Healthy Maine Works
Thursday, May 28, 2015
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Healthy Maine Works (HMW) is the Maine CDC’s initiative to support and provide employers of all sizes with tools and resources to develop an evidence-based worksite wellness program. Many employees spend most of their waking hours at work. Worksite wellness programs give employers a unique opportunity to support the health of their employees.
What is Worksite Wellness?
Worksite wellness programs help to improve the health of employees, leading to a decrease in health-care costs for employees and their employer. They offer many benefits such as:
- Lower health care costs
- Less absenteeism from work
- Reduced staff turnover
- More productive employees
- Healthier employees
Worksite wellness also offers a good return on investment. According to the 2010 Harvard study Workplace Wellness Programs Can Generate Savings, for every dollar that an employer spends on worksite wellness, an average return of $3.27 will be seen.
How HMW Can Help
HMW can provide the tools to help any employer create a worksite wellness program or help improve an already existing program. When you sign up, you can get access to:
- Employee health surveys to determine what health topics your employees would find interesting
- A newsletter that provides information, ideas and resources to help create healthier worksites
- Healthy Us Score card – an easy to use online assessment and planning tool that helps promote healthy living
Employers interested in developing a worksite wellness program can contact their local Healthy Maine Partnership by visiting www.healthymainepartnerships.org. They can help you get your worksite wellness program started today.
To learn more about Healthy Maine Works, visit www.healthymaineworks.com
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