wellness councils of america, (402) 827-3590 or
www.welcoa.org>. the web site is
well organized and loaded with useful info about business wellness.
click on "making a case for wellness" for lots of powerful,
persuasive data.
the health project,
http://healthproject.stanford.edu/>.
a nonprofit consortium devoted to lowering healthcare costs by
encouraging healthful behaviors. a rich web site with extensive
resources.
preventdisease.com,
www.preventdisease.com>.
click on "workplace wellness" to view a fact-filled web site; a
must-stop for anyone interested in corporate wellness.
wellness programs,
http://www.e-hresources.com/nov2.htm.
a detailed - and thoroughly researched and footnoted - article on
wellness in business, and its costs and benefits. -
going it solo
if your company is sitting out the wellness revolution, are you
sidelined when it comes to the fitness parade? nope. in fact,
"wellness is always going to come down to the individual and his or
her motivation," says leslie worris,
head of the wellness alliance
in newton, massachusetts. an employer can throw in incentives, but
personal commitment still matters most.
to launch your own personal wellness program, work with your doctor
to complete a health risk assessment, a standardized tool that
combines family history and current lifestyle choices with blood
analysis. the results will translate into a prescription for better
health. the most common recommendations aren't new: reduce dietary
fat, cut cholesterol intake, exercise four or five times weekly,
and - probably the biggest single piece of advice - quit smoking.
still, these simple steps produce potent results. "do these things
and you will get sick less often," says fran miller,
president of
san francisco-based wellcall, a provider of wellness programs to
corporations.