A Simple Way to Help Employers Reduce Healthcare Costs!

10/12/2009

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EDWC Seminar Series continues with Lighten Up Wisconsin, a simple way to engage your employees in a wellness program at little or no cost. The seminar will be hosted by Washington County Health Department, Public Agency Center located on 333 E Washington St. in West Bend on October 21 from 8:00 am to 10:00 am with registration/networking beginning at 7:30 am. Cost is $10.00/person (non-EDWC investors).

Interested parties looking for a fun way to promote healthy living within your organization including; Business Owners, Healthcare Professionals, Human Resource Managers, Wellness Coordinators, Wellness Teams, Personnel passionate about wellness programs

Lighten Up Wisconsin is a simple way to engage employees in a wellness program

• Fits well with several goals in the Wisconsin Nutrition and Physical Activity State Plan.
• Provides tips and strategies to gradually lose weight through small changes to your activity level and nutrition
• Provides a method of tracking your activity.
• A Lighten Up Toolkit will be available for employers and organizations
• DVD with registration instructions,
• Website Tour
• CD with printable promotional materials
• Hard copy of programming ideas
• Some tools for assisting participants with limited computer access
• Offers employees a simple way to improve attitude and increase productivity

Small and mid-sized businesses can quickly make the commitment to a wellness program by beginning with an assessment of their group, then introducing some basic initiatives, such as on-site screenings, educational sessions, and reward programs.

Large companies have many resources and bigger budgets to help implement wellness program, but small employers can work with existing resources, to create a customized program that fits their budget.

Even the most basic wellness initiatives are generating $3 in health insurance savings for every $1 spent, in addition to increasing productivity and improving morale.

To register contact our office at (262) 335-5769