Corporate Wellness

When I was in college I did my internship in Corporate Wellness at a big company in Washington D.C. called COMSAT Communications. There was actually a whole "specialty" in Exercise Science at Colorado State related to Corporate Wellness. Now not to date myself but that was in the late 80's and early 90's. So why in 2010 are we just now realizing that big companies would be better off paying for preventative health options, rather than paying outrageous health insurance premiums? And why is it such a shocker that employees that take care of their health are better, higher producing, less absent, happier employees? So let me see if I get this right, if you are not obese, don't smoke, don't drink to excess, and exercise regularly and eat well, you cost your employer less!?! And actually can make your employer more money by being more productive. And Companies that have implemented Corporate Wellness programs, have greater employee retention rates, higher stock values, etc... Maybe it took an outrageous Health Care Bill, to finally get people to look at the prevention side...I don't know, but whatever did it, I say "yeah"! At WRP we have been doing corporate wellness programs as long as we have been in business. Everything from onsite workouts, to health and nutrition lectures, to Wellness challenges and health fairs. So if you are a CEO, CFO, COO, GM, or just the janitor at a Central Oregon company and you want to make your place a better, healthier, and more productive place to work, Call me! I would be more than happy to share my 20+ years experience in this area.