Archive for the ‘Employee Wellness’ Category
Wellness Programs : Health Promotion Program Facts.
Health Promotion Program Introduction
The last ten years has brought major changes in company attitudes toward wellness programs. Interest in self-help and self-care programs has increased as growth in health care costs have encroached substantially into profits.
Changes in the organizational structures of healthcare facilities, namely the growth of the for-profit healthcare sector, and the need [...]
Wellness Programs : Wellness Programs.
Corporate Exercise Programs Improve Employee Wellness
Instituting a wellness program improves the health of personnel, lowers worker absenteeism and saves the company money, too. Learn more about starting an worker wellness program in the office.
Advantages of Wellness Programs
• A corporation investment of $100-$150 per staff member each year to take part in an staff member health [...]
Wellness Programs : Designing a Wellness Program.
Five reasons to have a health promotion program
1 The U.S. spends more dollars on health care than any other nation yet we are not the world’s healthiest
• Largely sedentary
• Use of tobacco is still popular
• Stress is at epidemic levels (WHO)
• Alcohol continues to take its toll on American Citizens
2 Much of the disease in the U.S. [...]
Wellness Programs : Health Promotion Program Return on Investment.
A lot of companys, as part of their efforts to contain rising healthcare costs, are implementing wellness programs variously described as wellness, lifestyle programs, health and productivity management, population health management and, simply, wellness programs.
The purpose of this article is to consider whether such health promotion programs improve health. When so, do they in turn [...]
Wellness Programs : Creating a Wellness Program.
As organizations today continue to compete in the global economy, cost containment strategies will be increasingly important. Controlling the rising cost of employee ill health is becoming a priority for corporate leaders.
The emerging corporate culture in the U.S. is one which has an worker population centered in health, safety and wellness.
Developing a corporate strategy [...]
Wellness Programs : Health Promotion Program Ideas.
Want some health promotion program ideas and wellness policy ideas to get you started? Or maybe you want to jump begin or improve upon your current health promotion program?
The list below provides “best practices’ that can help meet any wellness program budget! the Health Promotion Program ideas are divided into topic areas.
General Health Promotion [...]
Wellness Programs : Staff Member Medical Screening.
Medical testings are important wellness programs to identify chronic illness in their early stages. Once identified, wellness intervention programs can help prevent a disease from progressing.
Working with local hospitals and other companies, you are able to obtain information on providing screening and intervention programs that could improve your employees’ health and save your corporation [...]
Wellness Programs : Health Risk Assessments (HRAs).
Health Risk Appraisals (HRAs), are an assessment tool or questionnaire scientifically designed to identify health risks and outline information to assist individuals in making healthy changes that impact their health and prevent chronic disease.
HRAs have four standard elements in workplace settings –
• A Questionnaire
• A Computerized Program to Evaluate Health Risk
• Confidential Individual Reports
• [...]
Wellness Programs : Advantages of an On-Site Wellness Professional.
There are many benefits to considering a part-time or full-time occupational and environpsychological health nurse (OHN). Occupational health nursing is the specialty practice that provides for and delivers health and safety programs and services to staff members, and employee populations.
The practice focuses on promotion and restoration of health, avoidance of disease and injury, treatment [...]
Wellness Programs : Worker Health Promotion Program Interest Survey.
We’re planning corporation wellness programs to help you feel better and stay healthy. In order to plan wellness programs that best meet your needs and interests we’d like your suggestions!
Please take a few minutes to answer some questions about your interests. Your answers will be combined with those of other’s and reviewed to help [...]
