II Teaching People to be Well
Dr, Travis, the founder of the first wellness center, which opened its doors in 1975 in California, created the first wellness assessment, the Wellness Inventory. A quote of his: "Wellness is a way of life… a lifestyle you design to achieve your highest potential for well-being (Strohecker, 2005)." Companies are going through great lengths to train employees for the job.
They even teach their employees what to say, when and how to say it. Companies train people in every aspect of their job, so they may be able to perform at their greatest potential. But yet, most companies leave it to chance for people to actually adopt a wellness lifestyle, which will allow them to be at their highest potential, all the time. It will become imperative for companies to start educating employees about wellness in order to make any headway toward reducing medical healthcare spending.
Read the other parts here:
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Teaching People to be Well
Part 3: A Successful Model of a Wellness Program
Part 4: Creating a Culture of Wellness, the Long Term Return On Investment?
Part 5: What Could a Wellness Program for your Company Look Like?
Part 6: References
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