Corporate Health and Wellness Programs are a fantastic investment, at least according to Lincoln industries in Nebraska.  CNN reported on this 565 employee corporation their committed investment in their worker’s wellness.

Corporate Health and Wellness Programs are part of corporation Culture

The Corporate Health and Wellness Programs, according the story, has been in place for 16 years at Lincoln, and it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere.  The corporation has three full-time workers dedicated to the Corporate Health and Wellness Program and the wellness of the workers, who receive on-site massages and a round of instructor-led stretching before they start their shifts.

Corporate Health and Wellness Programs Assessed

According to CNN, one of the stipulations of the Corporate Health and Wellness Program, which workers are not required to participate in, is that they receive quarterly checkups where assessments are completed on their weight, amount of body fat and flexibility.  Based on these health assessments, the workers are then ranked from platinum all the way down to “non-medal”.  To become platinum level, where you receive a corporation-paid climbing trip, you must achieve certain physical fitness levels and be a non-smoker.  Smoking cessation classes are part of the Corporate Health and Wellness Program.

Corporate Health and Wellness Programs Bring a Big Savings

The Corporate Health and Wellness Program has been a smart investment for Lincoln Industries.  By having healthier workers, they have seen an average of $2 million in savings in medical care costs per year.  The savings don’t stop there, since instituting a Corporate Health and Wellness Program, workers’ compensation claims have gone from $500,000 per year down to less than $10,000 per year.