Posted by Company Wellness | Posted in Company Wellness | Posted on 21-12-2008
Stress continues to drive workers’ work-related health concerns, which is probably why the majority of respondents (78 percent) in a recently published survey claim they would participate in a Company Wellness Program to help their overall health and wellness.
In a recently published research study commissioned by the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (AAOHN), 500 full-time workers nationwide were interviewed by telephone.
“Today’s workers are clearly dealing with a lot of pressures such as the effects of 9/11, an unstable economy, national security threats and work/balance issues. There is a real opportunity for corporations to serve as an ally to their workers by offering them with resources to better manage their physical and emotional health – anything from stress management lunch and learns to nutrition and physical fitness counseling,” says Deborah V. DiBenedetto, president of AAOHN.
Nearly 80 percent of respondents believe their health would improve if they were offered the right information and tools through a viable Corporate Health Promotion Program.
Topping the list of most interesting Corporate Health Promotion Programs cited by workers is stress management (85 percent), closely followed by screening initiatives (84 percent), exercise/physical fitness initiatives (84 percent), health insurance education (81 percent) and disease management lunch and learns (80 percent).
More than half of workers (61 percent) would prefer to receive health and wellness information from a healthcare consultant or worksite nurse, compared to pamphlets or brochures (18 percent) or human resources staff (15 percent).