Download or read book Workplace Wellness Programs Study written by Soeren Mattke and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report investigates the characteristics of workplace wellness programs, their prevalence and impact on employee health and medical cost, facilitators of their success, and the role of incentives in such programs. The authors employ four data collection and analysis streams: a literature review, a survey of employers, a longitudinal analysis of medical claims and wellness program data from a sample of employers, and five employer case studies.
Download or read book Workplace Wellness Programs Study written by Soeren Mattke and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report investigates the characteristics of workplace wellness programs, their prevalence, their impact on employee health and medical cost, facilitators of their success, and the role of incentives in such programs. The authors employ four data collection and analysis streams: a review of the scientific and trade literature, a national survey of employers, a longitudinal analysis of medical claims and wellness program data from a sample of employers, and five case studies of existing wellness programs in a diverse set of employers to gauge the effectiveness of wellness programs and employees' and employers' experiences.
Download or read book Workplace Wellness that Works written by Laura Putnam and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-06-08 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A smarter framework for designing more effective workplace wellness programs Workplace Wellness That Works provides a fresh perspective on how to promote employee well-being in the workplace. In addressing the interconnectivity between wellness and organizational culture, this book shows you how to integrate wellness into your existing employee development strategy in more creative, humane, and effective ways. Based on the latest research and backed by real-world examples and case studies, this guide provides employers with the tools they need to start making a difference in their employees' health and happiness, and promoting an overall culture of well-being throughout the organization. You'll find concrete, actionable advice for tackling the massive obstacle of behavioral change, and learn how to design and implement an approach that can most benefit your organization. Promoting wellness is a good idea. Giving employees the inspiration and tools they need to make changes in their lifestyles is a great idea. But the billion-dollar question is: what do they want, what do they need, and how do we implement programs to help them without causing more harm than good? Workplace Wellness That Works shows you how to assess your organization's needs and craft a plan that actually benefits employees. Build an effective platform for well-being Empower employees to make better choices Design and deliver the strategy that your organization needs Drive quantifiable change through more creative implementation Today's worksite wellness industry represents a miasma of competing trends, making it nearly impossible to come away with tangible solutions for real-world implementation. Harnessing a broader learning and development framework, Workplace Wellness That Works skips the fads and shows you how to design a smarter strategy that truly makes a difference in employees' lives—and your company's bottom line.
Download or read book Wellbeing at Work written by Jim Clifton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if the next global crisis is a mental health pandemic? It is here now. One-third of Americans have shown signs of clinical anxiety or depression, and the current state of suffering globally has risen significantly. The mental health pandemic manifests everywhere, not least in your workplace. As organizations around the world face health and social crises, as well as economic uncertainty, acknowledging and improving wellbeing in your workplace is more critical than ever. Increasingly, leaders and managers must support mental health and cultivate resilience in employees — not just increase engagement and performance. Based on more than 100 million Gallup global interviews, Wellbeing at Work shows you how to do just that. Coauthored by Gallup’s CEO and its Chief Workplace Scientist, Wellbeing at Work explores the five key elements of wellbeing — career, social, financial, physical and community — and how organizations can help employees and teams thrive in those elements. The book also gives leaders ideas and action items to help employees use their innate talents and strengths to thrive in each of the wellbeing elements. And Wellbeing at Work introduces a metric to report a person’s best possible life: Gallup Net Thriving, which will become the “other stock price” for organizations. In a world where work and life are more blended than ever, maximizing employee wellbeing takes on greater urgency. Wellbeing at Work shows leaders how to create a thriving and resilient culture. If you and your leaders don’t change the world, who will? Wellbeing at Work includes a unique code to take the CliftonStrengths assessment, which reveals your top five strengths.
Download or read book What Do Workplace Wellness Programs Do written by Damon Jones and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Workplace wellness programs cover over 50 million workers and are intended to reduce medical spending, increase productivity, and improve well-being. Yet, limited evidence exists to support these claims. We designed and implemented a comprehensive workplace wellness program for a large employer with over 12,000 employees, and randomly assigned program eligibility and financial incentives at the individual level. Over 56 percent of eligible (treatment group) employees participated in the program. We find strong patterns of selection: during the year prior to the intervention, program participants had lower medical expenditures and healthier behaviors than non-participants. However, we do not find significant causal effects of treatment on total medical expenditures, health behaviors, employee productivity, or self-reported health status in the first year. Our 95% confidence intervals rule out 78 percent of previous estimates on medical spending and absenteeism. Our selection results suggest these programs may act as a screening mechanism: even in the absence of any direct savings, differential recruitment or retention of lower-cost participants could result in net savings for employers.
Download or read book Corporate Wellness Programs written by Ronald J. Burke and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-28 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: øCorporate Wellness Programs offers contributions from international experts, examining the planning, implementation and evaluation of wellness initiatives in organizations, and offering guidance on how to introduce these programs in to the workplace.
