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The first step in reducing your healthcare costs through a Health Promotion is assessing the health of your employees with the Prevention Pays Health Screen. The employees fill out a health questionnaire and go through an on-site health fair. An individual health profile is provided to the employee. Employees who have high-risk health factors for disease will be contacted later to reinforce the importance of adopting healthy behaviors. A corporate report is presented to management that identifies the health behaviors of the employee population that need targeted health education programs. One of these programs includes a nurse case manager providing telephone consultations to women who are high risk for pregnancy complications. Health Info is a service you access by calling (479) 441-5870 or 1-800-217-5870 to receive written health information on almost any health topic. The Prevention Challenge is a reward program for health behavior. Employees who achieve a pre-determined number of the health goals receive a reward from their company. The health goals are:  Blood pressure below 140/90.No tobacco use.100% seat belt use.Total cholesterol below 200 or 10% reduction.$300 or less in paid health claims a year.Four or less days missed due to personal illness in a year.Exercise an average of twice a week for a minimum of twenty minutes to be recorded on exercise forms.No lost work time due to back pain or injury in 1997.Participation in nine or more health promotion activities.Within recommended range for body weight or 15% reduction from previous level.The program has been piloted with employees at Sparks Health System since 1997. A cost savings of $450,000 in health care costs was experienced in one year.It is available for implementation in your company. You may want one component or several. PremierCare desires to plan and provide a program just to meet your needs. For more information on Health/Wellness Services please call (479) 441-5876 or 1-800-217-5870 or contact us by e-mail. |
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