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Corporate Wellness

Healthy employees equal a healthy bottom-line.

Encouraging your employees to embrace healthy lifestyle choices pays off in numerous ways. Studies have shown that employee health directly affects productivity, absenteeism, disability and safety. And with healthcare costs on the rise, companies are faced with the challenge of how to positively affect employee wellness while maintaining health and benefit costs. Also, encouraging health demonstrates a concern for employee’s well being, and pays off! Employees notice when an employer shows concern for the health and well being of their employee base.

70% of the burden of illness in the workplace is preventable. * The Wellness Council of America

The Risk of Inaction:

• Health care costs are expected to reach $14,300 per capita by 2012. Only 5% of current expenditures are on prevention. *Partnership for Prevention

• A high-risk plan member costs approximately $2,000 over the average for annual medical claims. *Journal of American Medical Association

• About 29 Million workdays a year are lost due to cardiovascular disease-related illness. *NHLBI

• Obesity related disabilities cost employers an average of $8,720 per year. *UnumProvident

• Despite the proven benefits of physical activity, more than 50% of American adults do not get enough physical activity to provide health benefits. *U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Employers spend $3,856 per smoker each year in direct medical costs and lost productivity. *U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• It is estimated that 80% of actual causes of death are due to lifestyle or behavior choices. *Gurly, Journal of Managed Care Medicine

The Good News:

• For every $1 spent on wellness programs, employers can expect an average return of $3.50. *U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

• Programs that motivate individuals to increase physical activity save organizations approximately $900 / per person annually. *2003, WELCOA

• 42 published studies on worksite health promotion programs showed:

- 28% reduction in sick leave absenteeism

- 26% reduction in health costs

- 30% reduction in workers’ compensation and disability management claim costs *Chapman, 2003, The Art of Health Promotion

Employees are the most important assets of any business and employees want to work for an organization that values their health and wellbeing. Corporate America is recognizing the impact health and wellness can have in the workplace:

· Healthy employees are less stressed and happier at work. This carries over into their desire to produce quality work and their interactions with customers, resulting in higher levels of customer service.

· Healthy employees have better attitudes about themselves and their work, impacting employee retention rates.

· Healthy employees have more energy and are more productive.

· Healthy employees are less likely to get sick. Reducing absenteeism and health care expenditures positively impacts the bottom-line.

· Employees notice when an employer shows concern for their health and wellbeing and share this in their interactions with others in the community.

How Cedar Creek Family Chiropractic can help your business...

We meet with your business to discuss the areas of concerns for your employees as well as what you as an employer want to get out of promoting health and wellness for your employes. According to what is determined we have different ways of helping, whether it be a health talk, health screenings, or a partnership in keeping your employees bodies happy and healthy you decide what benefits you wish to pass on to your employees. We are only here to help because that is our passion.