ADVANTAGES According to Hareyah (2009), healthier employees will spend less time away from work; this can be the result of an effective wellness program. Sick employees who continue to present themselves at work can have a negative effect on employee morale. A company wellness program can improve the overall health and wellbeing of your employees. This can contribute to a decrease in presenteeism, and effectively increase employee morale. An ill employee can also cause other employees to fall
Wellness Dimensions Wellness is not merely physical or mental health, exercise or nutrition. It is much more than that, and involves full integration of our physical, mental, and spiritual well-being states, and includes social, emotional, spiritual, environmental, occupational, intellectual and physical wellness. Each of these dimension acts, interacts, and significantly contributes to our quality of life. Social wellness is the ability to relate, connect and interact with, and contribute to
The Month by Month Wellness Guide to a Healthy 2008! Health No Comments » When the New Year kicks in, do you start thinking about all the healthy things you should have been doing, but didn t in the year that just ended? Then you re like most of us. Procrastination is the commonest crime most of us are guilty of when it comes to scheduling wellness checks and adopting healthy lifestyles. Here we ve created a month-wise checklist to make this coming New Year s wellness resolution more achievable
While everyone is different there are many aspects of wellness that are needed by everyone to be happy and successful in life. When speaking of wellness most people think of one thing: physical wellness. This is one of the major aspects of wellness, however there are several more including; spiritual, environmental, occupational, social, emotional, and intellectual. Throughout this paper I will set goals that I would like to personally achieve in each of these categories and how I will achieve them
Career Development Plan Summary In response to a directive by the County Manager this Career Development Plan is intended to provide information for employee development needed to fulfill five new job categories. The plan calls for an analysis of the new positions and to develop strategies to maximize employee diversity, team performance evaluation, health benefits and incentives, and cost savings training alternatives. The new job descriptions are intended to fulfill all technology needs and
HRCI Exam Guide By: Linda Howard TO ACCOMPANY: DESSLER, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 11/E MONDY AND NOE, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 10/E AND DESSLER, FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 1/E AH PRACTICE TEST (200 QUESTIONS) 1. Human Resource departments serve a strategic role in most organizations because: a. today’s organizations are instituting HR practices aimed at gaining competitive advantage through their employees. b. Human Resource departments
work, your employees are facing major health problems like high cholesterol and hypertension. My co-workers and I believe having a worksite wellness program will help improve your employee’s health status and lower their need for medication, which can lead to lower fees your company has to
There is a heightened focus on maintaining good health and the many benefits that come as a result. Increasingly, more companies are opting to implement wellness programs to help support and facilitate their employees in achieving better health habits. Types of programs offered include smoking cessation, weight and stress management, and access to on-site resources like health fairs, seminars, and counseling with registered dietitians. Results of healthy employees also help the employer by reducing
INTRODUCTION Health and wellness in the workplace is crucial to business success. Increasingly, it is recognized that the workplace itself has a powerful affect on people’s health. When people are satisfied with their job, they are more productive and tend to be healthier. When employees feel that the environment at work is negative, they feel stressed. Stress has a large impact on employee mental and physical health, and in turn, on productivity. Companies that promote healthy lifestyle habits
I decided to go to the Wellness Center of Antioch College. I like this place because I am a very active person but this time I chose to give it a closer look.I walked to the Wellness Center and the building was not so impressive when I saw it.The place looked like a big,squared and old brick building. The building have some white windows that gave the installations a unique style.Before entering I saw a garden outside with little flowers of different colors that are attractive to the eyesight.