Seven Steps to a Wellness Program That Works

Many organizations offer workplace wellness programs that aim to improve employee health, reduce health care spending, and increase productivity and retention. However, close examination of these programs over the last decade reveals that many organizations will need to reevaluate their wellness programs in order to be both cost-effective for employers and useful for employees.

In this article, APQC collects the best guidance from its research on employee wellbeing to provide seven steps that employers should take to design, redesign, or rethink wellness programs to better promote employee health.