Health And Wellness Programs

Most organizations across the country have created Health & Wellness Programs, and are very happy to broadcast their success. But are they really successful?  The Centers for Disease Control doesn’t seem to see it. The CDC says that America’s obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles, and it shows no sign of reversing course. More than 60% of Americans are overweight or obese. TheAcademy.com’s founder and CEO, Jay B. Rea, shares his insights on the importance of education-based health and wellness programs and their potential to change the perceptions of those needing to lose weight.

TheAcademy.com offers two programs addressing Health and Wellness needs—the Healthy Employee Learning Program (HELP) and Guides to Health.

Healthy Employee Learning Program (HELP)

Employee wellness programs often provide information on what a healthy lifestyle looks like; but most programs do not offer education regarding behavioral change to ensure a commitment to healthier living. That’s where a partner like TheAcademy.com provides tangible benefits through education.

Research shows that productivity losses due to poor employee health are more costly to businesses than medical costs. Many diseases are preventable with changes in diet and lifestyle. Organizations seeking to HELP employees learn healthier lifestyle choices need not only health and wellness awareness – but training regarding behavioral change to ensure a commitment to healthier living.

The perfect enhancement to an existing health and wellness program, HELP provides both education and administrative reporting capabilities. If your organization does not currently have a health and wellness program, HELP is designed to start your organization on the road to better health, productivity and results.

Guides to Health Program

Providing a roadmap to better health, our Guides to Health© direct people to make lifestyle changes that are critical to achieving their health goals. The Guides to Health use a strategy of education combined with behavioral changes to motivate people toward healthier lifestyle choices.

Depending on their health challenges, people can learn how to lose weight (and keep it off), quit smoking, exercise better, make their heart healthier, manage their stress, eat better, control their drinking, or even manage their diabetes.

Written by experts in their fields, the Guides use an online, interactive method of teaching focused on the educational needs of adults.

Our course description sheet will “guide” you where to start—or where to have your patients or employees start on their path to healthier lives!