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- Wellness Program
- a company program offering benefits, activities, or training, to improve and promote employees' health and fitness. A wellness program can include wellness benefits such as fitness training, company sponsored athletics...
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- Wellness Programs' ROI Unclear When It Comes to Obesity
- The Find: Obesity costs U.S. companies up to $45 billion annually, according to the latest research, but expensive corporate wellness programs don't necessarily mitigate the costs. The Source: New research from The Conference Board and ING Wholesale. The Takeaway: Analysts...
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- Sodexho debuts new wellness program at Drexel University
- Gaithersburg, MD. -- Sodexho USA, the contract management company based here, recently rolled out a wellness program to Drexel University in Philadelphia, where it is the provider of foodservice for the campus.
- Research articles 2007-02-26
- Employers increase wellness push with new programs, incentives
- Wellness programs and employee wellness incentives continue to gain in popularity in the wake of unrelenting spikes in medical costs for businesses and patients. Seventy-five percent of employers now offer a wellness program, according to the Hay Group, a Wellness programs and employee wellness incentives continue to gain in popularity...
- Research articles 2006-07-01
- Wellness concept expands;Employers offering a far broader array of programs.(Brief Article)
- DETROIT -- If the idea of corporate wellness programs brings to mind a lunch-hour walk in white Reeboks or trading heart-smart recipes, think again. While aerobic exercise and nutrition advice are mainstays of such programs, companies are integrat DETROIT -- If the idea...
- Research articles 2000-05-01
- A wellness program financed by employees: General Dynamics' top-flight program doesn't cost the company a penny
- Recently, Business & Health conducted a fax survey on wellness programs. One response was from General Dynamics, the aerospace firm in San Diego, Calif. The respondent mentioned his organization's seemingly uniqe wellness program--unique in part because the company spends zero dollars to finance it. We felt this...
- Research articles 1991-05-01
- Mayo Clinic HealthQuest - Brief Article
- Mayo Clinic HealthQuest, based in Rochester, Minn., has formed a multi-company consortium to study, validate, and quantify the effectiveness of on-line corporate wellness programs. Consortium members include Intel, Lucent Technologies, and Texas Instruments. The study, funded by a research grant from Intel, will be used to define the future of...
- Research articles 1999-06-01
- Wellness on tap at Coors. (Coors Brewing Co.'s wellness program) (Employee Benefits)
- Coors Brewing Co. has been operating an employee wellness center since July 1981. Because the purpose of the firm's early wellness program was solely to promote employee well-being and primary care prevention, no effort was made to link the program with CCoors Brewing Co. has been operating an employee wellness...
- Research articles 1995-03-01
- Tenneco: pursuing health for the long term. (Tenneco Inc.'s wellness program)
- 00-00-0000 Some companies that start wellness programs, notes William B. Baun, manager, health promotion for Tenneco, expect to see results in a year. "If the results are not good, the program is in trouble. That' s not a culture that is goi 00-00-0000 Some...
- Research articles 1996-04-01
- Sun Life is offering group life premium discount for wellness. (Sun Life of Canada)
- Sun Life of Canada is encouraging companies to offer wellness programs to employees by giving a group life premium discount to those that do. Savings could be approximately $715 million each year if every insured US employer were to initiate such a prograSun Life of Canada is encouraging companies to...
- Research articles 1993-04-26
- Wellness plans may miss workers with most needs.
- Almost half the employers offering worker wellness programs are finding it extremely difficult to reach the employees whose health would benefit most from them, a new survey shows. The survey by William M. Mercer Inc. also shows most plan sponsors areAlmost half the employers offering worker...
- Research articles 1996-09-09
- Fel-Pro family-friendly benefits to stay for now despite sale. (Fel-Pro Inc.)
- SKOKIE, Ill. - Employees of Fel-Pro Inc. generally will continue to enjoy the company's family-friendly benefits for the next two years despite the company's planned sale to a much larger manufacturer. Fel-Pro often has been cited as one of the best coSKOKIE, Ill. - Employees of Fel-Pro...
- Research articles 1998-01-19
- Shape Up Your Company With A Wellness Program
- The health and happiness of your employees has a direct impact on your company's financial health. Even for small businesses where health insurance isn't an issue - because none is offered - but where absenteeism and productivity are. The good news is that small businesses have an inherent advantage when...
- White papers
- Preventive Medicine: Employee Wellness Programs Are Prone to Legal Maladies That Require Careful Monitoring
- On the basis of a survey of more than 500 major U.S. employers, Hewitt Associates reported that the number of companies using wellness and disease management programs increased from 73 percent in 2004 to 83 percent in 2005. Thirty percent of employers offer incentives to encourage employee participation in wellness...
- White papers 2006-01-01
- Belt-Tightening
- Corporate wellness programs are hardly new. As far back as the 1920s, Japanese workers started their day with a round of calisthenics. But with the cost of health-care plans soaring, and increased recognition of the relationship between lifestyle choices and costly chronic conditions, the plans have gained credence as a...
- White papers 2005-02-22
- Wellness Programs: ERIC/Deloitte Consulting Survey Finds Cautious Optimism
- In a survey on wellness programs conducted by Deloitte Consulting LLP and The ERISA Industry Committee ERIC, nearly two-thirds of respondents reported using wellness programs to improve employee health, and another one-third are considering such programs. The survey, sent to ERIC members and Deloitte Consulting's survey database, found only 5...
- White papers 2005-07-01
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- Sensible Nutrition Wellness Program Challenges Sekisui Voltek Employees to Be Well
- BOSTON -- Sensible Nutrition announced their client, Sekisui Voltek, launched a 12 week Worksite Wellness program for their employees this July. Sensible Nutrition, a Hingham MA based corporate wellness provider, created the program to meet the needs of the Sekisui Voltek employees. Sensible Nutrition's award winning programs have helped thousands...
- Research articles 2008-07-31
- Wachovia Insurance Services to Offer Tangerine Wellness Program
- Tangerine Wellness, the first incentive-based corporate wellness program aimed at reducing the cost of healthcare for employers, has announced an agreement with Wachovia Insurance Services, a full-service brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm for mid- and large-size employers, to market the Tangerine Wellness program to clients in Wisconsin, as well...
- Research articles 2007-08-06
- Local Doctor Incorporates Bone Density Loss Into Women's Wellness Program
- LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. -- Dr. Susan Sklar, Medical Director of the Women's Wellness Center in Los Alamitos, is pleased to announce the recent addition of state-of-the-art bone density and body composition assessment as part of their women's wellness program. "Our women's wellness program is designed especially for today's active...
- Research articles 2005-05-17
- Destiny Health Announces National Launch of Vitality Wellness Program
- Only Plan Proven to Lower Costs, Improve Health CHICAGO -- The industry-leading Vitality incentive-based wellness program is now available nationwide for larger employers wishing to team it with any and all brands of health insurance. The program originally was available only as a component integrated within The Destiny Health...
- Research articles 2007-06-26
- Vought Introduces Wellness Program
- World-Renowned Cooper Aerobics Center to Help Employees Design the Program DALLAS -- Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. is launching an industry-leading wellness program aimed at reducing health risk factors for employees and their families by more than 50 percent within the next three years. LiveWell@Vought will provide Vought employees with...
- Research articles 2007-06-22
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