Corporate Wellness Turning Towards Proactive Health Programs
Corporate wellness doesn’t have to be just about a hefty insurance policy. Increasingly, the corporate world is turning to proactive employee health programs to help reduce costs and improve the productivity of its’ workforce. It follows a simple logic. Employers benefit from having a healthy workforce which shows up to work.
It is estimated that the U.S. loses up to $300 billion a year due to absenteeism. Many of those absences are attributed to chronic pain and illness, hypertension, and headaches. With so much money at stake, it is about time that businesses start addressing the health, both physical and mental, of their employees. Corporate wellness trends suggest that many businesses are doing just that. Wellness coaches and consultants can help monitor, educate, and create individual health plans for employees. Some companies are even going further, creating health plans for employees and their families. Another approach to reducing chronic health problems (many of which stem from obesity) is to educate employees on nutrition, including lectures tailored to specific diseases, such as diabetes. Finally, other corporate wellness programs include health screenings, on-site chair massages, and reimbursement for gym memberships.
Here at Employee Wellness USA, we obviously support these steps. Our business is founded on the belief that if you give employees the tools to improve their health in a business setting, you can have a mutually beneficial relationship. One in which the both the employer and employee benefit
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