Create a healthy and productive workplace with the practical guidance from Healthy Employees, Healthy Business. Implement an effective wellness program and find out how to: evaluate and target your workplace's main health concerns
boost morale through mutual support and competition
lower workplace stress Includes helpful worksheets and checklists! Description: Money-saving steps to improve employee health and productivity -- and your bottom line As health care costs skyrocket, small business owners are increasingly concerned about the impact they're likely to have on company profits. Employee illness, chronic poor health, low job satisfaction, and high turnover lead to lower productivity and contribute heavily to lost company earnings. Healthy Employees, Healthy Business draws on the expertise of an advisory board of doctors, lawyers, benefits specialists, workplace wellness planners and other experts to offer struggling small business owners and managers like you the essential advice you need to implement a low-cost or even free wellness program for your employees. Clear, concise and filled with success stories from other workplaces, you'll get the tools you need to start your wellness program immediately, resulting in increased productivity and potentially lower health insurance costs. Find out how to: evaluate and target your workplace's main health concerns
develop fun, effective activities to improve employee health
boost morale through mutual support and competition
lower workplace stress
leverage community resources for minimal financial investment From simply changing the snacks in the vending machines to ensuring that ill employees have access to treatment, you'll get practical advice in Healthy Employees, Healthy Business that will help even the smallest business save money and enjoy a dynamic, energized and productive workforce. Plus, you'll get helpful forms and interviews with expert advisers. Included Forms: Wellness Plan Worksheet
Wellness Program Waiver and Release of Liability
Successful Wellness Program Checklist
Wellness Program Interest Survey
Sample Wellness Program Announcement Letter
Sample Wellness Program Newsletter Announcement
Your Wellness Program’s Baseline Data
Treatment Center Evaluation Form
Food and Exercise Diary. About the Author: Ilona Bray, J.D. is an author and legal editor at Nolo, specializing in real estate, immigration law, workplace wellness and nonprofit fundraising. Many of her books are consistent Nolo bestsellers, among them Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits, U.S. Immigration Made Easy and Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home. Her latest book is entitled The Volunteers' Guide to Fundraising. She particularly enjoys interviewing people and weaving their stories into her books. Bray's working background includes solo practice, nonprofit, and corporate stints, as well as long periods of volunteering, including an internship at Amnesty International's main legal office in London. She received her law degree and a Master's degree in East Asian (Chinese) Studies from the University of Washington. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, going to open houses and gardening. Bray also blogs on ideas for raising money for your nonprofit at Nolo's Fundraising Tips for Busy Nonprofits and on tips for anyone shopping for a home or dreaming about homeownership at Nolo's Real Estate Tips for Home Buyers and Sellers. She is also an author on a popular Immigration Law Site.
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