Download or read book Workplace Wellness Case Studies written by Healthcare Intelligence Network and published by Healthcare Intelligence Net. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growth and market adoption of consumer-driven healthcare continues to drive health plans and employers to develop more widespread member and employee health improvement initiatives. Workplace Wellness Case Studies: Tactics To Promote Health and Reduce Risk looks at whats working in health plan wellness and health promotion programsaward-winning and unique efforts, best practices, ROI, and lessons learned. Starting with case studies of health improvement innovations in place at three national health plans, this report then delves into two parallel tactics that are gaining ground among employers: pitting departments against each other in a friendly competition for the healthiest workers and rewarding employees for healthy lifestyle choices. Both the game plan for healthy workplace competition and a profusion of winning ideas for incentives are profiled here. Youll get case studies from some of the pioneers in wellness programming, including American Cast Iron Pipe Company, Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield, Health Alliance Plan, HealthPartners, Meridian Health System, Texas Health Resources and Washoe County School District. You''ll get details on: Analyzing the outcomes for a program run by Highmark to reverse heart disease; Formatting a wellness team; Designing incentives to increase wellness program participation; Evaluating the payback on wellness programs; Targeting your marketing to multiple audiences; Using health coaches in wellness programs; and Ensuring your wellness program''s compliance with HIPAA.Table of Contents Winning Ideas in Health Plan Wellness and Health Improvement Programs *Case Study: HealthPartners Tackles Risk Factors with "A Call to Change" Anatomy of a Phone Line Program Curriculum Structure Improving Health Step by Step Program Evaluation*Case Study: Health Alliance Plan Goes On-Site to Impact Employee Health Work Site Health Promotion Program Coping With Flu Season Walking for Better Health Purchasers'' Demand for Health Promotion Surges Sharing Best Practices in Work site Wellness Forum "iStrive for Better Health" Program Employer Partner Provides $75 Reward for HRA Completion*Case Study: Mandatory HRAs and Wellness Interventions Reap Rewards for Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Employers Division Organization Choosing Interventions Embedding a Healthy Philosophy Into the Product Line HRAs Mandatory for Highmark Employees Outcomes*Healthy Competition: Taking the Team Approach to Wellness The Benefits of Teaming Up at Work Planning and Implementation Incentives Reduce Risk Selling the Program and Making it Work Setting the Price of Participation Real Team Competitions An Optimistic Outlook*Case Study: Meridian Health System Promotes a Healthy and Productive Workforce Changing the Employer Culture "Fit to Win" Weight Loss Program a 12-Week Effort Keep Programs Simple and Entertaining*Case Study: Washoe County School District Gets Good Grades in Health Promotion The Purpose of Wellness Programs: A Deeper Look Programs and Process Generate Progress Reading to Lose Weight, Improve Mental Health The Payback on Wellness Programs Some Encouraging Results*Case Study: Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield Steps Up Web-Based Wellness Efforts Targeting Marketing to Multiple Audiences Free Step Up Program Open to Members and Non-Members Alike Putting Together a Healthy Competition Measuring Activity, Results and AwarenessIncentives for Healthy Lifestyles Designing Incentives to Boost Outcomes Behavior''s Role in Health Status Incentives Influence Behavior, Corporate Culture Refining Requirements A Bona Fide Wellness Program The Challenges of Sustaining Participation Incentive Programs Behind-the-Scenes A Promising Prognosis*Case Study: ACIPCO Incentives Stimulate Gains in Productivity, Compliance and Safety The Building Blocks of Success Approach to Wellness at ACIPCO Important Indicators Incentive Insight from Experience*Case Study: Onus on THR Employees to "Be Healthy" A Unique Role Strategic Goals and Measurements THR''s Long-Term Strategy Program Vision Impacting the Bottom Line Looking Ahead*Q&A: Ask the Experts More Medical Behavior Integration Incentives for HRA Participation Making HRA Completion Mandatory The Legal Ramifications of Incentives Assessing Readiness for Telephonic Coaching Who''s Online Counseling for Occupational Traumatic Stress Role of Communications in Engaging Employees Employers Reaction to Workplace Wellness Engaging the Workforce Implications of the Selection Process Program Development and Decision-Making Getting on Board with Healthy Competition Programs Looking Ahead Most Effective Communications Tools Getting Participants to Track Their Progress Opening Programs to Non-Members Incentive Program Time Frame Sustaining Motivation Calculating Improvement in Complex Measures Self-Reported Behavior Change Software for Health Screenings Getting into the Wellness Game Employee Coverage Reporting ROI*Glossary *For More Information *About the Authors
Download or read book The Healthy Workplace written by Leigh Stringer and published by AMACOM. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to improve the well-being of your employees that will ultimately boost your company’s bottom line. Studies show that unhealthy work habits, like staring at computer screens and rushing through fast-food lunches, are taking a toll in the form of increased absenteeism, lost productivity, and higher insurance costs. But should companies intervene with these individual problems? And if so, how? The Healthy Workplace says yes! Companies that learn how to incorporate healthy habits and practices into the workday for their employees will see such an impressive ROI that they’ll kick themselves for not starting these practices sooner. Packed with real-life examples and the latest research, this all-important resource reveals how to: Create a healthier, more energizing environment Reduce stress to enhance concentration Inspire movement at work Support better sleep Heighten productivity without adding hours to the workday Filled with tips for immediate improvement and guidelines for building a long-term plan, The Healthy Workplace proves that a company cannot afford to miss out on the ROI of investing in their employees’ well-being.
