Employee Wellness Programs

EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAM

In our continuous effort to offer a “one-stop shop” for occupational medicine, Macon Occupational Medicine has started an Employee Wellness Program for the industries in Central Georgia. The goal of this program is to create a healthier lifestyle, workplace, and to prevent injuries. Now that Americans are working more and more, the workplace would be the ideal place to address health and wellness issues.

According to The Wellness Councils of America, more than 81% of American businesses with 50 or more employees have some form of health promotion program for their employees. The most popular programs include: exercise, smoking cessation classes, back care, and stress management. Most employers offer wellness programs because the benefits outweigh the cost. Worksite health promotion stands out as a long-term answer for keeping your employees well. The results from some of America’s finest companies have shown numerous benefits from have an Employee Wellness Program.

There are tangible benefits associated with workplace wellness programs. These benefits include:

 Improving morale
 Reducing turnover
 Increasing recruitment potential
 Reducing absenteeism
 Containing health care costs
 Improving employee health status
 Increasing productivity
 Lowering cholesterol and blood pressure levels

Macon Occupational Medicine will offer health education seminars on exercise, smoking cessation, back care, stress management, blood pressure, diabetes, and nutrition.

We would like the opportunity to discuss how this program may benefit your company. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call Jonathan Pitts, Vice President of Client Relations, at (478) 751-2930.