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Keeping Your Employees Healthy

 

Wellness issues important to you – brought to you by the insurance specialists at Telamon Insurance & Financial Network.

 

There is significant research and information suggesting recommendations for helping your employees get into shape, eat right, exercise and stop smoking. Yet, how can you help those employees who already lead healthy lifestyles remain healthy for the long-term?

 

In addition to assisting employees who could improve their health and wellness habits, it is imperative that you also take steps to ensure that your healthy employees remain that way. Here are some ways in which to do so:

 

  • -  Create an environment that promotes physical activity throughout the
  •     workday.
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  • -  Promote the use of walking or biking trails near your office for use during
  •     lunchtime.
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  • -  Bring healthy food into the workplace for health-conscious employees to
  •    choose from.
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  • -  Offer healthy food options in vending machines and provide healthy foods
  •    during conferences, meetings and work-sponsored events.
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  • - Provide a fast food guide for employees outlining healthy and unhealthy
  •   options when they must grab lunch on the go.
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  • - Make modifications and upgrades to your employee’s workstations to make
  •   them more ergonomic.
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  • - Create an environment that reduces your employees’ stress.
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  • - Enforce emergency procedures within your facility.

 

 

* Feel free to contact us for more ideas of how to roll out a wellness program for

  your company.