One of the key benefits surrounding a well-run workplace wellness program is the role it can play in employee retention. We previously noted that Rebecca Ellison of the Knox County (TN) Health Department wrote in the Knoxville News Sentinel: “Use wellness to recruit,...
We have reported on the health benefits and cost reductions that come from a well-run workplace wellness program that helps employees prevent (or even manage) chronic disease. One report we noted is titled “Strategies for Worksite Health Interventions to Employees...
We know that well-run workplace wellness programs can help employees with elevated risk of chronic diseases including obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes, as well as help reduce health care cost for employers. Now a new study published in Safety and Health...
We have reported previously about Vermont’s support for workplace wellness programs. In March we noted that Vermont held its annual Worksite Wellness conference, where Governor Phil Scott, Health Commissioner Mark Levine, MD, and others led a program encouraging the...
The health costs from obesity and lack of exercise -- two areas where a well-run workplace wellness program can help employees improve health and businesses reduce costs -- are well documented. For example, we've noted the Gallup report that “Obese adults between the...
Among the business benefits that accrue from working with a well-run workplace wellness program is helping reduce absenteeism rates, which can create significant productivity and health costs for companies. Indeed, as we reported previously on a very useful study from...
We report frequently on the health concerns associated with obesity. For example, the Gallup report that “Obese adults between the ages of 25 and 64 are at least four times more likely to have been diagnosed with diabetes than those who are normal weight… By their...
New report harnesses 25 years of data and experience. Interactive Health, a national provider of employee wellness programs, announced the release of an annual reporting tool that delivers decisive insights into the health improvements and cost savings achieved...
An estimated $2.2 trillion dollars is spent each year on chronic illnesses, employee disengagement, stress and work-related injuries, according to the Healthcare Trends Institute. To subsidize workdays missed, US employers spend $153 billion. Perhaps, it’s quite clear...