Despite the recent hype about focusing wellness programs on thefinancial, social, and mental well-being of workers, the main goalof corporate wellness initiatives is still improving the physicalhealth of the workforce. And after years of growing popularity, anew survey suggests that many employers have yet to achieve thehoped for results from their wellness programs.
The poll of 554 benefits professionals conducted by Optum, ahealth benefits consulting firm, found that nearly all employerwellness programs (95 percent) address physical health. It furtherfound that 65 percent of wellness programs address mental health,44 percent address social health, and 37 percent address financialhealth.
Sadly, most of the HR personnel surveyed do not hold theiremployees’ knowledge of the health care system in high esteem. Only20 percent believe workers know enough about the system tocompetently navigate it.
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