Download or read book Marketing for Health and Wellness Programs written by Donald R. Self and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn useful strategies for marketing health and wellness programs. This important new book presents a cross-section of current research and commentary on wellness and prevention issues. The 17 authors—representing 11 different institutions—are some of the most active health care consultants in the academic community. They discuss studies for hospital based programs, workplace programs, and governmental and educational institutions. Marketing for Health and Wellness Programs is essential reading for hospital administrators, faculty physicians at teaching hospitals, public health professors, government health service administration employees, corporate managers and personnel administrators, insurance industry managers, independent health and wellness consultants, and staff members of health trade publications.
Download or read book The Wellness Syndrome written by Carl Cederström and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-02-04 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not exercising as much as you should? Counting your caloriesin your sleep? Feeling ashamed for not being happier? You may be avictim of the wellness syndrome. In this ground-breaking new book, Carl Cederström andAndré Spicer argue that the ever-present pressure to maximizeour wellness has started to work against us, making us feel worseand provoking us to withdraw into ourselves. The Wellness Syndromefollows health freaks who go to extremes to find the perfect diet,corporate athletes who start the day with a dance party, and theself-trackers who monitor everything, including their own toilethabits. This is a world where feeling good has becomeindistinguishable from being good. Visions of social change havebeen reduced to dreams of individual transformation, politicaldebate has been replaced by insipid moralising, and scientificevidence has been traded for new-age delusions. A lively andhumorous diagnosis of the cult of wellness, this book is anindispensable guide for everyone suspicious of our relentless questto be happier and healthier.
Download or read book Integrating Employee Health written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-09-29 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American workforce is changing, creating new challenges for employers to provide occupational health services to meet the needs of employees. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) workforce is highly skilled and competitive and employees frequently work under intense pressure to ensure mission success. The Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer at NASA requested that the Institute of Medicine review its occupational health programs, assess employee awareness of and attitude toward those programs, recommend options for future worksite preventive health programs, and ways to evaluate their effectiveness. The committee's findings show that although NASA has a history of being forward-looking in designing and improving health and wellness programs, there is a need to move from a traditional occupational health model to an integrated, employee-centered program that could serve as a national model for both public and private employers to emulate and improve the health and performance of their workforces.
Download or read book A Review of the U S Workplace Wellness Market written by Soeren Mattke and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper describes the current state of workplace wellness programs in the United States, including typical program components; assesses current uptake among U.S. employers; reviews the evidence for program impact; and evaluates the current use and the impact of incentives to promote employee engagement.
Download or read book ACSM s Worksite Health Handbook written by American College of Sports Medicine and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2009-02-27 with total page 731 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encouraging and maintaining a healthy workforce have become key components in the challege to reduce health care expenditures and health-related productivity losses. As companies more fully realize the impact of healthy workers on the financial health of their organization, health promotion professionals seek support to design and implement interventions that generate improvements in workers' health and business performance. The second edition of ACSM's Worksite Health Handbook: A Guide to Building Healthy and Productive Companies connects worksite health research and practice to offer health promotion professionals the information, ideas, and approaches to provide affordable, scalable, and sustainable solutions for the organizations they serve. Thoroughly updated with the latest research and expanded to better support the business case for worksite programs, the second edition of ACSM's Worksite Health Handbook includes the contributions of nearly 100 of the top researchers and practitioners in the field from Canada, Europe, and the United States. The book's mix of research, evidence, and practice makes it a definitive and comprehensive resource on worksite health promotion, productivity management, disease prevention, and chronic disease management. ACSM's Worksite Health Handbook, Second Edition, has the following features: -An overview of contextual issues, including a history of the field, the current state of the field, legal perspectives, and the role of health policy in worksite programs -A review of the effectiveness of strategies in worksite settings, including economic impact, best practices, and the health–productivity relationship -Information on assessment, measurement, and evaluation, including health and productivity assessment tools, the economic returns of health improvement programs, and appropriate use of claims-based analysis and planning -A thorough discussion of program design and implementation, including the application of behavior change theory, new ways of using data to engage participants, use of technology and social networks to improve effectiveness, and key features of best-practice programs -An examination of various strategies for encouraging employee involvement, such as incorporating online communities and e-health, providing incentives, using medical self-care programs, making changes to the built environment, and tying in wellness with health and safety The book includes