The Benefits of Wellness

At Advanced Benefits Management, we understand that the key to an effective benefits solution is not limited to just the coverage you offer your employees. When coupled with an effective Wellness Initiative, the overall results and success are amazing.

We work to understand the latest trends in Wellness and provide you with a solution that works best for your employees.

Consistent with the newly emerging work site wellness literature, there are tangible benefits associated with work site wellness programs.

Improved Professional Image
80% of communication is non-verbal. With an energized and healthy team, your customer service and sales staff will feel better about themselves and are more effective.

Improved Morale
As the organizational culture begins to change as a result of your health promotion efforts, you and your employees may actually begin to see and feel a new level of energy within the organization. Ultimately, one of the most important goals of your benefit program is to attempt to influence the attitudes and actions of the your most valuable resource - its employees.

Reduced Turnover
Employee replacement costs can be quite high for any kind of business. The effort and expense associated with running employment ads, reading applications, checking references, interviewing qualified candidates and hiring, and training a new employee can be a serious burden on any business. In light of the challenges that high employee turnover poses, many businesses are looking to health promotion programs as an additional perk that can help to prevent employees from jumping ship.

Increased Recruitment Potential
In the midst of a very tight labor market, businesses are forced to pull out the stops in order to recruit new talent. Health promotion can prove to be a very valuable tool in sealing the deal.

Reduced Absenteeism
When an employee misses work in a business setting, the entire organization is forced to absorb their responsibilities. Even in the event of the occasional absence caused by things like colds and the flu, work can back-up and tensions can build. Even worse is a long-term absence caused by a major health event that requires hospitalization and/or rehabilitation. By preventing certain types of illness caused by poor lifestyle habits, health promotion programs can play an important role in reducing absenteeism.

Lower Health Care Costs
Healthier employees make fewer health care claims.

Improved Employee Health
One of the greatest advantages of a well-designed wellness initiative is the promise of improved health. While not conclusive, there is a growing body of evidence that suggests that well-designed health promotion initiatives can successfully impact such behaviors as smoking, high-risk alcohol use, exercise, nutritional habits, and stress.