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Corporate Wellness Consulting:
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Improved Employees Translates into Improved Companies
A worksite wellness program provides your employees with the information
and motivation they need to modify their lifestyles. With a modified
lifestyle of health and fitness it gives a corporation a better
return on human resource investment.
Don't take your employees wellness lightly. Imagine, energetic,
healthy, vibrant employees with improved attitudes, optimal productivity
levels and dramatically improved interaction with others. BodyLabZ
uses advanced team building exercises in with all presentations
so every wellness program we implement has a dual effect.
Good Health is Good Business
- In 2002, mid-size company healthcare costs increased up to 21%
and averaged $4,600 per employee, per year.
- The Surgeon General's office reported that 70% of all illnesses
are due to life-style-related causes and at least 50% of medical
costs are attributable to illnesses that can be prevented.
You want the bottom line? Healthy employees are better employees
who provide the productivity that drive profits for your organization.
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Financial Rewards of Corporate Wellness:
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The Price of Not Having A Wellness Program
Many companies look at what a wellness program may cost them. In
actuality it's what NOT having a corporate wellness program might
already be costing your company. Here are some of the financial
benefits of companies that utilize an effective corporate wellness
program like that of BodyLabZ:
1. Pfizer Corporation projected $728,772 in annual savings from
reduced cardiac claims of their employees from an on-site nutrition/exercise
prevention program.
2. U.S. Department of Defense saved 3.1 million dollars in the first
year of a nutrition therapy program utilizing Registered Dietitians
counseling 632, 222 patients with cardiovascular disease, diabetes
and renal disease.
3. Coors Brewing Co. in Golden Co., who have offered employee wellness
programs since the early 70's, says they save $4.36 for every dollar
they commit to wellness programs. From reducing workers' compensation,
healthcare costs and absenteeism, combined with improving employee
productivity and morale, you cannot afford not to encourage healthy
habits.
4. The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey
showed that those that exercise miss 40% fewer workdays than those
who don't.
5. New York Telephone saw return of $1.95 for every $1.00 spent
on it's corporate fitness program.
6. In the first year, the annual employee turnover rate for Canada
Life Assurance Company of Toronto's fitness programs participants
was 1.8%, compared to the company-wide average of 18%.
7. Canada Life Toronto showed a return of $3.40 for every corporate
dollar invested (measured reduced turnover, productivity gains and
decreased medical claims).
8. Steelcase showed that medical claims were 55% lower for corporate
fitness program participantsthan non-participants over a six year
period - an average of $478.61 for participants vs. $868.88 for
non-participants.
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