Before discussing how to develop a health-contingent wellness program, a little background is needed. Why do workplace wellness programs even exist? The primary reason that workplace wellness program exist is to improve employee health and reduce employee-related expenses, especially healthcare…
To be effective, when you start health contingent wellness programs, you should do two things well. First, the program should help improve the health of all employees, especially those with elevated health risks. Second, the program should help the healthy…
Wearable devices have the potential to undo much of the good created by corporate health programs over the past few decades. It is a highly concerning trend. Every day our WellSteps sales experts are asked how employers can use wearable…
Brokers have been offering wellness to employers for decades. The most recent RAND Employer Survey reveals how roughly half of small and medium sized companies still do not offer any wellness services. But even these data overestimate the prevalence of wellness programs…
How to do Biometric Screening in Worksite Well-being Programs A while back my neighbor asked, "will you look at my car because it is spewing white smoke." He wanted to know what the problem was. You don't have to be a…
Can Wellness Programs Improve Employee Productivity? 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…
For three years, a school district implemented a comprehensive employee wellness program. 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…
