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This webinar talks about the importance and ways of implementing employee wellness programs in organizations.
It costs companies $ 2.3 on lost productivity for every dollar an employee spends on healthcare. More statistics on work-related health issues make alarming reading: In 2012, the average employee healthcare cost was nearly $12,000, out of which employers paid up about three-fourths. This figure has grown at a perturbing rate of nearly 40 per cent in just five years.
The solution to this workforce epidemic, so to speak, is to implement effective wellness programs for employees. Employees who are made to feel good mentally at work contribute better to the organization, as this piece of statistics shows: Companies providing wellness programs receive an average Return on Investment (ROI) of $3.48 to 1 due to reduced health care costs and $5.82 to 1 due to reduced absenteeism.
That an organization should have a wellness program is beyond doubt. The only question is how to design a program that best suits an organization. This webinar will discuss these. It will take up these points:
First, it will address issues many organizations face when creating a new wellness program or improving an existing one. It will take up and answer questions like how comprehensive should a wellness program be;how wellness program managers cangain management support and participation, andhow a company cankeep its wellness program current.
Second, a variety of program options will be discussed based upon the employer's specific needs. These include self-care, behavior modification/lifestyle change, mental health, generic drug utilization, health coaching, and creating an organizational culture of health.
This webinar will finally offer concrete tips and strategies for maximizing ROI, increasing employee participation, involving dependents, offering programs with immediate benefits, addressing low and high risk employees, high tech versus high touch interventions, psychosocial issues, legal implications, evaluation, and other issues that affect the success of every wellness program.
Dr. Don R. Powell is the President and CEO of the American Institute for Preventive Medicine located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The Institute is a leading developer and provider of health management programs and self-care publications and helps organizations reduce health care costs and absenteeism by presenting health information in a consumer-friendly format.
Dr. Powell is a licensed psychologist who earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He also taught in the University's Psychology Department for eight years where he was nominated for the "Distinguished Teaching Award" and presently serves as a guest lecturer.
Dr. Powell is considered to be one of the country's foremost authorities on the design and implementation of community and corporate health education programs. He is the author of fourteen best-selling self-care books, the latest of which is Best Sports Clichs Ever. He also wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column and has published many professional articles.
