HEALTH
MATTERS
Containing health and disability costs demands a
broad strategy that considers all factors that influence employee
health. Worksite wellness is a powerful tool that can shape corporate
culture and influence a general lifestyle that contributes to the
health of each employee, providing big financial returns.
Employee wellness programs encompass many different
activities and amenities that most employers today have partially
implemented in their corporation. These include:
- Clean Air to Breathe
- Safe Clean Water to Drink
- Smoking Cessation Programs
- Flu Shots
- Fitness Centers
- Medical Benefits
- Health Awareness Day
Determining the affect these programs have on the
corporate bottom line is not always easy but some companies and
agencies have tracked and computed the ROI (return on investment)
realized from implementing various employee wellness benefits.
- DuPont Co... each $1.00 invested in
employee wellness yielded over $1.42 in 2 years
- Travelers Corp... claims a $3.4 return for each $1.00 invested
in employee health programs
- Union Pacific Railroad... a cost benefit of $1.57 for each $1.00
invested
- City of Mesa, AZ... a return of $3.60 for every $1.00 invested
in the health of employees
- A county government in California... had an increase in employee
morale and reduced workers comp claims, medical costs and sick
days.
These companies have tracked the dollars and realized
the return-on-investment from employee wellness programs.
Recent headlines in news stories have informed us
of the issues of tap water, the questionable purity of *bottled
water and the risk of ** filter and RO systems.
Experts agree, the only sure way for safe water today
is a high- tech hybrid/distillation system - NOW, the first economical
system that removes chemicals, microorganisms, bacteria and all
potential water contaminants.
*25% of all bottled water is tap water (DateLine march
13, 1998). EPA studies found cleanliness violations at most bottling
plants. (8 weeks to Optimum Health by Andrew Weil, M.D.)
**''...in every serious outbreak (Milwaukee) filters
were in use." (www.cdc.gov)
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