According to the CDC, as a nation we spend 86% of our health care dollars on the treatment of chronic diseases. Did you know:
- 80% of adults do not get adequate exercise
- 69% of adults are overweight and 35.1% are obese
- 27% have cardiovascular disease
- 32.5% of adults have hypertension
- 33.5% of adults have high cholesterol
- 8.3% of adults have diabetes
- 49% of Americans have at least one of these three risk factors for heart disease: high blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol and/or smoking
The only way to prevent disease is by taking action to stop progression. Unhealthy lifestyle choices often lead to chronic diseases, which can cost companies exorbitant amounts of revenue dollars in lost productivity alone. So what does this mean? It means that encouraging healthy lifestyle habits can truly make a difference to the employee and the bottom-line. This is the main reason workplace wellness is so important.
Some of the benefits of implementing a wellness program include:
- Attracting and retaining top talent
- Reducing absenteeism and lost time
- Improving on-the-job performance, productivity, decision making and overall time utilization
- Improving employee morale and job satisfaction
- Creating a stronger sense of teamwork and camaraderie with co-workers
- Reducing turnover
- Improving overall employee health and reducing or preventing chronic diseases, which can then contribute to lower health care costs
Our team works proactively to help you take full advantage of the benefits of a wellness program, maximizing employee engagement and participation. Because every organization has different needs, our team works to customize comprehensive wellness programs aimed at supporting healthy behaviors and improving overall general health. The essence of these wellness programs is to provide our clients with the resources needed to produce effective wellness programs aimed at encouraging employees to change unhealthy behaviors, adopt healthier lifestyles, and take preventive measures to avoid the start or deterioration of health risks.
As healthcare costs continue to rise, doesn’t it makes sense to invest in the health and wellbeing of your employees?
HEALTH & WELLNESS SERVICES WE OFFER
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At Haven Benefits, we partner with you and customize health and wellness fairs that will motivate and inspire your employees to achieve better health. Wellness programs are designed to educate employees, while promoting overall health, awareness and prevention. Common health fair services include:
- Biometric screenings (e.g., Cholesterol, Glucose, A1c testing)
- Blood Pressure Screening
- Body Composition Testing (BMI)
- Vision and Hearing Screenings
- Massage Therapy
- Influenza Vaccines (fall season)
- Educational Displays (e.g., Nutrition, Health Heart)
Health and wellness seminars can play an integral role in creating a healthy workplace. Wellness seminars are a great way to promote health within the organization and are designed to provide employees with information and strategies to maintain healthier, happier and more productive lives. Some wellness seminar topics include:
- Healthy eating habits
- Why exercise is so important
- Weight management
- Diabetes prevention
- Helpful ways to manage stress
- Managing high blood pressure and high cholesterol
Health and wellness coaching is a great way to provide support to employees with their goals for making healthy, sustainable lifestyle and behavior changes. We offer confidential telephonic, electronic and on-site health coaching. Our health coaches will listen to each employee’s struggles and provide recommendations, guidance and support as s/he faces difficult decisions and unforeseen challenges while making necessary changes.
CONFIDENTIAL Health Risk Assessments are vital in identifying health risk factors for each of your employees. Employees discover the reality of their health, and where their health is headed if changes aren’t made. These assessments are highly impactful and very instrumental in assisting employees with evaluating their current health and quality of life. They can be used as a tool to help employees evaluate their lifestyle practices and take a proactive approach in seeking solutions to improve their health and general wellbeing. Employers receive an aggregate summary report that identifies specific health areas the group is encouraged to focus on for future Health and Wellness Fairs (e.g., 17 out of 109 employees have borderline high blood pressure).
As health care costs continue to escalate and absenteeism due to health issues continue to increase, wellness programs can be an effective tool for employers to work on improving employee health and morale and decreasing health-related costs. In order to obtain a good return on investment, employers need to choose the right wellness program for their organization. Success is dependent on employee engagement and support from management.
We work with you to determine you organization’s needs and then match that with the appropriate type of wellness program. Our approach involves:
- Gathering claims data, conducting employee surveys, and analyzing aggregate results from health risk assessments;
- Strategically building personalized wellness plans that incorporate specific objectives and goals;
- Supporting and assisting the wellness plan implementation, providing communication tools and resources; and
- Evaluating and refining your plan over time.
Haven Benefits primary focus it to pinpoint our client’s needs and assist with developing, nurturing and growing successful wellness programs that have the ability to significantly impact the company’s bottom line. Through this process, employers will find that by educating, encouraging and supporting their employees regarding their health, they then:
- Increase employee morale;
- Increase employee productivity and trust in their employer; and
- Inspire positive change in employees’ health which helps both the employee live a long, healthy life and ultimately assists in impacting rising health care costs.
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