The 27th annual Wellness in the Workplace Conference was held in Ann Arbor on March 12, 2008. The conference theme was champion companies. Since 1980, the University of Michigan Health Management Research Center has been studying employee health risks and their impact on medical costs, absenteeism, and productivity. Health care costs can clearly be predicted by measuring the flow of employee health risks. Controlling health risks leads to Zero Trend, a hot button in the industry where medical costs do not increase. Zero Trend can be reached by implementing a strong onsite health risk appraisal (HRA) with biometric screening (medical measurements such as blood pressure, and cholesterol), HRA scoring, along with follow-up coaching and programs.
 

A survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute and Mathew Greenwald and Associates found 82 percent of employees have a positive impression of wellness programs and that 76 percent agree employer wellness programs show concern for their workers. Moreover, 72 percent would be comfortable with a health plan to require a physical examination and healthy behaviors to quality for insurance premium reduction. More than seventy percent of employees would participate in such a program and 83 percent say a corporate wellness program would help them develop a healthier lifestyle.
 

Weight loss is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions, and one of the most commonly abandoned. Your employees will be affected by weight loss long after the resolutions have been forgotten. This special report includes five proven strategies to lower health risks and their associated costs in the long term.. You can find your free report by following this link, http://www.wellcocorp.com/resources.html