[SWANboard] Wellness Plan - Helpful Links

Hello all, As promised in today's meeting, here are a few links and info that might be helpful to you in regards to beginning a wellness plan at your libraries (and convincing your board that it is a good idea)! "A review of 72 studies<http://www.shrm.org/hrdisciplines/benefits/Articles/Pages/10Step… published in the American Journal of Health Promotion showed an average corporate wellness return on investment (ROI) of $3.48 per $1 when considering health care costs alone, $5.82 when examining absenteeism and $4.30 when both outcomes are considered." "A study<http://www.shrm.org/hrdisciplines/benefits/Articles/Pages/Producti… published in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine has shown a strong association between the number of employee health risks and productivity loss, ranging from a 3.4 percent productivity loss for those with none of the eight assessed health risks to a 24 percent productivity loss for people with all eight health risks. This means that employees with the most health risks had seven times more lost productivity at work than those with no health risks. Wellness programs can be designed to reduce or eliminate such health risks of employees." http://www.shrm.org/templatestools/hrqa/pages/wellnessprogramscontributingt… A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report in 2002 revealed that at worksites with physical activity programs, employers have: * Reduced healthcare costs by 20 to 55 percent * Reduced short-term sick leave by six to 32 percent * Increased productivity by two to 52 percent Another good article: http://www.healthaffairs.org/healthpolicybriefs/brief.php?brief_id=69 Have a great evening, Brande Redfield SWAN Office Manager 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5164 Fax: 630.734.5056 brande.redfield@railslibraries.info<mailto:brande.redfield@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net