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Containing
health and disability costs demands a broad strategy that considers
all factors that influence employee health. Worksite wellness, when
implemented correctly, is a powerful tool that can shape corporate
culture and influence a general lifestyle that contributes to the
health of each employee and provides big returns on the financial
investments.
Employee wellness programs encompass many different
activities and amenities that most employers today have partially
implemented in their corporation. These include:
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Clean Air to Breathe |
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Safe Clean Water to
Drink |
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Smoking Cessation Programs |
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Flu Shots |
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Fitness Centers |
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Medical Benefits |
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Health Awareness Day |
Determining the affect these programs have on the corporate bottom
line is not always easy but some companies and agencies have tracked
and computed the ROI (return on investment) realized from implementing
various employee wellness benefits.
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DuPont Co... each $1.00 invested in
employee wellness yielded over $1.42 in 2 years. |
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Travelers Corp... claims a $3.4 return
for each $1.00 invested in employee health programs. |
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Union Pacific Railroad... a cost benefit
of $1.57 for each $1.00 invested. |
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City of Mesa, AZ... a return of $3.60
for every $1.00 invested in the health of employees. |
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A county government in California...
had an increase in employee morale and reduced workers comp
claims, medical costs and sick days. |
These companies have tracked the dollars and realized the return-on-investment
from employee wellness programs.
Recent headlines in news stories have informed us of the issues
of tap water, the questionable purity of *bottled water and the
risk of ** filter and RO systems.
Experts agree, the only sure way for safe water today is a high-
tech hybrid/distillation system - NOW, the first economical system
that removes chemicals, microorganisms, bacteria and all potential
water contaminants.
Focussing on Employee Health Makes Good Financial
$$ Sense.
*25% of all bottled water is tap water (DateLine march 13, 19998).
EPA studies found cleanliness violations at most bottling plants.
(8 weeks to Optimum Health by Andrew Weil, M.D.)
**'' in every serious outbreak (Milwaukee) filters were in use."
(www.cdc.gov)
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