As much as 70% of costs and 80% of the incidence of chronic disease are preventable (per The New England Journal of Medicineand the World Health Organization, respectively). So it makes sense for companies to invest in prevention to save avoidable employee suffering and business costs. Incentives motivate or encourage a person to take action, and research shows they can improve lifestyle behaviours.
Less-traditional benefits are quickly taking the stage as top wellness initiatives, finds a survey.
Ask yourself, if your organization’s wellness program launched to unengaged employees, did it really launch at all?
How a company with just 85 employees saved more than $100K with its wellness program
As companies take more of an interest in employee fitness to boost engagement and trim costs, Canadian Business found one Vancouver company that's taking it one step further.
Ceridian has launched a new LifeWorks wellness offering: sleep coaching.
The vast majority of Canadians believe that they are in very good or excellent health, according to a study comparing Canada to other OECD countries. In reality, however, rising incidence of chronic diseases, high levels of non-adherence to treatments and a health illiteracy rate of 60% paint a discouraging picture of the state of wellness in this country.
Teresa Steinhauer of the City of Calgary talks about sleep, wellness and life lessons
Green Shield Canada has launched an initiative called Change4Life, which aims to help employees better manage their health.
When Mount Sinai Hospital’s poet-in-residence makes her rounds, she delivers the healing power of words.