John Muir Health's wellness and health program delivers enormous value in the workplace. The following are just some of the benefits you can expect.

Tangible Benefits

• Reducted absenteeism
• Reduced use of healthcare benefits
• Reduced workers' compensation claims
• Reduced number of injuries
• Reduced presenteeism

Intangible Benefits

• Improved employee morale
• Increased employee loyalty
• More productive work force

Employee Benefits

• Increased understanding about the relationship between lifestyle and health
• Increase opportunity to take control of their health and medical treatment
• Improved health and quality of life by reducing risk factors
• Increased morale via management's interest in their health and well being
• Increased opportunity for support from co-workers and environment
• Reduced absenteeism
• Reduced presenteeism
• Reduced medical expenses
• Reduced pain and suffering from illness and accidents

Employer Benefits

• Increased employee morale
• Increased productivity
• Better informed and healthcare cost-conscious workforce
• Positive public relations
• Attractive program in recruiting
• Opportunity for cost savings through:
  • reduced sick leave absenteeism
  • reduced disability claims
  • decreased healthcare utilization
  • reduced premature retirement
  • decreased overall health benefit costs
  • fewer on-the-job accidents
  • lower casualty insurance expenses

Community Benefits

• Contributes to establishing good health as a norm
• Compliments and reinforces national and local public health initiatives
• Provides a model for other local organizations
• Improves quality of life of citizenry Helps control the economic and social burden on all taxpayers

Additional Resources

The following links provide more information such as reports, articles, and business cases about corporate wellness and health programs.

• Health Resources Publishing
• The Wellness Council of America
• Wellsource