What’s the Hard Return on Employee Wellness Programs?
How to Get There!
Employee wellness programs have often been viewed as a nice extra, not a strategic imperative. But the data demonstrate otherwise, according to a team of researchers led by Leonard L. Berry of Texas A&M University, Ann M. Mirabito of Baylor University and William B. Baun of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer...
[read more] What’s the Hard Return on Employee Wellness Programs?
How to Get There!
Employee wellness programs have often been viewed as a nice extra, not a strategic imperative. But the data demonstrate otherwise, according to a team of researchers led by Leonard L. Berry of Texas A&M University, Ann M. Mirabito of Baylor University and William B. Baun of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Their research shows that the return on investment on comprehensive, well-run employee wellness programs is impressive — sometimes as high as six to one. The findings are compiled in a comprehensive piece in the December issue of Harvard Business Review titled "What's the Hard Return on Employee Wellness Programs?" This webinar will review the hard and soft data and provide six pillars seen in effective programs.
Learning Objectives
1) Participants will be able to describe several hard data findings
2) Participants will be able to describe several soft data findings
3) Participants will be able to list and describe the six pillars to effective programs
William Baun draws on some 32 years of worksite wellness experience on integrated, multidisciplinary worksite teams. As Program Manager of Wellness Programs for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas – the largest cancer center in the world with more than 18,000 employees. In 2006, MD Anderson was the first healthcare system to receive accreditation by the CEO Cancer Gold Standard for its wellness program. William serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the NWI, IAWHP, Houston Wellness Association, and CAN DO Houston. His latest book, Healthy Women at Work was released in January 2010, and latest article “What’s the Hard Return on Employee Wellness Program? The ROI data will surprise you, and the softer evidence may inspire you.”, in the December issue of Harvard Business Review.
