Wellness Quotes.

September 2, 2010  |  Health Promotion, Wellness Programs

Employee health promotion involves many aspects of the worksite and can look dramatically different based upon the shared wellness vision.

Wellness efforts can also be uniquely tailored to women and men, old and young or to special health needs. Wellness in the worksite should be a top priority regardless of gender, age or special needs.

Living healthy requires time and attention and often special wellness activities designed by a wellness committee can help reach certain health goals.

Most wellness programs allow for each employee to dictate the objectives and activities that’ll make up their wellness objectives.

All too often, the employer will jump in with health promotion programs or incentives.  As if sponsoring a competition, some employers will pay staff for reaching weight reduction goals.

Other wellness ideas could include special benefits or compensation for reaching health goals. It could be challenging to gage what’ll motivate some personnel, but knowing that most personnel do not want to pay more for health care is a good begin.

A solid health promotion program is a surefire way to lower healthcare costs, lost vacation time, and other miscellaneous medical testing.

With a unified wellness committee taking workers opinions into account, there should be goals set up across the board that’ll help focus and monitor healthcare goals for all involved workers.

Some staff members may choose to focus on specific health concerns while others may want to improve their overall health through diet, exercise and stress relief techniques.

If some personnel seem adamant about admitting health concerns, it may be helpful to reaffirm confidentiality with each staff member.

Other employees may find it helpful to enroll in a group or a partner in working toward healthcare objectives. Studies have proven that working on any type of goal with another individual increases the percentage of completion and success.

Corporate wellness can come in any shape, form or timeframe. It is more imperative that you have resources in place for staff members to ensure a balanced and healthy lifestyle.



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  1. A person’s chances of becoming obese increased by 57% (95% confidence interval [CI], 6 to 123) if he or she had a friend who became obese in a given interval. Among pairs of adult siblings, if one sibling became obese, the chance that the other would become obese increased by 40% (95% CI, 21 to 60). If one spouse became obese, the likelihood that the other spouse would become obese increased by 37% (95% CI, 7 to 73).

    So in other word, social networks are the best influence on wellness.

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