Continue to Invest In Worksite Health Promotion

With the ever rising cost of providing health insurance for employees, businesses had become more open to investing in the health of their most valuable asset, their employees. However, with the obvious slump in our economy, employers are once again starting to withdrawl their investments into wellness and are just trying to keep lay-offs at bay and their heads above water.

I have been involved with corporate wellness for almost 10 years both as an employee wellness coordinator and as a corporate health consultant. During the last 5 years, I have been focused on helping companies start and sustain their own wellness programs. Today, obviously there is less support financially for wellness programs and I am truely upset that employers are investing less time and effort into worksite health promotion. A time like this, in my opinion, is the most crucial time to continue to support wellness among employees and their families. Stress levels are at all time highs, people are not going to the doctor as they normally would, and are not eating/or being as physically active as they need to for better health.

It is understandable that times are tough but cutting back on the one thing that CAN save you money in the long run is insane! Therefore, I encourage all employers to continue to fight through this economy, invest in employee wellness, and do whatever you can to keep your employees healthy both physically and financially. It will be worth it and you will be rewarded for your efforts when we get out of this slump!

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