Reduce the risk of illness and serious health conditions.
There’s a lot of information, particularly on the internet, about making lifestyle changes that can improve health, but it’s often mingled with false information. Providing your employees with dependable info that can help them make lifestyle changes that lower their risk for chronic disease can make a difference. A well-organized program can help improve overall health by providing guidance that leads to a healthier lifestyle. Whether an employee is looking for guidance or meal plans to help reduce blood pressure or trying to quit smoking, a corporate wellness program provides it. Just lowering diastolic blood pressure by one percent can reduce the risk of heart disease by two to three percent.
Improved productivity is one result of a corporate wellness program.
Whether you’re having a problem with absenteeism and presenteeism—employees coming to work but simply not producing as they should. There is a lot of research showing a direct connection with a wellness program and lower absenteeism. The findings showed that a corporate wellness program can improve employees lifestyle choices, help control risk, aid in lowering blood pressure and glucose levels, improve cholesterol and help with weight control. One Harvard study showed that for every dollar spent on wellness programs by corporations, it helped save $2.73. People under producing cost the company 2 to 3 times more than actual health care does. Studies show that when people had a healthier diet, didn’t smoke and exercise, their productivity was increased significantly.
You’ll build morale of employees when you show you care.
Making your employees feel valued and important is one thing a corporate program offers. There’s nothing better for making morale higher. When people feel good about their employers and jobs, there’s less absenteeism, more productivity and a higher retention rate. Being happy on the job is just as important as eating healthy food. You’ll see a difference in attitude relatively quickly.
- One study on corporate wellness programs showed that of the seven health risks factors, it improved five of those seven in just one year.
- The lower your company’s health care cost, the lower the cost of insurance or self-insurance. Various studies have looked at the return on investment and found that for every dollar spent, it saved $3.27 in healthcare costs.
- Some health conditions can make productivity difficult. Chronic disease, pain and even mental factors like depression affect it dramatically. Employee wellness programs can help relieve those conditions, too.
- When you have an employee wellness program, you’re telling your employees that you care and that they’re important. That not only helps retention, it aids recruiting good candidates, too.
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