An employee’s psychological health can never be neglected in a broad-based model of Corporate Health and Wellness Programs. Originating out of a need for alcohol abuse initiatives in the worksite, today’s employee assistance programs (EAP) encompass assessment and counseling for substance abuse and dependency, stress related disorders, family conflicts and other personal issues. Evidence of [...]
Small and large employers carry a significant proportion of the provision of health care for families in this country by providing health care insurance for their staff members. With the escalating increase in health care cost many employers are attempting to slow the increase of health care insurance premiums by providing innovative cost control programs. [...]
Nutrition and physical fitness programs have demonstrated effectiveness in delaying the onset of employee morbidity while enhancing self esteem, stress management and general feelings of well being. Although many nutrition and physical fitness programs are instructional in nature, they should go beyond educational programs by providing enabling supports for the adoption of healthy behaviors. Quality [...]
Health education is easily integrated into all the areas of comprehensive Corporate Health and Wellness Programs and it is unlikely that any of the areas could survive without an educational component. It is a primary element of every primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention program and a means of promoting wellness and optimal health. A broad-based [...]
As the field of Corporate Health and Wellness Programs continues to evolve, the need to define and articulate the components of this broad-based approach increases. In 1987 Allensworth and Kolbe (1987) expanded the prevailing definition of broad-based school health to include the domains of Health Instruction, Environmental Health, Health Services, Physical Education, Counseling and Psychological [...]
As the field of Corporate Health and Wellness Programs continues to evolve, so will the need to clearly define the dimensions of a broad-based model of Corporate Health and Wellness Programs. A representative model includes the following components; health education programs, employee health services and benefits, nutrition and physical fitness programs, Corporate Health and Wellness [...]
Walking Corporate Health and Wellness Programs are some of the most popular Corporate Health and Wellness Programs. They set the bar for entry fairly low – most anyone can walk around the block or their building – and walking Corporate Health and Wellness Programs also offers workers with a good way to break up the [...]
Corporate Health and Wellness Program Statistics tell a clear story – Corporate Health and Wellness Program Programs are effective , and they save corporations money. You should take note of these interesting Corporate Health and Wellness Program Statistics: Some 25 percent of U.S. corporations were running Corporate Health and Wellness Programs in 1996. Corporate Health [...]
Corporate Health and Wellness Program Advantages still aren’t self-evident to some executives, even though the research, real-world evidence and cost-benefit analyses are demonstrative. With careful planning, almost every corporation can reap Corporate Health and Wellness Program Advantages. Part of the problem is that some executives erroneously believe that the Corporate Health and Wellness Program Advantages [...]
Onsite Employee Health Screening means better heath risk assessment baselines and better security “Onsite Employee Health Screening” is a hot phrase these days, but it can help your workers with health management, too. When the pundits talk about Onsite Employee Health Screening, they’re usually referring to retinal scanners, fingerprint readers, and other high-tech security measures. [...]