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Healthy employee means a healthy workplace and blooming of business.<br>Hence it is the need of every organization to encourage and bring about a healthy environment for employees to work
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Employee Health Establishing the case for Healthy and active employees
The Problem Employers face acute health concerns because of inactive and sedentary lifestyles.
Health risks linked with sedentary lifestyle Obesity Cancers Diabetes Heart Disease Stroke Metabolic Syndrome
Sitting Disease Were you aware that sitting for long periods of time intensifies the risk of • A person can develop diabetes by 7% for every 2 hours of sitting per day. • Procuring metabolic syndrome (in women) by 26% for every hour which is spent sitting.
The Cost of Obesity Dealing with obesity associated illnesses adds up to around Rs.9380 each year.
Costs and the inactive employees 53% of all health care costs are due to 17% of employees with chronic problems.
Inactive employees High health care costs More days missed due to illness Less productivity High injury rates More health insurance claims High turn over rates
Inactive employees • 36% high yearly health care costs • 39% high costs for primary care visits • 105% high pharmacy costs • 143% high inpatient hospital care
Investing in employee health Healthy Employees • 14% less claims against their medical insurance • 30% fewer days in the hospital
Employees who exercise Regular physical activity can refine an employee’s work performance by up to 52%
Employer physical activity programs • Minimize health care costs by 20 to 55% • Reduce short term sick leave by 6 to 32%
Employees and active commuting Active commuting that includes walking or biking is linked with an overall of about 11% deduction in cardiovascular diseases.
Active Commuting (cont) • Women who walk or bike for 30+ minutes everyday have a lower risk of acquiring breast cancer. • Biking to work 20 miles every week can lessen coronary heart disease by 50% • Those who don’t bike to work experience a 39% higher mortality rate
Keys to Success Assess Plan Engage Measure
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