The concept of health consciousness is fast gaining popularity in the society as more and more people are becoming aware of the benefits of a healthy living. From the business perspective, there is a direct relationship between health, wellness and productivity. Studies show that wellness initiatives result in more returns on investment because of increased productivity. Today, more and more organizations recognize the bottom line of keeping their population healthy and fit and so offer workforce health programs. Population health and wellness management programs are undertaken by most organizations these days to ensure workforce well-being for a productive employee population.


Organizations these days want their employees to live well and be well while reducing the cost of health care and managing risks. Employers are increasingly viewing wellness and population health management as a vital way to help control business expenses tied to benefits and disability, while simultaneously improving employee health, morale and productivity.



A good population wellness and health program must have several features that make it easy for the organizations to take care of their working population. These programs need to integrate many programs and also make use of several tools to ensure that the program is run in a successful manner.

A Health Management Program is at the core of population health and wellness management. The health management program makes use of strategies that make use of clinical standards and advanced technology to make sure that health care is provided to all. Health management programs allow the employees and employers of an organization to make individual action plans and maintain personal health records. This type of a program also enables the users to make use of health trackers and also know about the wellness events taking place and to participate in them.

Population health and wellness management also enables the organizations to introduce for its employees healthy lifestyle programs wherein the employees are made aware of various diseases, given tips for staying healthy and imparted the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Typical healthy lifestyle programs include but are not restricted to the following in an organization:



Most organizations make it mandatory for the employees to be a part of these programs. The reason is that the organization always strives to maintain healthy staff that works towards achieving the objectives of the organization.


Health education also forms an important part of Population Health and Wellness Management. It is very important to educate the workplace population about how important it is to maintain a healthy lifestyle so that the staff can stay physically and mentally fit and meet the challenges of the dynamic work environment. Health education in organizations can be accomplished via the following:


All these are means that ensure that the employees within the organization are able to lead a healthy lifestyle and also maintain a healthy working environment.
Many organizations also offer screenings as part of their Population Health and Wellness Management programs. These health screenings are typically done to make the workforce aware of the health problems that they might be suffering from and also to prevent various health problems from arising in the © Saviance Technologies 2006-2013 All rights reserved www.saviance.com workplace. Cholesterol, blood pressure and body fat screenings are the typical health screenings that take place in organizations.

Assessments and surveys are also an important aspect of Population Health and Wellness Management. These assessments and surveys enable the organizations to know how healthy the working environment is. These surveys and assessments also enable the organizations to know whether or not the employees find their workplace a healthy enough place to work in. Some of such assessments and surveys that can be undertaken by organizations include:

It is now an accepted fact that Population Health and Wellness Management is the need of the hour for organizations that require their employees to work to their best potential and to ensure that the efforts of the employees enable the organization to earn better returns.

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Saviance Technologies is a global provider of enterprise technology solutions focusing on mobility, collaboration, cloud computing and software application development. They provide a host of Software products and solutions, including customized application development, mobile/web applications, iOS/iPad applications and a MS SharePoint practice. Incorporated in 1999, with more than 14 years of excellent industry track record, Saviance delivers unmatched business value to its clients through a combination of process excellence, quality services and cost effective solutions from our India Development Centre.

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