Fox Valley Wellness
A true lifesaver in the world of Corporate and Group Wellness. Our volunteer doctors work hand in hand with the leadership of these organizations to strategize and introduce simple and easy to implement wellness solutions for forward thinking and health-minded companies and groups.
Every Business and Group has individual goals and needs when creating and implementing wellness programs. Some keep it simple and easy, and others are looking for a more comprehensive solution. We understand this and work with you to develop a program that's right for you.
Many businesses have implemented, or are interested in developing, health promotion programs for employees. The benefits of workplace wellness include:
* Improving employee health
* Reducing preventable health care utilization and lowering health care costs
* Enhancing work performance
* Improving employee satisfaction and retention
The benefits of worlplace wellness programs are well documented. More than 150 different research studies that have been conducted repeatedly show themes such as improvements in health outcomes coupled with high returns on investment (ROI).
Let us do the work for you. Our wellness coordinator is ready to develop a program that fits your specific needs and goals.
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Fox Valley Wellness was created by a local wellness doctor to make it easy for local businesses and groups to implement simple wellness strategies that can have a real impact on the health and well-being of the people who make these businesses and groups successful.
At a time when many organizations are cutting wellness programs, Fox Valley Wellness offers these programs at no cost. Our mission is to help people realize their full potential by making available to them practical programs, tools and resources that they can apply to their lives immediately. By teaming up with local forward thinking and health-minded businesses and groups, our mission of helping those that participate to achieve a higher level of health and well-being for the greater good of the community is fulfilled.
Corporations
Local businesses both large and small benefit from the many options available to fit the vision they have for wellness within their organiation.
Local Groups
Many local groups are looking for speakers to present at one of their meetings or get togethers.
Churches
Most churces have smaller interest groups within them that are often looking for speakers to present at one of their weekly or monthly meetings.
The American Institute of Stress estimates that stress in the workplace costs U.S. corporations over $300 billion annually.
Many companies in high-stress industries or those with a strong culture of wellness are turning to massage therapy to calm workers' nerves, enhance productivity and preserve a healthy bottom line.
"Massage therapy benefits every system in the body. It reduces blood pressure, it aids relaxation, it improves posture, it fosters faster healing of strained muscles, it helps relieve tension, headaches and eye strain, it reduces levels of anxiety, it satisfies the need for caring, nurturing touch and it increases the mind body connection," says Marilyn Kier, licensed massage therapist, Wellness at Work, LLC.
"What is called genius is the abundance of life and health."
Henry David Thoreau
Fox Valley Wellness was created by a local wellness doctor to make it easy for local businesses and groups to realistically implement programs that can have a real impact on the health and well-being of the people who make these businesses and groups successful.
At a time when many organizations are cutting wellness programs, Fox Valley Wellness offers these programs at no cost. Our mission is to help people realize their full potential by making available to them practical programs, tools and resources that they can apply to their lives immediately.
Look no further than the research to see that the overall health of our country is heading in a discouraging direction. This frustrating trend is ultimately the motivation that led to the development of Fox Valley Wellness.
By teaming up with local forward thinking and health-minded businesses and groups, our mission of helping those that participate to achieve a higher level of health and well-being is fulfilled.
We believe that applying these simple and easy strategies can have a very real impact on the overall health and well-being of our communtiy. We invite you to be part of this and look forward to designing a program that fits well for your business or group.
Health Talks are an excellent way to introduce popular and timely wellness topics to your team in a group setting. Traditionally these talks are scheduled during lunch breaks, however, both breakfast and dinner talks are an additional option. Our doctors are happy to bring a healthy meal as an added bonus for qualified groups and audiences while your team enjoys the presentation.
The health talks can be presented in either a 15 or 45 minute format depending on the time available.
Most groups choose to schedule multiple talks over a series of months to expose their team to a variety of topics with ample time in between to practice and implement some of the learned strategies. We've found that increasing wellness isn't a one-time event, but rather a process that develops over time.
Our most popular health talk topics include:
Headaches
Healthy Living to 100
Eat This and Not That (Nutrition)
Stress
Women's Health
On-Site Corporate Chair Massage in the workplace is the preferred way to manage stress for companies worldwide. The positive effects of workplace massage create lasting results and contribute to the well-being & success of the entire company.
A Low Cost Benefit with a High Payoff
• Increase employee retention–
Who wants to leave a company that provides staff with massages?
• Improve productivity–
People in pain are less productive. Massage helps reduce staff muscle pain and stress.
• Enhance corporate culture–
Companies that give their staff massages are more well regarded by employees.
• Decrease absenteeism–
Who wants to be sick on massage day?
• Improve job satisfaction–
Employees who are less stressed report greater job satisfaction.
Our doctors have invested in and utilize cutting-edge technology that assesses a person's ability to adapt to stress which ultimately affects their overall health and well-being.
This is a non-invasive, painless & private test that provides immediate results. The testing is done through a computerized format with Space Foundation Certified Technology used to check NASA astronauts and elite athletes. This state-of-the-art technology allows a confidential and categorical read of your stress levels. At-risk individuals can be identified before this results in an illness or injury, that in turn will inevitably lead to low productivity or worse, absenteeism. By making a computerized read, and analyzing the data onsite, solutions can be given to initiate immediate changes. These health recommendations will also be given the correct context to maximize the effectiveness provided. Each participating employee in the stress analysis, will have a follow up recommendation that educates them on how to become more active in their own health. The individual approach will help each person take responsibility for their health first, and give future, proactive answers. The computerized stress analysis usually takes 15 minutes.
