Worksite Wellness : Wellness Program Return on Investment.

January 4, 2011

Many corporations, 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 reduce utilization [...]

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Worksite Wellness : Creating a Wellness Program.

January 3, 2011

As businesses today continue to compete in the global economy, cost containment strategies will be increasingly important. Controlling the rising cost of worker 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.
Creating a corporate strategy [...]

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Worksite Wellness : Health Promotion Program Ideas.

January 2, 2011

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 health promotion program budget! the Wellness Program ideas are divided into topic areas.
General Wellness Progam [...]

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Worksite Wellness : Employee Health Testing.

January 1, 2011

Biometric testings are important wellness programs to identify chronic illness in their early stages. Once identified, wellness intervention programs can help prevent a illness from progressing.
Working with local hospitals and other organizations, you are able to obtain information on providing screening and intervention programs that could improve your employees’ health and save your business [...]

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Worksite Wellness : HRAs.

December 31, 2010

HRAs, are an assessment tool or questionnaire scientifically designed to identify health risks and outline information to assist individuals in making healthful changes that impact their health and prevent chronic illness.
HRAs have four standard elements in workplace settings –
• A Questionnaire
• A Computerized Program to Evaluate Health Risk
• Confidential Individual Reports
• Group Summary Report
Person [...]

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Worksite Wellness : Benefits of an Onsite Wellness Specialist.

December 30, 2010

There are numerous benefits to considering a part-time or full-time occupational and environmental health nurse (OHN). Occupational health nursing is the specialty practice that provides for and delivers health and safety programs and services to personnel, and employee populations.
The practice focuses on promotion and restoration of health, avoidance of disease and injury, treatment of [...]

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Worksite Wellness : Worker Wellness Program Interest Survey.

December 29, 2010

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 would like your suggestions!
Please take a few minutes to answer some questions about your interests. Your answers are going to be combined with those of other’s and [...]

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Worksite Wellness : Health Promotion Program Investigation.

December 28, 2010

Program investigation may  be the last step, but it should be planned at the beginning of your efforts! Evaluation assists you identify what parts of the wellness program are working well and what parts need improvement.  
Then, based on the evaluation data, adjustments could be made to fine-tune your health promotion program.   Adjusting the [...]

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Worksite Wellness : Wellness Program Implementation .

December 27, 2010

Armed with data, Health Promotion Program topic preferences, objectives, and objectives – and a Health Promotion Committee rearing to get things done – it is now time to decide how best to take action.  This website provides tools to help you!  
You can read about the different types of health promotion programs offered by other [...]

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Worksite Wellness : Wellness Program Action Plans.  

December 26, 2010

The Health Promotion Committee should set out a plan for the entire year that outlines accomplishing objectives and objectives, as well as provides details for marketing and advertising and reviewing  the health promotion program.
The plan is the detailed map of what types of health promotion programs will be offered, when and where they’ll be [...]

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