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Why worksite wellness?
Employees spend about 36% of their 24-hour day at work. This makes a
worksite the perfect venue to help promote healthy behaviors and
decrease absenteeism. Over 63% of North Dakotans over the age of 16 are
in the workforce. There are almost 24,000 businesses in the state which
provide a captive audience. The Healthy People 2010 goal is to increase
to 75% the proportion of worksites that offer comprehensive employee
health.
How will worksite wellness help business?
Just a
few examples of savings per dollar spent on a wellness program:
Bank of
America $5.96/$1
Prudential Insurance $2.90/$1
General
Mills $3.50/$1
Poor
health habits take a toll on business. Please consider the following
statistics:
¨ It
costs on average of $1300 for an employee who smokes per year in the
U.S.
¨ Workplace
alcohol, tobacco and other drug use costs U.S. companies over $100
million per year.
¨ Job
stress is estimated to cost American industry $200 – 300 billion
annually.
¨ National
Safety Council estimates that 1 million employees are absent on an
average workday because of stress related problems.
¨ In
North Dakota, tobacco use and obesity costs exceed $550 million a year.
Worksite Wellness
Toolkit
If you would like a paper copy of
the toolkit or have questions about how to develop your worksite
wellness plan please contact us, 774-6400.
Comprehensive Plan Template
Example Plan
Action Plan
Worksheet
Elements of a Comprehensive Wellness Program
Employee
Interest Survey
Employee Wellness
Interest Survey
Health Year at a Glance
Ideas
for Year at a Glance
How
Do I Develop a Program
Healthy
Food Options for Work
Sample Healthy Foods
Policy
Sample Programming Ideas
Sample Tobacco Free
Policy
Large Business Success Story
Small Business
Success Story
Williston
Resources
Strategies for Worksite
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