Wellness Works

Attention wellness coordinators: Recent research suggests employees will stay at their job longer, and decrease sick days, if they participate in a wellness program at work.

In a study from the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, participants involved in either moderate or intense weight management programs at work, decreased sick days from 3.9 days in 2006, to 3.4 days in 2007. And 45% of Americans polled said that they would stay at their jobs longer because of employer-sponsored wellness programs.

So what do employees want from a wellness program? Twenty-seven percent would like in-office fitness facilities, 23% preferred discounts at local fitness centers, and 19% would like complete weight management programs that also included a dietary information and advice.

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