Substantial Cost Savings

Worksite wellness can lead to a better bottom line!

Heart Disease costs employers $18,618 per employee per year. That’s $5617 for group health, $981 for worker’s comp, $6052 for sick leave, $178 for long term disability, $4845 for short term disability and $945 for unpaid leave.

Diabetes costs employers an additional $11,744 per employee per year. On average, people who have diabetes expend 2.3 times more money on health care than people who do not have diabetes.

Smoking costs employers $5,318 per employee per year. That’s $2,175 for smoke breaks, $465 for absenteeism, $206 for deaths, $176 in worker’s comp and $2,295 in excess medical expenses.

Obesity costs employers $2,500 per employee per year more than an employee of normal weight.

Fewer Missed Work Days

The seven most common chronic diseases—cancer, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, heart disease, pulmonary conditions, and mental illness—are all caused or worsened by obesity and are costing employers $1.1 trillion in lost productivity. Most importantly, research shows that much of this cost is avoidable!

Happier Employees

Happy and healthy employees feel better about work and are less likely to look for a job elsewhere. Having a worksite wellness program sends a strong signal to employees that your organization’s concerns extend beyond the financial bottom line.