Corporate Health Promotion Programs at the corporate level are beneficial, right? Wellness statistics clearly show that such Corporate Health Promotion Programs are not only cost-effective to the organization but can assist the worker in developing a healthier lifestyle. With the increasing cost of health care, Corporate Health Promotion Programs simply make sense. So where does […]

Employees breathe life and value into your organization. Within the modern worksite there are increasing instances of stress, anxiety, obesity, depression, and heart disease. The modern worksite has become increasingly physical fitness-free.
Technological advances have lessened the need to “walk” at work. Moving a mouse has the same level of physical exertion as […]

Advantages of Physical Fitness Initiatives
Exercise reduces weight, lowers risks of heart attack and stroke, helps to control blood pressure and diabetes, and improves mood. Studies increasingly show that physical fitness may also help reduce the occurrence of certain types of cancer. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently documented another major […]

Flu Shot Facts & Myths
Myth: The flu isn’t a serious disease.
Fact: Influenza (flu) is a serious disease of the nose, throat, and lungs, and it can lead to pneumonia. Annually about 200,000 employees in the U.S. are hospitalized and about 36,000 employees die because of the flu. Most who die are 65 years and older. […]

Advantages of Corporate Health Promotion Programs: Easy to Find
Employer’s are learning that Corporate Health Promotion Programs is an effective way to increase productivity, improve worker health, lower health care costs and reduce rates of absence.
A report published in 2003 by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) highlighted how important it is […]

Worksites do not exist in a vacuum. They are part and parcel of the community in which they are located. Successful corporate administrators are cognizant of the need for positive community relations and should do what is necessary to promote good will. What better way to bridge relationships than by utilizing existing community Corporate Health […]

At times Corporate Health Promotion Programs have been instituted as public relations vehicles intended to enhance the corporate image with little concern for improvements in worker health. Companies who are truly committed to enhancing worker health and wellness, are corporations who have worked to include Corporate Health Promotion Programs into the organization’s mission statement. With […]

The environmental conditions of the worksite can be divided into both physical and psychosocial domains, both of which influence the climate and culture of a worksite. The cultural norms of a worksite have been identified as powerful determinants of worker health and behavior (Baum, 1995). Ultimately, workers benefit most from a healthy, supportive; eustressful worksite […]

An worker’s psychological health can never be neglected in a broad-based model of Corporate Health Promotion Programs. Originating out of a need for alcohol abuse interventions in the worksite, today’s employee assistance programs (EAP) encompass assessment and counseling for substance abuse and dependency, stress related disorders, family conflicts and other personal issues.
Evidence of the need […]

Small and large corporations carry a significant proportion of the provision of health care for families in this country by providing health care insurance for their workers. With the escalating increase in health care cost many corporations are attempting to slow the increase of health care insurance premiums by providing innovative cost control initiatives. Greater […]