Viverae White Paper Explains Three Steps to a Successful Wellness Program for Any Organization

Viverae, a leading national provider of customized health management solutions, is pleased to announce the release of its new white paper that explains the three-step approach common to most successful corporate wellness programs. The paper, “Three Steps to Wellness Success: A Program Design That Encourages Participation and Healthy Outcomes,” is available for immediate free download.

Research shows that successful health management programs are not designed to be quick fixes but are designed with vision and an infrastructure to support desired changes over time. Creating a culture of health is a gradual process that follows a typical pattern.

As the new paper from Viverae explains, creating a successful health management program – a program that controls health care costs and improves employee health in the long term – is a process that optimally unfolds in three stages. It begins with designing appropriate incentives and heightening employee awareness of the program, then engages employees with health-focused activities and support and, finally, creates a culture of health across your organization, bringing results that can be measured.

“If an organization truly wants to control health care costs and improve the health of its workforce, it really should understand the typical pattern that a successful health management program follows, one that is designed to achieve specific outcomes,” said Michael Nadeau, president and CEO of Viverae. “A successful program will have the right combination of comprehensive health assessments, unique employee incentives, creative engagement strategies and optimal software to improve the wellness of any organization in a measureable way.”

The new paper from Viverae explains and offers suggestions for implementing the three steps in the process toward a successful wellness program:

•   Enrollment programs: Identify risk factors, raise employee awareness and encourage participation.
•   Engagement programs: Motivate employees to take action, ensure compliance and become engaged over time.
•   Achievement programs: Get results that can actually be seen on the bottom line, in reduced health risks and lower health care costs, and that can be maintained.

“Our experience with clients of all sizes and across various industries tells us that successful wellness programs follow these steps and that at each step, there are specific tools and strategies to recommend,” Nadeau said. “For example, they all share strong support from senior management, effective communications and educational tools, and resources to support their workforces in their desire to pursue healthier lifestyles.”

Find out how a wellness program that is designed by following these three steps and implementing specific, related strategies can lead to long-term success at your organization, creating healthier employees and lowering medical costs. Download this paper, “Three Steps to Wellness Success: A Program Design That Encourages Participation and Healthy Outcomes” now and learn how to implement a successful wellness program at your organization.

About Viverae
Founded in 2003, Viverae (viv-AIR-ā) is a national provider of comprehensive health management solutions that help corporations reduce health care costs through improved employee health. Dallas-based Viverae helps employers and their employees control health care costs by identifying, addressing and reducing health risks before they turn into significant medical expenses. Viverae’s solutions are a unique combination of comprehensive health assessments, employee incentives, creative engagement strategies and proprietary software to manage client programs from beginning to end. For more information, visit viverae.com.