Have you thought about organizing a health fair for your group, yet hesitated because you weren't sure how to get started or who to call? Let us do the work for you. We organize everything from a simple event that offers a few basic screening tests, all the way up to a more comprehensive event that includes screening tests for: stress, vision, dental, cholesterol, BMI, and blood pressure.
These fun and informational health fairs generally take place during the afternoon and provide each individual the most information about their overall health in the shortest period of time.
Our volunteer doctors and their staff are there to review the results of many of these screening tests with the participants, and to advise them on a healthy and logical next step when necessary.
"As I see it, every day you do one of two things: build health or produce disease in yourself."
Adelle Davis
This is an exciting part of our program that most group leaders choose to take advantage of for themselves and for their team members.
Our doctors have invested in state-of-the-art, web-based technology that gives each participant access to limitless online wellness tools and resources.
This user-friendly software enables the user to customize things such as meal plans and exercise programs to fit their individual preferences. Weekly inspirational emails are sent to keep their minds sharp and focused on their goals. Online tools are easy to access and include such things as nutritional typing, BMI calculators, and shopping lists.
One especially popular part of the software includes an online community of other like-minded individuals across the globe that support one another and exchange healthy tips and ideas.
Each user receives a personal password to access this private site.
Customized Nutrition Plans
Whether the goal is weight loss or general improvement in nutrition, each user is able to customize their own nutrition plan to fit their needs. Resources include: meal plans, shopping lists, dining out guides, nutrition typing, and recipe search.
Customized Exercise Programs
Each user is able to hand pick the type of exercise they prefer (exercise ball, free weights, machines) and customize a plan to reach their goals. Video is used throughout this program to help maximize results.
Health Calculators and Tools
Numerous resources are available to the user to ensure the best results. Some of these include: BMI calculator, Target Heart Rate, Food Analyzer, Nutrition Labels, and Serving Size Guide.
Online Community
An online community of health conscious and like-minded individuals offer ideas and support through this optional section of the program.
Ask Our Experts
Most users have questions as they work toward their health goals. A team of wellness experts is ready to answer these questions via email as an additional level of support.
Why in the Workplace?
Poor health impacts the most precious resource of your organization - the effectiveness and performance of your human capital. Unmanaged health issues, such as diabetes, migraine headaches, or asthma attacks, can damage productivity significantly when they are viewed cumulatively across an employee population.
The workplace is an ideal setting to address these health issues and promote healthier lifestyles. At the workplace, individuals can obtain health-related information, take part in health screenings and preventive services, and gain the social support often needed for health behavior change.
In addition to helping employees sustain healthier habits, corporate wellness programs also reduce stress, increase employee job satisfaction, increase employee morale, and aid in employee recruitment and retention.
“ "To insure good health: Eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.”"
Increase employee job satisfaction and morale
Aid in employee recruitment and retention
Return on Investment
Best of all, the return-on-investment (ROI) for corporate wellness programs have been well documented over the past two decades. Year-round comprehensive corporate wellness programs have shown savings-to-cost ratios of over $3 saved for each $1 invested. Documented savings are observed in medical costs, absenteeism, worker’s compensation costs, short-term disability, and increased productivity and presenteeism (how productive the employee is during time on the job).
Corporate Wellness Programs not only use targeted interventions to reduce health costs, but are also a strategy to create a dynamic work environment. Health promotion programs create an organizational culture that fosters vitality, motivation, and synergy. Corporate Wellness Programs are a worthwhile, long-term strategy to improving the health and well-being of your employees.
Savings-to-cost ratios of over $3 saved for each $1 invested
Fosters vitality, motivation and synergy
Reducing the Burden of Obesity
Sixty percent of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, a 74% increase in prevalence since 1991. Being overweight or obese makes people much more likely to develop a variety of health problems, including diabetes, heart disease and cancer. “Nearly two out of three people are overweight, and one out of three is obese. The prevalence of obese children is on the rise, currently 15 percent of children are considered overweight or obese. "The rate in which this epidemic is growing is stunning.," says Surgeon General Richard Carmona.
Less than 15% of Americans eat the daily recommended number of fruits and vegetables, and less than 25% get the recommended amounts of exercise. The consequences of those choices cost taxpayers money, hurt business productivity, and diminish quality of life for millions of Americans. Inactive lifestyles and poor eating habits are much of the reason our national cost of health care now exceeds two trillion dollars. These medical costs directly affect you as an employer and a taxpayer.
60% of U.S. adults are overweight or obese
Less than 15% of Americans eat the daily recommended number of fruits and vegetables
Statistics
* Preventable illness makes up at least 70 percent of all illness and the associated costs
* The total cost of obesity to U.S. employers is $13 billion per year.
* Obese Americans spend about 36 percent more on health services and 77 percent more on medications than people of healthy weight. That’'s more than heavy smokers or heavy drinkers.
* Workplace alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use costs over $100 billion each year
* Job stress is estimated to cost $200 to $300 billion annually in absenteeism, tardiness, and lost productivity.
* Workers'’ compensation costs for a smoker averages $2,189 compared to only $176 for a nonsmoker.
70% of illness is due to life-style and is preventable
Obese Americans spend 36% more on health services
Our Wellness Coordinator is looking forward to speaking with you and discussing the goals you have for your business or group.
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