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EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAMS Kayla Warren. The Goal Of Employee Wellness Programs:  Effectively promote health and wellness among staff to encourage awareness.

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1 EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAMS Kayla Warren

2 The Goal Of Employee Wellness Programs:  Effectively promote health and wellness among staff to encourage awareness of health related issues, improve morale, and productivity while reducing healthcare costs and employee absenteeism  In schools and major corporations

3 Why Implement Employee Wellness Programs?  Reduce absenteeism  Decrease injuries  Reduce demand for medical services  Lower workers’ compensation/healthcare costs  Increase Productivity  Help recruit and retain productive employees

4 Main Issues to Target When Developing an Employee Wellness Program:  Improve Cardiovascular Fitness  Decrease blood pressure and cholesterol  Reduce number of smoking employees  Create healthier eating habits

5 Cardiovascular Fitness  Benefits: maintain healthy weight reduce risk of disease lower blood pressure and cholesterol improve state of mind How? Walking programs, pedometer challenges, stationary equipment, possible incentives

6 TrekDesk o Workout while working o Don’t need to take extra time out of the day o Walking promotes health restoration, weight loss, mood boost, productivity, and cognitive functioning o $479.00

7 Striiv The First Smart Pedometer With every step, Striiv learns your behavior and motivates you to walk a lot more Striiv creates personal challenges based on your level of activity You reach your fitness goals as you move throughout the day $99.95

8 My Wellness Pal Online or an app on your phone! Log meals and exercise World’s largest nutrition and calorie database Free!

9 Blood Pressure Monitors Convenient Portable Accurate Automatically activates when wrist is at heart level Offers 2 user mode-records readings for two people $75.99

10 Smoking Cessation  QuitNet  http://www.quitnet.com/qnhomepage.aspx http://www.quitnet.com/qnhomepage.aspx  Online forums, chats, clubs, buddy systems, guides, games, and program locators

11  Center for Disease Control and Prevention: “Men who smoke: $16,000 more in lifetime medical expenses & are absent from work 4 days more per year than men who do not smoke. Women: about $18,000 more in expenses and are absent 2 more days than their non-smoking counterparts.”

12 How Much is Saved?  27% reduction in sick leave absenteeism  26% reduction in health care costs  32% reduction in workers' compensation and disability management cost claims.


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