The right service provider can help a company turnaround its productivity by implementing its health and wellness programme rigorously

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Through an analysis of research findings as well
as its own wellness programme, Towards
Wellbeing, Towers Watson has developed a list
of best practices for employers that continue to
feel their way forward towards health and
productivity effectiveness.
1.Create a vision
2.Get employee feedback
3.Give the programme an identity
4.Launch with a bang
5.Create your organisation’s health profile
6.Use this data to launch evidence based
interventions
7.Communicate, communicate, communicate

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While companies are fast realising the
importance
of such measures, here are a few common gaps
which are noticed during the selection of health
check-up services by organisations:
1.Buying mass packages
2.Going for basic health check-ups
3.Trust issue often comes as a problem
Tips to make this intervention successful
1.Instead of selecting one package for everyone,
broader packages for different population should
be opted
2.It is essential for the employer to facilitate the
pursuit of health by employees
3.Along with the right package, it is also about
the right service provider

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A health check can be as easy as giving 10
minutes of your employees’ time and one draw of
blood, with the samples being collected from one’s
home/office and the reports being delivered to via
courier or email, at the person’s convenience.
Predictive tests for heart diseases: The
most effective way to control the rising incidence
of heart diseases is through personalised care
taking into consideration the genetics as well as
lifestyle factors to provide a holistic approach to
reduce heart diseases. These help:
1.Motivate individuals to make the necessary
lifestyle changes taking into account their genetic
status
2.Clinicians can also create personalised
treatment plans for each patient based on these

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1. Success Factor #1: Change the
paradigm from illness to wellness
2. Success Factor #2: Employee health
check-up is just a part of the wellness
journey. This should be used as trigger
to initiate other programes as needed
3. Success Factor #3: Involvement of the
senior leadership
4. Success Factor #4: Organising onsite
programmes
5. Success Factor #5: Creating an
engaging week-long event out of the
activity

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In order to reduce losses due to presenteeism
there is a need to focus on helping individuals
deal with these health risks.
Health & Wellness Evidence Based Approach
1. Management of behavioural risks: This is a
more broad-based approach targeting 30-40
Per cent population at risk. It focuses on
Unhealthy lifestyle choices i.e. smoking,dietary
habits, high BMI & lack of exercise & includes
individual lifestyle counselling & workshops.
2. Management of specific conditions: This is
for the 3-5 per cent of the high-risk individuals.
A programme is developed to tackle conditions
such as diabetes and heart disease, helping
individuals reduce risk factors and manage the
condition better.

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October 2013
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