Why Worksite Wellness?

It affects your company’s bottom line in many ways, including the following three factors: 

• Decreased health care costs
• Increased productivity and staff retention
• Better morale

Rising healthcare benefit costs are a significant concern and poor health habits and unnecessary medical care costs consume portions of our corporate resources as well as the employee paycheck. The worksite is an ideal setting for health education, health promotion and disease prevention programs. Employees spend many of their waking hours at work, nearing 50 hours per week. That’s why the workplace is an ideal setting to address health/wellness issues.

Promoting a Healthier Lifestyle Through Worksite Wellness Surveillance Brief

The Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Control Program has posted their latest Surveillance Brief. The brief highlights the success of the recent Healthy Lifestyles worksite wellness projects in increasing physical activity and nutrition awareness at worksites. Click here to read the brief.