Healthier employees make your business more productive.
Work for Wellness is a statewide program that aims to bring wellness into the workplace. And since most people spend a large portion of their day at work, you have the opportunity to create a culture that values and promotes healthy lifestyle choices.
Why
Why bring wellness into the workplace?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), loss in productivity related to health problems costs U.S. employers more than $225 billion every year — and indirect costs such as absenteeism, disability, and reduced work output are even greater.
Healthy employees are happy employees. Implementing wellness policies and practices for your employees can have many benefits that contribute to your organization’s overall success.
As an employer, not only will you help employees:
Develop healthier habits
Maintain a healthy weight
Improve physical fitness
Enhance energy and mood
Reduce stress and anxiety
Improve productivity
But you’ll also notice:
Improved relations and morale
Improved focus
Improved retention of employees
Reduced absenteeism
Lower rates of illness and injury
Decreased health care costs
Promote
So, how can you promote wellness in the workplace?
Below are downloadable materials that encourage healthy habits and offer ways to incorporate daily physical activity, nutritious foods, and overall well-being in the workplace.
Motivational posters to be placed around the office:
Monthly emails to send to employees, including downloadable goal-setting calendars:
Helpful links
The CDC Worksite Health ScoreCard (HSC)
The HSC helps employers assess whether they have implemented evidence-based health promotion in their workplace.
Learn moreWork@Health®
Work@Health is an employer-based training program aimed at improving the organizational health of participating employers and certified trainers.
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