Working for Balance
Brand images. Mission statements. Value propositions. Core Values.
Today’s companies are experts at communicating their unique selling points to customers and promoting their vision among employees. Our corporate cultures are described with words like “tradition,” “excellence” and “service.” Yet too often, something is missing – an opportunity to enrich our corporate culture with a common goal of greater health and wellbeing. Indeed, the same group dynamic that makes us work together toward quality craftsmanship or responsive service, can inspire us to live better through healthy choices.
That’s where Working for Balance can help. An easy-to-implement workplace wellness program, Working for Balance helps employees feel good about healthy choices – while employers feel good about healthier employees.
Working For Balance: Program Overview.
Working for Balance is a comprehensive workplace wellness program designed to contain corporate health-related costs by helping companies promote positive changes in personal health practices among employees. Developed through a partnering of Tulsa Health Department, OU Physicians and YMCA of Greater Tulsa, the program provides the resources, education and technology to easily implement and manage a customized wellness initiative resulting in measurable outcomes.
Answering the Need for Healthier Employees.
Oklahoma ranks 50th in the 2007 Commonwealth Fund national survey for health. It’s a distinction that’s costly to our people, our economy and our employers. Direct costs to employers include health care expenses and insurance premiums. Indirect costs include reduced productivity and morale, along with higher rates of absenteeism, turnover, injury and disability.
Customized To Meet Your Group’s Needs.
Because every company and work environment is unique, Working for Balance allows you to customize your wellness plan around your needs. Your Working for Balance Wellness Coordinator will work with your company to determine the benefits package best for you through our Assessment Package. The Assessment will guide companies to the Benefits Package that is most suitable for the employees' needs. All the components of the Working for Balance Benefits Packages are also available ala carte.
What You Can Expect.
The ultimate goal of the Working for Balance program is the containment of health-related costs through healthier choices and decreased chronic disease. Your initial assessment is designed to identify your company’s health-related costs, culture or wellness, and employee needs and interests. This information will be used to customize programs and services to your company’s needs. In addition, the program is designed to produce measurable results in the following areas.
• Increase in work productivity
• Fewer missed work days
• Decrease in tobacco use
• Decrease in obesity rates
• Decrease in rates of hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Decrease risks for developing diabetes
• Increase in physical activity and awareness of lifestyle choices
• Overall decrease in chronic disease morbidity (cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes)
Easy to Implement, Manage and Evaluate.
The Working for Balance program is designed for streamlined implementation and easy, on-going management. Your dedicated Wellness Coordinator will conduct surveys and coordinate analyses, as well as provide all necessary materials, including user-friendly online resources. The entire process is designed to be exciting and motivating for your employees – and easy for the company.
Take the First Step.
Imagine containing your company’s expenses while actually giving your employees greater benefits. Working for Balance makes it possible. Learn more about what this rewarding, easy-to-use wellness program can do for you by scheduling your Assessment Package today. It’s the smart business decision for healthier employees and profits.
Contact Jill Almond, Tulsa Health Department Wellness Coodinator, at (918) 595-4459 or jalmond@tulsa-health.org for program details.
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