It affects the company’s bottom line in many ways. Here are three key factors:
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Decreased health care costs
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Increased productivity and staff retention
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Better morale
Rising healthcare benefit costs are a significant concern and poor health habits and unnecessary medical care costs consume portions of corporate resources as well as the employee’s paycheck. The worksite is an ideal setting for health education, health promotion, and disease prevention programs. Employees spend many of their waking hours at work, nearing 50 hours per week. That’s why the workplace is an ideal setting to address health/wellness issues.
For more information, contact me at amcgrane@ag.tamu.edu.
Lexie