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Wellness Programs

Statistics like those found to the right make it easy to understand why over 75% of employers with 50 or more employees have already implemented a health promotion program.

These programs target general wellness, obesity, stress management, nutrition, and smoking or other addiction cessation and, with the right participation, produce a return on investment (ROI) in direct and indirect costs such as absenteeism. Many experience an ROI as high as $6 for every dollar invested. Not bad.

Yet the challenge of changing health behaviors is not trivial. To fight the rising obesity epidemic, who hasn’t engaged in some sort of exercise or diet program – most of us more than once? iact leverages the natural networks of the organization to add a layer of hope, importance, and even authority to improve an individual’s success for reducing obesity or any other health-related initiatives.

iact is the first to bring an next-generation OMS to the wellness industry, allowing our clients to achieve unprecedented participation rates and outcomes.

Specific tools available on the iact platform include:

Biometric & HRA Screening Biometric screening and Health Risk Assessments (HRA) create a baseline of an individual's general health. They compile health information including blood pressure, cholesterol (HDL, LDL, Triglycerides) and glucose levels provide an objective program prescription. The screening is done on-site through trained, experienced nurses. iact is fully compliant with all HIPAA requirements so sensitive information is safe at every stage.

Coaching & SMEs Subject Matter Experts provide expertise for chronic cases requiring more technical support that may not be available by the OMS’s natural networks. These coaches leverage their education and experience in fields of fitness, diet, and addiction recovery, while using iact's powerful management console for real-time reports, alerts, and communication. This combination creates employee health accountability and long-term behavior change.

Incentives & Earned Points Sometimes we need a little extra motivation to get started. iact's incentive program provides the proverbial carrot needed to get individual's motivated to change core behaviors. Statistics show that employees are most likely to engage and continue participation in corporate wellness programs if there is a financial benefit.

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U.S. Wellness Statistics

Healthcare is the largest single employer expense next to payroll. (WELCOA – www.welcoa.com

70% of healthcare costs are preventable (American Heart Association - www.americanheart.org)

Healthcare costs doubled from 1990 to 2001 and are expected to double again by 2012 (Partnerships for Prevention - www.prevent.org)

Each 1 percent increase in Body Mass Index (BMI), increases an individual’s annual health care costs by $120 (Boston Globe - www.boston.com).

Smokers cost an employer an additional $3,856 a year in healthcare costs and lost productivity (Billings Gazette - www.billingsgazette.net)

U.S. Obesity Statistics

58 Million Overweight; 40 Million Obese; 3 Million morbidly Obese
Eight out of 10 adults over 25 are overweight
78% of American's don't meet basic activity level recommendations
25% are completely sedentary
There has been a 76% increase in Type II diabetes in adults 30-40 yrs old since 1990
80% of type II diabetes is related to obesity
70% of cardiovascular disease is related to obesity