6 to 1 ROI – How’d They Do That?
Six to one. That’s the return on investment for a fully-engaged and organized
comprehensive employee wellness program, like TOHP.
A study appearing in the December issue of Harvard Business Review examined ten organizations with financially sound wellness programs. The
most successful wellness programs were supported by these six essential pillars:
- Engaged leadership at multiple levels.
- Strategic alignment with the company’s identity and aspirations.
- A design that is broad in scope and high in relevance and quality.
- Broad accessibility.
- Internal and external partnerships.
- Effective communication.
The companies studied reaped big rewards in the form of lower health care costs, greater productivity, and higher employee morale by implementing a wellness
program for their employees. Those benefits are not easy to achieve, and verifiable
paybacks are never a certainty, but the track record can be matched.
The following observations were found during this study:
- Healthy employees cost you less.
- Healthy employees stay with your company.
- Wellness isn’t just about physical fitness.
- Make it fun.
- Creating a culture of health takes passionate, persistent, and persuasive
leadership at all levels.
The Other Health Plan can help you in all of these aspects and more. Call (877) 441-
8647 to find out more.
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