November 30, 2011 by Scott FosterAn increasingly large cadre of self-proclaimed new wellness "gurus" claim to be really good at providing wellness programs. Have you noticed that in the past several years, established health providers of all kinds are adding departments devoted to wellness? Traditional companies that have focused on health insurance for decades all of a sudden claim to be wellness experts. Health systems skilled...
Continue Reading » October 26, 2011 by Scott FosterThe Michigan Wellness Council (MWC) was formed after five years of regional growth and requests from stakeholders across the state to centralize corporate health and wellness best practices. Momentum has been accelerating due to the national prevention strategy and wellness grant provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Its mission is to inspire the successful integration of wellness best practices...
Continue Reading » October 7, 2011 by Scott FosterAbout 100 employers across the nation will be provided with comprehensive wellness programs, as a result of $9 million in grant funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant is designed to boost health conditions and combat the associated costs to businesses.
Companies of various sizes across 7 national regions will be provided with 2-years of support...
Continue Reading » May 18, 2011 by Scott FosterCorp! magazine, in their annual review of Michigan’s Economic Bright Spots, recognized Wellco (for the second time) for thriving and succeeding. Corp! provided the award to businesses that are innovative, diversified, adaptable and successful.
Wellco, a Michigan-based wellness firm, provides companies with health-risk appraisals and health return-on-investment (ROI) systems. For...
Continue Reading » April 21, 2011 by Scott FosterWellco’s new Wellness Positioning System™ provides a method that easily tracks and improves businesses' return on investment in health related outcomes. Free 7-point assessment and planning guide enables businesses to accurately measure and correct problems with their wellness programs. Read the article.
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