Corporate Employee Wellness Programs Raleigh

Achieving ‘Chronic Wellness’ in the Workplace

The Institute of Lifestyle & Weight Management (ILWM) offers state-of-the art worksite wellness solutions through its Worksite Wellness Center (WWC). This pioneering center is at the forefront of innovative and successful workplace wellness programs. We help our member-clients achieve ‘chronic wellness’ through high-impact behavioral and cost-management initiatives that instill a culture of shared accountability between the employee and employer. Whether you are a five-person small office or a corporation of thousands, ILWM’s Worksite Wellness Center (WWC) has the proven solution for you.

The WWC is built around the belief that there are more effective, affordable, and convenient ways for employers to provide healthcare benefits that attract and retain the best employees and keep them productive. The WWC offers a range of services—including Employer Membership Programs, Worksite Wellness Consulting & Implementation Services Group and The Worksite Wellness Academy—allowing us most effectively meet the needs of each member.

Background

Chronic degenerative diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer, cause 70% of all deaths in the United States and are responsible for three-fourths of healthcare spending. Data increasingly supports the fact that unhealthy behaviors and associated modifiable health risks figure prominently into the causation of chronic disease. As a result, most worksite wellness programs target those unhealthy behaviors strongly associated with modifiable health risks that are precursors to chronic disease. When one considers the fact that medical claims increase $1500 to $3000 with each additional health risk, it becomes easy to understand why most worksite wellness programs are geared towards expediting behavior change of unhealthy employees. Upwards of 70% of all health care costs come from obesity, poor dietary habits, physical inactivity and smoking.

Given this, Worksite Wellness Programs that focus on reversing modifiable health risk factors and managing chronic conditions through behavior change offer significant promise– both from an improvement in employee’s health and lives, and from containment of healthcare costs.

Wholesale Behavior Change

Data supports that most worksite wellness programs can achieve moderate levels of success if implemented correctly. However, most companies need more than just incremental improvements in healthcare cost efficiency and quality—they need transformative change. Transformative change requires wholesale behavior change—one that addresses key problem areas like smoking, obesity, unhealthy eating and physical activity, but also instills accountability and empowers employees to be more active, more informed and more engaged in their healthcare. A truly transformative health strategy bridges the gap to consumerism.

Focused on What Matters Most

This is where the Worksite Wellness Center differentiates itself from all other corporate wellness providers. The Worksite Wellness Center is comprised of highly-specialized clinical and business experts with a depth of expertise in their chosen areas. The Worksite Wellness Center helps organizations—big and small—hardwire healthy habits and achieve ‘chronic wellness’ through its Employer Membership Programs, Worksite Wellness Consulting Group, and Worksite Wellness Academy. These unique offerings allow us to provide unmatched clinical and business expertise in the following areas:

1. Prevention, Wellness & Self-Management
   • Primary & Secondary Prevention and Wellness
   • Unhealthy Behaviors with Deferred Consequences (i.e., obesity, smoking, unhealthy eating and physical inactivity)
   • Medical Self-Care and Self-Help
2. Medical Consumerism
   • Information and Decision Support including resources and tools
   • Discretionary Spending and Value-Based Purchasing
   • Incentives and Rewards

ILWM's Worksite Wellness Program

Learn more about each component of the program

Worksite Wellness Program
•  Employer Membership Program
•  Worksite Wellness Consulting & Implementation Support
•  The Worksite Wellness Academy Education, Training & Development