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…
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…
The purpose of employee wellness programs should be to help employees adopt and maintain healthy behaviors for the rest of their lives. Chronic diseases, elevated health risks, and many employee-related expenses are driven by unhealthy behaviors. Ask yourself these questions:…
Wearables and wellness programs are here to stay. More and more companies are utilizing wearable fitness trackers as part of their wellness programs. Right now, some employers have the ability to look at not just the physical activity patterns of…
