Some people may ask “why do we need a workplace wellness program?”. First of all, a workplace wellness program can provide major benefits for everyone involved, one of which is the lowering of costs for employers and employees. There is also the possibility for better health for everyone, which increases productivity and morale.
Companies that already have workplace wellness programs in place have achieved a 25 to 30 percent reduction in medical and absenteeism costs.
Employees with preventable health conditions such as high blood pressure or obesity, cost employers an incredible 228 percent more than healthier associates.
With these statistics in mind, BCBSNC has created a new website called BCBSNC Workplace Wellness. This site helps companies come up with their own workplace wellness plan to get and keep employees healthy. It offers advice and resources to enhance the health of their employees. The program shows companies how to start a wellness program with some easy steps that are based on suggestions from Fit Together, which is a partnership between the NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund and BCBSNC.
Once inspired to form a wellness program, a company must plan and create. This includes providing employees with incentives to eat right and get active, determining specific needs and expectations and making a distinct company commitment. Then to develop and maintain the program, evaluation of the company’s program is necessary and all available help should be used to keep the company’s program in peak condition.
All companies should look into this program in order to lower their costs and improve the health of everyone involved in their company.
Another website, wellsteps.com, is also a useful resource for companies interested in creating wellness programs in the workplace.
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