Health Insurance Times

A company's wellness strategy should do more than help employees grow healthy. 
It should help your business grow healthy.  The right information delivered to the right people at the right time can lead to better decisions which can lead to better health.

It's about personal responsibility

According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 50% of all Americans live with at least one chronic condition -- like diabetes or heart or lung ailments.  People with chronic diseases account for more than 75% of the nation's medical care costs.  Most of these conditions are connected to unhealthy lifestyle choices, i.e. diet and exercise.

If people are determined to live unhealthy lives, no government programs nor any amounts of money can possibly fix this problem.  When all is said and done, this is a matter of personal responsibility.

We hear more and more about wellness with each passing day

Wellness is a lifelong journey ... It's about changing behavior ... and that ain't easy. 

We have many well-intentioned sources touting 'wellness' with some mystical ROI that
is impossible for smaller companies to quantify.  They talk about ... healthier and more productive employees .... lower health insurance costs ... reduced absenteeism and reduced presenteeism ... and much more.  Does this sound at all familiar? 

BUT here's what's missing ... 

How do you get started?  How do you ease into something, about which you have no experience, without committing a substantial amount of time, money and resources?