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7 steps to introducing a wellness program

As global competition continues to rise, employers are increasingly finding the importance in a healthy and productive work force. Employees health has both a direct and indirect impact on an employers bottom line, and to battle these costs, more employers are focusing on wellness programs, according to Change Agent Work...

By Amanda McGrory-Dixon | Updated on April 20, 2012
Employees at the Westin Times Square sample a variety of produce for the launch of Westin Hotels & Resorts’ new wellness program in New York (Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Westin Hotels & Resorts)

As global competition continues to rise, employers are increasingly finding the importance in a healthy and productive work force. Employees’ health has both a direct and indirect impact on an employer’s bottom line, and to battle these costs, more employers are focusing on wellness programs, according to Change Agent Work Group.

In fact, in a recent CAWG webinar on wellness, Kate Kohn-Parrott, president and CEO of Greater Detroit Area Health Council, noted that employees’ lifestyles made a huge impact on an employer’s financial situation because many of the diseases suffered by the population, such as diabetes, are directly related to poor health decisions.

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