Health & Wellness in 2014
What You Should Know About Employee Wellness Programs

Types of wellness programs:

Wellness programs have been shown to:

Activity-Only

$

help control
employer healthcare costs

Participant must complete an activity or
program related to a health factor to
receive a reward

vs.

improve
workforce health

Outcome-Based

reduce absenteeism

increase
employee morale

Participant is rewarded for achieving/
maintaining a specific health outcome

What specific wellness programs/services are companies currently offering their employees?

Smoking cessation
program ~ 44.9%

Employee Assistance
Program (EAP) ~ 69.4%

Offer gym membership discounts
or on-site exercise facilites ~ 54.6%

Web-based resources for
healthy living ~ 43.5%

Flu shots or
vaccinations ~ 74.5%

Weight loss program ~ 38%

How are companies working to promote positive health outcomes?

61%
Offer at least one
wellness program

43%

36.8%

28.3%

Opportunity for
health risk assessment

Provide incentives/rewards for
certain health-related tasks

Biometric screening

26.9%

23.3%

4.5%

Nothing at this time

Offer at least one disease
management program

Other

Where are companies in the process of exploring/adopting a healthy lifestyle
incentive/program?

Already Using ~ 43.9%

Not Interested ~ 15.2%

Considering for the Future ~ 22.6%

Other ~ 2.6%

Still Learning ~ 15.7%

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Employee Wellness Programs in 2014 Infographic

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    Health & Wellnessin 2014 What You Should Know About Employee Wellness Programs Types of wellness programs: Wellness programs have been shown to: Activity-Only $ help control employer healthcare costs Participant must complete an activity or program related to a health factor to receive a reward vs. improve workforce health Outcome-Based reduce absenteeism increase employee morale Participant is rewarded for achieving/ maintaining a specific health outcome What specific wellness programs/services are companies currently offering their employees? Smoking cessation program ~ 44.9% Employee Assistance Program (EAP) ~ 69.4% Offer gym membership discounts or on-site exercise facilites ~ 54.6% Web-based resources for healthy living ~ 43.5% Flu shots or vaccinations ~ 74.5% Weight loss program ~ 38% How are companies working to promote positive health outcomes? 61% Offer at least one wellness program 43% 36.8% 28.3% Opportunity for health risk assessment Provide incentives/rewards for certain health-related tasks Biometric screening 26.9% 23.3% 4.5% Nothing at this time Offer at least one disease management program Other Where are companies in the process of exploring/adopting a healthy lifestyle incentive/program? Already Using ~ 43.9% Not Interested ~ 15.2% Considering for the Future ~ 22.6% Other ~ 2.6% Still Learning ~ 15.7% www.HealthcareTrendsInstitute.org © Copyright 2014. Healthcare Trends Institute. Source: 2013 Healthcare Trends Benchmark Study Sponsored by Evolution1®