| Everyday habits impact your employees' lives | | | | Once employees are aware of the role they play |
| significantly. These habits also impact your | | | | in their own health and care, the better decisions |
| company significantly, since poor employee health | | | | they will make. These better decisions - healthy |
| is leading to increasing healthcare costs. The key | | | | decisions will lead to increased productivity, |
| to changing health care costs is changing health. | | | | decreased medical costs and eventually lower |
| The first step to a healthy company is | | | | insurance premiums. The moral of the story is: |
| awareness. The more aware your employees are, | | | | increase employee awareness, educate them on |
| the more smoothly your benefits plan can be run. | | | | your healthcare plan and ways they can impact |
| Once awareness increases, the next step is | | | | their own health and the impact they have on |
| education. The more employees know the better | | | | costs for everyone in your company. |
| choices they will make. Only 36% of employees | | | | Healthcare is not just the responsibility of |
| feel educated about their benefits, according to a | | | | employers. While, health is not just the |
| recent study. It is difficult for employees to make | | | | responsibility of employees. We are all responsible |
| decisions on their healthcare use if they don't feel | | | | for both. Employees need to take ownership of |
| like they know enough about it. Regular | | | | their own health and employers need to help |
| communication (through newsletters or surveys | | | | them do so. The more people know about their |
| from a broker or wellness provider) is a great | | | | healthcare, the better they can use it and the |
| way to keep your employees educated. | | | | better they can care for their own health. |
| By educating your employees on the benefits | | | | Companies that educate their employees are |
| plan, employees will know what they have. The | | | | seeing the benefits in many ways. This is the way |
| same goes for everyday habits that lead to (or | | | | we have to go. Increased awareness and |
| prevent) health issues. | | | | education with better decisions being made. |