Sample Question-Wellness Programs

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We have researched and pulled together a number of resources to assist you in your research on wellness programs:

1) Survey Report

This is a survey report that we have on retention. We thought their statistics on the growth in the number of companies offering either exercise facilities or health club memberships from 1998 - 2000 was interesting. We don't know if it will help you with any justification of the programs you recommend but it shows more doing it for retention purposes.

Manchester 2000 - 2001 Retention & Staffing Report
Non-monetary retention methods 1998 2000
Senior level executives
- Exercise facilities 10% 19%
- Health Club Memberships 3% 10%

Middle managers
- Exercise facilities 12% 17%
- Health Club Memberships 3% 8%

Front-line Employees
- Exercise facilities 9% 15%

2) Article

You may have already seen this article on our website. Stephanie Sullivan did extensive research on Wellness Programs and includes all her resources with this article. You may find the article and some of her references beneficial.

Wellness Programs
by Stephanie Sullivan, PHR - HR Director of Tender Mercies

http://www.e-hresources.com/Articles/Nov2.htm

3) Online calculator

This was an interesting resource that helps you calculate the savings based on your workers compensation and benefit costs. 

The Work-Fit approach has been field-tested in the most demanding environments and has been proven to be 100% successful in lowering healthcare and related costs. To calculate your company’s potential savings just fill in two numbers below:

http://www.work-fit.com/body_scalc1.html

4) Article

Corporate Fitness and Wellness: A Necessity for Financial Health by David Spindel, M.S., C.P.F.T.

http://www.vmcs.com/spindel/corpfit.html

5) Article

Employee fitness means medical benefits savings 
Story by Danette Baker
Photos by Lance Moler and Jim Watkins

http://lubbockonline.com/direct/business/1297/22.htm

6) Article

The Health and Economics of Employee Fitness and Wellness Programs

http://www.trifit.com/thewordonus/research_cox94.htm

7) Article

Study at Johnson & Johnson

Employees Benefit and the Johnson & Johnson Company Saves $8.5 Million Annually

http://www.24hourfitness.com/html/corp_well/savings/study/

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