Supportive Work Environment: Wellness
More employers than ever are taking an interest in helping their employees stay healthy. Employee health and wellness programs can reduce health care costs and absenteeism while improving employee morale. Some employers, such as Alkar-RapidPak & Sani-Matic, have introduced strategies that benefit their entire employee population
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- Health Awareness
These examples show how some employers have integrated information on health, nutrition and physical activity into their organization to benefit their employee population as a whole. Employers can develop programs that encourage employees to have fun, increase their physical activity and build team spirit.- Alkar-RapidPak 1 Potato, 2 Potato, 3 Potato, 4 Fitness Program
- Alkar-RapidPak Fitness Program with Prizes
- Alkar-RapidPak Poker Walk Program
- Alkar-RapidPak Wellness and Healthy Lifestyles
- The Alliance Wellness Benefit
- The Cost Of Wellness
- Fitting In: The Best Worksite Physical Activity Programs
- Increasing Participation: Worksite Health Promotion Programs
- How to Super-Size a Wellness Program
- Perry Judd's Healthy Weight Week
- Perry Judd's National Cancer Awareness Week
- Perry Judd's Diabetes Alert Day
- Selling Health to High-Risk Workers
- StairWELL to Better Health
- Shape Up America 10,000 Steps Program
- Is Knowing Enough: Increasing Physical Activity by Wearing a Pedometer
- AccuSTEP Activity Wellness Program
- Worksite Walkability
- National Employee Health and Fitness Day
- Great American Smokeout
- Prevention Makes Common Cents
- Are You Active Enough? Using a Pedometer to Measure Physical Activity
- Health Risk Assessments and Screenings
Employers can benefit from providing health risk assessments and screenings to their employees. Assessments and screenings heighten employee awareness of opportunities to be healthier, and aggregated results allow employers to developed targeted health promotion and wellness strategies. - Recognizing Employee Wellness
Companies are taking action and demonstrating their commitment to helping employees lead healthier lifestyles by creating workplaces that promote health and wellness. The following organizations sponsor programs designed to recognize and award such efforts.