a chapter that covers the implementation process step by step so that you can see how all of the components fit together in the creation of a complete program. You'll also find four in-depth case studies that offer innovative perspectives on implementing programs in a variety of work settings. Each case study includes a profile of the company, a description of the program and the program goals, information on the population being served, the results of the program, and a summary or discussion of the program. Throughout the book you'll find practical ideas, approaches, and solutions for implementation as well as examples of best practices and successful programs that will support your efforts in creating interventions that improve both workers' health and business performance. The book is endorsed by the International Association for Worksite Health Promotion, a new ACSM affiliate society. Deepen your understanding of the key issues and challenges within worksite health promotion and find the most current research and practice-based information and approaches inside ACSM's Worksite Health Handbook: A Guide to Building Healthy and Productive Companies, Second Edition. The e-book for ACSM's Worksite Health Handbook, Second Edition, is available at a reduced price. It allows you to highlight, take notes, and easily use all the material in the book in seconds. The e-book is delivered through Adobe Digital Editions® and when purchased through the Human Kinetics site, access to the content is immediately granted when your order is received. 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Download or read book State of The Global Workplace written by Gallup and published by Gallup Press. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only 15% of employees worldwide are engaged at work. This represents a major barrier to productivity for organizations everywhere – and suggests a staggering waste of human potential. Why is this engagement number so low? There are many reasons — but resistance to rapid change is a big one, Gallup’s research and experience have discovered. In particular, organizations have been slow to adapt to breakneck changes produced by information technology, globalization of markets for products and labor, the rise of the gig economy, and younger workers’ unique demands. Gallup’s 2017 State of the Global Workplace offers analytics and advice for organizational leaders in countries and regions around the globe who are trying to manage amid this rapid change. Grounded in decades of Gallup research and consulting worldwide -- and millions of interviews -- the report advises that leaders improve productivity by becoming far more employee-centered; build strengths-based organizations to unleash workers’ potential; and hire great managers to implement the positive change their organizations need not only to survive – but to thrive.
Download or read book Building a Resilient Workforce written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-07-18 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every job can lead to stress. How people cope with that stress can be influenced by many factors. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employs a diverse staff that includes emergency responders, border patrol agents, federal air marshals, and policy analysts. These employees may be exposed to traumatic situations and disturbing information as part of their jobs. DHS is concerned that long-term exposure to stressors may reduce individual resilience, negatively affect employees' well-being, and deteriorate the department's level of operation readiness. To explore DHS workforce resilience, the Institute of Medicine hosted two workshops in September and November 2011. The September workshop focused on DHS's operational and law enforcement personnel, while the November workshop concentrated on DHS policy and program personnel with top secret security clearances. The workshop brought together an array of experts from various fields including resilience research, occupation health psychology, and emergency response. Building a Resilient Workforce: Opportunities for the Department of Homeland Security: Workshop Summary: Defines workforce resilience and its benefits such as increased operational readiness and long-term cost savings for the specified population; Identifies work-related stressors faced by DHS workers, and gaps in current services and programs; Prioritizes key areas of concern; and Identifies innovative and effective worker resilience programs that could potentially serve as models for relevant components of the DHS workforce. The report presents highlights from more than 20 hours of presentations and discussions from the two workshops, as well as the agendas and a complete listing of the speakers, panelists, and planning committee members.
Download or read book The Bad Food Bible written by Aaron E. Carroll and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2017 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals the positive benefits of enjoying moderate portions of vilified ingredients ranging from red meat and alcohol to gluten and salt.
Download or read book Kirkpatrick Bank written by Katherine Ventura and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purpose: Workplace wellness programs have been around for decades. Current literature doesn’t offer clear definitions for the terms ‘comprehensive’ and ‘integrated’ which are occasionally used to describe this type of programming. Furthermore, very little research exists on workplace wellness programs in a small business setting. The purpose of this study was to examine the value of an integrated workplace wellness program in a small business setting. Methods: Kirkpatrick Bank teamed up with UCCS to offer an integrated workplace wellness program to its employees (n=19). The program offered appointments with a health coach, registered dietitian, and personal trainer known as the service providers (SPs). The SPs worked collaboratively, storing session notes on a shared drive and meeting to discuss clients throughout the program. SPs were interviewed at three time intervals. The PROMIS measure was distributed to employees at pre/post intervals. Conclusion: The definition of integration remains vague. However, the employees reported improvements in their health and increased camaraderie within the office. The SPs also began to identify as a ‘team’ and recognized areas of personal growth alluding to value existing for both the SPs and employees.
