E4, which stands for "evaluate," "engage," "empower," and "effect," offers clients – among them Jet Blue, Estee Lauder and Interpublic Group – the following programs:

LifeScope is E4's employee assistance service. As with any EAP, employees whose personal or professional problems are affecting productivity or jeopardizing their job can be directed to credentialed coaches, counselors and consultants who can help with a host of problems – big and small, anything from addictions and financial or legal issues to bereavement and troubled teens or retirement planning. Employees of client firms have access to help 24/7, via telephone or online chat.
LifeChoice adds the wellness component. Employees take a health assessment survey that reveals behaviors and chronic medical conditions that need to be addressed. Employees can create their own health management goals, track their progress, and create individualized incentive plans through a suite of cloud-based wellness software. LifeChoice also provides client employees with a host of educational seminars as well as counseling for emotional problems. Employers can assess their return on investment from the wellness program with E4 Health's ROI calculator and progress reports.
LifeLync rounds out E4 Health's approach with a set of metrics dedicated to finding and managing treatment for workers with chronic health problems, often those employees responsible for most of a company's medical costs. The idea is to identify these people and then focus limited organizational resources on them to improve and manage both their physical health and the associated psychological issues that often increase company medical costs and affect productivity.

"Our programs build onto each other and work together," said Sheriff, "but we believe the foundation of developing healthy habits is employee assistance. So if you buy LifeChoice or LifeLync, you also get LifeScope, the EA component."

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E4 Health wraps EAP, wellness in one

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