based tools to help organize and administer a wellness program. These web-based computer systems are called wellness portals. Published studies show that the most effective wellness programs are focused on helping…
Boise School District Receives The 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 delivers…
