July 2008

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A growing concern: Corporate wellness

In recent months, Chiropractic Economics has published news items that show a growing number of employers are interested in wellness.

Consider, for instance, these news items published in April of this year:

• Three-quarters (72.5 percent) of employers have or want to have a wellness program that utilizes a health-risk assessment, according to a survey by United Benefit Advisors. The survey polled 1,664 employers.

• More than 40 percent of U.S. companies have implemented obesity-reduction programs, and 24 percent more said they plan to do so this year, according to a report from The Conference Board.

• Almost all employers — 82 percent of small businesses, 90 percent of midsize businesses, and 99 percent of large companies — see value in implementing wellness programs, according to a study by the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. About 57 percent of small businesses that value wellness programs have implemented them, compared to 79 percent of midsize businesses and 90 percent of large companies.

• Wellness works for employers. According to a study published in the Feb. 11 issue

All of these news items point to one thing: Companies are interested in reducing their healthcare costs by keeping employees well. You can help.

Wellness programs are just one type of industrial or corporate consulting available to you. I think it is a good choice because wellness programs fit into all types of business sectors — service, financial, manufacturing, fabrication, education — you name it.

This issue’s cover story looks at four types of industrial consulting — functional capacity testing, post-offer/preplacement testing, drug and alcohol testing, and ergonomics evaluation and training. These areas of consulting more typically (but not exclusively) deal with companies in the industrial arena.

We hope our cover story will inspire you to explore new avenues for income generation.

Until next time,

Linda Segall, Editor-in-Chief

We invite you to express your opinion on this or other articles.
E-mail your thoughts to lsegall@chiroeco.com or fax them to 904-285-9944.

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