Why Wellness Programs?
Using expert PhD developed programs, PNT has helped over 100 companies increase employee health literacy and/or lower health care dollars. From a well designed program, the average reduction in healthcare costs, sick leave, disability costs, and workers’ compensation is more than 25%.
In the past 10 years, the annual return on investment for
worksite wellness programs has been as much as
$6 saved for every $1 spent,
doubling the return on investment of earlier programs.
“The most comprehensive meta-evaluation of worksite wellness program studies shows something very exciting! It shows that worksite wellness programs are not only effective at helping to reverse the rising spiral of health-care costs, but these programs are also becoming more effective. The average cost-benefit ratio has increased from 1:3 for earlier programs to 1:6 today.”
“Meta-Evaluation of Worksite Health Promotion Economic Return Studies: 2005 Update,” Larry S. Chapman, MPH, The Art of Health Promotion, American Journal of Health Promotion, July/August 2005
The latest issue of Harvard Business Review, December 2010 in an article entitled, “What’s the Hard Return on Employee Wellness Programs?” further verified previous studies showing that the return on investment (ROI) of effective workplace wellness programs including nutrition, physical activity and stop smoking, can be as high as 6 to 1.
For more information – contact
Martha McHenry, RD, CDE mmchenry@foodtherapyrd.com