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Healthy Employees, Healthy Business: Easy, Affordable Ways to Promote Workplace Wellness »

Authors: Ilona Bray
ISBN-13: 9781413310740, ISBN-10: 1413310745
Format: Other Format
Publisher: NOLO
Date Published: October 2009
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Ilona Bray

Bray is an author and legal editor at Nolo, specializing in real estate, immigration law, and nonprofit fundraising. She is co-author of Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home and also edits a number of Nolo's small business 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 Masters degree in East Asian (Chinese) Studies from the University of Washington.

Book Synopsis

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 on CD.

CHAPTER 1: THE HEALTHY WORKPLACE AND WHY YOU NEED ONE

CHAPTER 2: KEY STRATEGIES FOR A SUCCESSFUL WELLNESS PROGRAM

CHAPTER 3: YOUR WORKPLACE SCORECARD/ ASSESSING YOUR WORKPLACE

CHAPTER 4: IT ALL STARTS WITH PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION

CHAPTER 5: PROMOTING GOOD NUTRITION

CHAPTER 6: ENCOURAGING FITNESS AND HEALTHY LIVING

CHAPTER 7: OFFERING TOOLS FOR MANAGING STRESS (EMOTIONAL HEALTH)

CHAPTER 8: HELPING SMOKERS TO QUIT

CHAPTER 9: HELPING THE ADDICTED WORKER

CHAPTER 10: HELPING WORKERS COMBAT OBESITY

CHAPTER 11: HELPING WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES OR CHRONIC ILLNESSES

CHAPTER 12: CHOOSING WHAT HEALTH BENEFITS TO OFFER