American Heart Association's 2012 HR Wellness Symposium

1. CORPORATE
WELLNESS

3. WHY WELLNESS?

4. FOOD FOR
THOUGHT

5. Despite the United States
spending more on health
care than any other
individualized nation in the
world, it remains the
unhealthiest.

6. Preventable illness (caused
by smoking, poor eating
habits, and sedentary
lifestyles) makes up
approximately 80% of the
burden of illnesses and 90%
of all health care costs.

7. Research now suggests that
employers get an average of
$3.48 back in reduced health
care costs and $5.82 in lower
absenteeism cost for every
dollar spent on employee
wellness.

8. BOTTOM LINE
Employees who live more
healthy lifestyles have
reduced sick leave, improved
work performance, decrease
health insurance costs,
increased productivity and
reduced overall costs.

9. THE BENEFITS

10. REDUCED ABSENTEEISM
It has been shown that
employees spend fewer days
away from work due to
illness, saving companies
thousands, even millions, of
dollars on down time and
temporary employment.

11. CONTROL HEALTH CARE COSTS
For many companies,
medical costs can consume
half of corporate profits or
more!

12. IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY
Healthy habits counter the
main causes of lower
productivity like stress,
fatigue, and low energy
levels.

13. IMPROVED PRESENTEEISM
Presenteeism is a new
phenomenon occurring when
employees are at work but do
not feel as productive as
usual due to stress,
depression, injury or illness.

14. REDUCED INJURIES
Healthy employees with less
risk factors are at lower risk
for injury than those
unhealthy employees with
more risk factors.

15. IMPROVED MORALE &
RETENTION
Company sponsored
workplace wellness
programs send a clear
message to employees
that management values
their well being.

16. As an example of a company that is extremely
invested in its employees overall health and
wellness.

17. On-going Initiatives:
1.) Paid for membership to the gym
2.) Healthy Contributions Program-
employees can earn money
from their health care provider
for working out
3.) Classes at lunchtime 5 days a
week
4.) Bi-annual fitness challenges

18. CFG Community Bank’s
most recent fitness
challenge was
recognized by the
Baltimore Business
Journal. The company
was named the 2nd
Healthiest Employer in
their group.

19. A Basic Overview of the
Challenge:
• The goal was to get employees more active
• It ran for 90 days and about 47 of its 103 employees
participated
• Participants were rewarded based on % of total body fat
lost.
The top male and female winner won an extra paid
vacation
day and $500 cash.

20. • Employees were placed on teams.
• Each team was led by a personal trainer from the club
who provided group workouts, fitness and
motivational
tips, and nutritional advice
• The team with the most combined number of swipes
received an extra paid vacation day and a catered
lunch
• In addition, there was a 5K race for participants with
30
or more swipes during the 90 days. There were
prizes for
participants and winners
• Company picnic to congratulate all of the participants
in
the challenge

21. 6 EASY IDEAS TO
CREATE YOUR
CORPORATE
WELLNESS
PROGRAM

22. Start a lunch time walking program
• Employee led
• Hire Trainer to lead
• Have Trainer design the walk

23. Offer Healthy Snack Options
• Healthier vending options
• Healthy food for corporate events

24. On-site Group Fitness Classes
• At lunch or after work
• Yoga, Zumba, Boot Camp

25. Hold Regular Fitness Seminars
• Healthy Cooking Demos
• Health Screenings
• Ask the trainer

26. Hold Regular Fitness Challenges
• Can be simple to elaborate
• Biggest Loser
• Walking Challenge

27. Create Fitness Library
• Could just be information on local gyms and
websites for fitness and nutrition tips
• Fitness videos, etc.

28. KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL
WELLNESS PROGRAM

29. Have a Champion

30. Needs to fit your Company

31. Easy for Employees to participate

32. MUST be Supported from Top
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