Workplace Wellness & Diabetes Prevention –
New Braunfels
Building a Healthier Workforce
In a recent study, researchers at Brigham Young University found that for every dollar spent on employee wellness programs, employers receive three to four dollars in healthcare savings.
Benefits of Healthy Employees
✔ Improved productivity
✔ Better concentration, focus, and alertness
✔ Enhanced employee morale
✔ Higher energy level
✔ Lower healthcare cost
✔ Reduced absenteeism, lost time, and fewer sick days
✔ Less employee turnover
✔ Fewer injuries, less human error, and a more harmonious work environment
✔ Reduced stress (“the 21st-century disease”)
Wellness programs are effective for employers because they:
✔ Offer simple, effective, and affordable solutions
✔ Provide real solutions that reduce absenteeism and presenteeism
✔ Lead employees to make smart, effective, and sustainable changes
Practical Solutions for the Workplace
Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP): The National DPP works to make it easier for people with or at risk for Type 2 diabetes to participate in a high-quality lifestyle change program to reduce their risk of T2 and improve their overall health.
Families represent a majority of the workforce today, and employees with children have significantly more absenteeism and presenteeism than those without children. Poor eating habits and lack of good nutrition are major contributors to sickness and disease in both adults and children.
Adults over the age of 40 make up one-third of today’s workforce. As employees age, healthcare costs rise and productivity often falls. Keeping these experienced employees in excellent health is becoming increasingly important.
