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"Healthy people make healthy companies. And healthy companies are more likely, more often, and over a longer period of time, to make healthy profits and to have healthy returns on their investments."

James A. Autry
President of Magazine Group, Meredith Corporation
Author of  "Love and Profit"

The Problem:
In a modern western society the main causes of ill health and mortality are chronic, preventable, 'lifestyle' diseases that are difficult to control and expensive to treat. Lifestyle diseases are caused by sedentariness, poor nutrition, obesity, unfitness, smoking, stress, accidents, alcohol and late detection of curable conditions.

Lifestyle diseases are costing the country - and the private sector, in particular - enormous sums in low productivity, as well as in medical care and loss of life.
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Sensitisation Workshops: Employees are exposed to the concept of wellness. The Wellness Trajectory is discussed. The importance of personal responsibility is emphasised. The basic information gathered in a wellness assessment is noted. The objectives of a corporate wellness programme are clarified.

Personal Wellness Profiles: Lifestyle evaluation questionnaire, blood tests, fitness assessment, and the preparation of individual reports.

Group Summary Report: Information and recommendations that will inform corporate health policy formulation. Actions to be taken at a corporate level to achieve higher levels of employee health and productivity.     Click here to view a sample Group Report

Lifelong Wellness Programme: Long-term programme of periodic medical check-ups, lifestyle evaluation, blood tests and fitness assessments. Personal Wellness Profile every two to five years with Progress Report. Risk factor analysis and Wellness Rating - may be utilised in an incentive programme with financial and/or other rewards.

Incentive programme: Financial and/or other rewards for participating in wellness activities, achieving measurable personal wellness goals, promoting corporate health promotion objectives, etc. Points are accumulated and can be converted to cash and/or material health-related rewards. Recognition in corporate publications and P.R exercises. Increased responsibility for health promotion activities.

Wellness Committee: Responsible for formulation of a Corporate Policy on Employee Health including a Mission Statement. Arrangements for the completion of wellness questionnaires, blood tests and fitness assessments. Research, design and implementation of incentive programmes, monitoring, evaluation and feedback. Organisation of educational seminars, wellness events, group support and other communications and activities that will maintain employee interest and participation.
Special interest sub-committees include:  fitness, weight loss, chronic disease, etc.

 

Click here for an outline of our Employee Health Management Programme