In 2011, the first research paper that demonstrated how small business wellness can impact the health of employees was published. The wellness program offered at Lincoln Industries was evaluated for three years. During that time, employees were able to significantly reduce systolic blood…
Hospitals, clinics, and other health care providers are just like any other businesses. They need to manage large numbers of employees and control expenses, while delivering needed services. Health care providers are worksites struggling to stay competitive and successful. The…
Wellness Incentive Ideas Unless motivated, most employees will have a hard time beginning and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Behavior change is one of the most difficult things that we do as humans. Every successful well-being program has implemented some type…
It is becoming more and more apparent: small businesses may need to look into an employee wellness program. There is overwhelming evidence that doing wellness at a small company makes a difference in employees' lives and for the business. A…
4 Ways the Best Employee Wellness Programs Improve Employee Health Behavior change is the key to having a successful wellness program. The best employee wellness programs keep the focus on the need to help employees adopt and maintain healthy behaviors.…
When you design company wellness plan 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 Do You Choose the Right Biometric Screening Company? WellSteps does comprehensive wellness programming but we do not conduct biometric screenings. For the several years we have helped our clients find and work with companies that do conduct screenings. This…
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…
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 wellness challenges or wellness campaigns. Behavior change campaigns usually last between two and six…
Here's a sneak peek: Do Wellness Programs Work? It depends on how well they are structured and administered. To have an effective wellness program it needs to follow these design principles. When they do, employees participate, they improve health behaviors,…
