INTRODUCTION:
Most of you have heard of corporate wellness in the workplace - well the Kapnick wellness program Kapnick strive® has created quite a buzz - in fact there is an article about Kapnick strive® for upcoming Crain's Detroit Magazine article concerning Michigan's healthiest employers. We also have been getting some great testimonials - below are two testimonials from our clients that utilize the program at their business.Topics: Kapnick strive
Kapnick Insurance Group has been offering wellness services to our clients for the past 8 years. However, our traditional wellness services were not enough for our clients to see an impact on their organization. We realized we needed a different approach. Our wellness team spent months creating a strategy that would inspire employee’s to be accountable for their own health. This strategy is what we call Kapnick strive®.
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"Employers can improve the overall health of their employees by implementing interventions that focus on improving the behaviors linked to obesity"
For those of us in the workplace wellness industry, it doesn't come as a surprise to learn that obesity and occupation are related. In working with construction companies and law firms and everything in between, we have learned that different populations have different health issues.
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In the past few years, interest in the business value of worksite wellness has grown substantially with the hope of seeing lower healthcare costs. However, there is more to evaluate than just looking at healthcare costs. If an employer accepts that a healthier workforce is likely to be more productive, then improved productivity with the potential for greater business profitability is a reasonable expectation.
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Worksite Wellness: The Role of Wearable Fitness Technology
| Currently, 1 in 10 Americans above the age of 18 own some sort of fitness tracking device and that number will only grow. Several companies intent on trying to keep their healthcare costs down have already integrated these devices into their workplace culture. |  |
In my last blog, I talked about the benefits of offering health screenings as part of a worksite wellness program. Something to consider is what to do once those screenings are completed and participants receive their results - ask yourself these questions:
So you have senior management support and your employees are interested in a worksite wellness program, but now what? A great way to start is by offering onsite biometric screenings.
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Decades ago, worksite wellness began as a way to promote health awareness among employees with “lunch & learn” classes, walking programs, health fairs and more. However, with today’s technology, most employers have moved to online/digital wellness programs. But are high-tech programs enough for positive behavior change in an employee population?
