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The concern for worker health promotion is an increasing trend for American corporation. Why? the link between worker health promotion and the bottom line is clear and consistent.

Corporations who integrate wellness in their overall objectives find they experience lowered absences, better morale, lowered health risks, and lowered healthcare costs.

The purpose of this guide to is to encourage and help you launch your own Wellness Program. When you already have a wellness program, but are not receiving the results you expected, perhaps some of the ideas and best practices in this toolkit will help you and your employees reap the advantages of a healthier workforce.

At least 50 percent of healthcare expenditures are lifestyle-related, and thus, potentially preventable. Yet despite the $5,000 an average corporation spends on healthcare per employee each year, most corporations are spending less than 5 percent of that on biometric screenings and prevention.

The most robust meta-evaluation of Health Promotion Program studies shows something very exciting! It shows that Health Promotion Programs are not only effective at assisting to reverse the rising spiral of health care costs, but these health promotion programs are also becoming more effective.  The typical cost-benefit ratio has increased from 1 - 3 for earlier health promotion programs to 1 - 6 today.

Simply put, the typical reduction in health care costs, sick time, disability costs, and workers’ compensation is more than 25 percent for well designed wellness programs.

Company health promotion provides a long-term approach for assisting keep staff members well.  The single most vital thing you are able to do for your staff members is to start a Health Promotion Program now.