Building a Wellness Culture: Why, How and What’s the Payoff?

In the past, efforts to control healthcare costs were often geared around expense management. Now that budgets have been squeezed as much as possible, a more effective approach involves getting people to live healthier lives. The trick is in building a culture of health and wellness that actually drives effective behavior changes throughout the organization. That cultural transformation will ultimately reduce healthcare expenses and improve employee satisfaction.
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		Focus on Multi-Modal Health Management People tend to accept and act on health-related messages more when they hear them through multiple channels, or “modes.” We examined multi-modal health messaging and saw a dramatic impact by adding online lifestyle improvement programs to telephonic coaching.   Read Article.
		Carolinas HealthCare System Builds Culture of Wellness from the Inside Out Carolinas HealthCare System has built a culture of wellness not just for patients and the community, but one that would also encourage healthy behaviors and lifestyles for its employees and their families. Read Article.
		Wellness Challenges WebMD Hit Your Stride℠ wellness challenges are team-based competitions that make it easy and fun for your population to participate in healthy activities. These challenges are also designed to keep people coming back to the portal. Read Article.