HI - Wellness Connections Wellness in the Workplace
Successful businesses across America understand the benefit of having healthy employees. As the health status of an employee improves, productivity also improves, resulting in less absenteeism and more enthusiasm.
Heartland Health's Wellness Connections will design an effective health education program specifically for you and your employees. "This has been the best thing we've done for our staff and our business," says a satisfied customer.
In partnering with Community Health Improvement Solutions and Wellness Connections, your company will reap the rewards of healthier workers and having more control of your health care costs.
Let Wellness Connections Design a Program for Your Employees
We'll come to your workplace and personally help each participating employee achieve and maintain his or her greatest level of health and wellness.
The program will identify health risks, provide individual counseling, set health improvement goals and offer rewards for success.
Wellness Connections is a proven model, an investment in the future success of your company, a valued employee benefit and an effective way to control your health care expenses while improving worker productivity.
Wellness Connections is an award winning program; receiving the 2006 WELCOA Gold Well Work Place Award and the 2008 and 2009 American Heart Association, Fit-Friendly Company Gold Achievement Award and Worksite Innovation Award.
Health improvement programs may include:
- Creative Physical Activity programs such as Walking Clubs and Fitness Miles Challenges which reward all participants and teams that reach preset goals.
- Innovative weight management programs and delicious healthy cooking or grilling demonstrations for them and their families.
- Lifestyle and health habits account for approximately two-thirds of our health. Wellness Connections offers a number of on-target lifestyle classes. These classes include tobacco cessation, cholesterol lowering, stress management, men's and women's health issues, and being a good health-care consumer.
In addition to the full-service onsite screening, we offer the following services:
Biometric testing only (blood pressure, body composition, labwork and height/weight)
Health Improvement Classes (Lunch and Learns, etc., that are about 30 minutes). Topics vary from nutrition, exercise and stress to customized classes specific to your employees' needs.
- Weight Loss Classes
- Weight Loss Competitions
- Smoking Cessation Options
- Cooking Demonstrations
- Wellness Program Consulting
- Dietary Consulting
- Health Fair Planning/Set Up
- Group Exercise Classes
- Fitness Miles Program
- Monthly Newsletters
- Walking Trail Design
We also tailor wellness initiatives to your company's needs.
Our Wellness team is made up of several specialists:
- Registered Nurses
- Registered Dietitians
- Fitness Specialists
- Wellness Specialists
Does it really work?
Case study:
Heartland Health
3,000 employees
Wellness Connections since 2001
Top health opportunities: obesity, sedentary lifestyle, smoking, depression and stress
Worker's Compensation Claims
Wellness members are one-third less likely to injure themselves at work or to miss work due to a work-related injury. Worker's compensation costs for non-wellness members are 18 times higher (average) than a fitness facility user.What our Customers are Saying
Screening: MOKAN Sheetmetal Workers
This was the first time I've ever participated in something like this, and I learned more today than I thought I would. The staff was all very positive and considerate and my one-on-one with the wellness specialist was very informative. What a fabulous benefit to provide your employees and spouses. Thank you.
I was extremely impressed with everyone's professionalism and genuine concern about my health and welfare. Probably more so than I was. All of your caring attitudes taught me to take things a lot more serious to get on the road to a healthy lifestyle. Assessments like these should be a standard to all throughout the world. Thank you so much to all involved.
Screening: MODOT
Very professional, results obtained very quickly. I would definitely recommend this type of screening to fellow troopers.
Screening: Ellison-Auxier
Heartland has chosen their Wellness Connections very well. These young women are thorough, professional and make this a fun and informative experience. Thank you.
Screening: Anderson Ford
Done this three times and this has been a huge impact for me and my health in the positive direction. I hope our company keeps doing this program next year. Thank you.