Utilizing health screenings

Health screenings are one of the best ways in which you can evaluate the health of your employees and to know what need to change and what is working with your health and wellness program. How do health screenings help you get your staff healthier? You need to focus on understanding some of the common health problems that are out there so your employees can see what they might be at risk for if they are not taking care of their health. What the health screenings will do is focus on the common health risks and ailments including the following:

• Heart disease
• Cancer
• Diabetes
• Osteoporosis

Professionals will come in and evaluate your employees and will show them the things that they are at risk for if they do not focus on changing their lifestyle habits and behaviors. It is really up to the employees to take the initiative to really do something about their health woes but you can certainly give them a boot in the right direction by using health screenings.

How can you start offering employee health screenings? It is typical to offer them at a health fair or to have some type of wellness fair in order to offer these health screenings and to get your employees involved in them. It is nice to hold an event where you can offer these health screenings to not only your employees but also to everyone else like their families. When an entire family can check on their health state, it will make it much easier for them all to get together and focus on getting in shape as a family.

What you will need to deal with as you are using health screenings is the insurance company that will set it up for you. You need to work with a health insurance provider that will gladly offer the screenings and even set it up with certified nurses and medical examiners that can provide your staff with the following information:

• Glucose testing


• Cholesterol screenings


• Blood pressure screenings


• Body mass index


• Skin cancer screenings

Offering the health screenings is one of the best ways in which you can focus on making a change in your employees lives. When people actually know about their health and they take notice of it, their ability to make changes will dramatically increase.

Not only will you be able to help cut your healthcare costs when your employees start working on their health you will also be able to see a dramatic improvement with a few other things as well. Employees that are healthier are much more productive and they are also likely to avoid absenteeism because they do not get sick as often.

Health screenings will shed some light on some very dangerous issues like cancer. Early detection of most forms of cancer is treatable. Just think that if you offered these screenings, you could potentially save the lives of your employees! Not only are you saving their life, you are also able to give them much lower costs on the treatment for the issue that they have like cancer.

How often should you do these screenings? It depends on what your insurance provider will allow but at least once a year is a great way to ensure you are working on helping our employees to get healthier. Doctors can tell your employees if they feel they need to see that person in 6 months or sooner for a follow up examination if they are concerned about something like obesity or a heart issue.