Employers would now like to include spouses for well-being programs as they can provide better health and performance at work. Adding spouses to your health management program is the key to increased participation rates and engagement. Spouses represent about one-fifth of the covered members in employee health plans and also in healthcare costs. Spouses in health improvement may lead to measurable savings.
How well-being programs benefit from spouses’ presence
According to the new concepts, for better participation of employees, spouses should be allowed in well-being programs. Spouses can also contribute to mental health and wellness, which in turn makes the employees productive. Research says, if people are happy at home, they are happy at work. The more you are reassured about the well-being of family at home, the more you are focused at work. Thus, spouses can help in efforts needed for wellness.
The new research found that the individuals whose spouses had high well-being scores had one-point improvement in well-being. Employers that allow spouses to participate in health management program report an average employee participation rate that is twice as high as the rate among employers without spouses.
Ways in which employers can encourage in involvement in health and wellness activities:
- Wellness benefits to spouses and families
- Developing joint strategies for couples to implement a healthy diet
- To provide well-being education and programs in various formats those employees can easily share with spouses
- Spouses can access the same programs that are available to employees
- Eliminate differences between partners so that they can change their habits
- Mail spouse-focused wellness postcards directly to homes
- Use targeted email campaigns to reach spouses
- Host a spouse focus group to collect feedback, gather information and perspectives and generate ideas
- Establish a “Families Team” made up of spouses that help lead wellness events
- Provide on-site spouse coaching to improve healthy lifestyle habits
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Both spouses and partners have an effect on the employee’s participation in well-being programs as well as the job ability to do it effectively which can benefit both directly.
Date: June 23, 2017