http://wellnessprogramblog.com/employee-health-and-wellness-programs-the-good-and-the-bad-2/ The internet's leading wellness program and health promotion program information and resource website Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:05:47 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://wellnessprogramblog.com/employee-health-and-wellness-programs-the-good-and-the-bad-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1559 Seattle Corporate wellness Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:38:27 +0000 http://wellnessprogramblog.com/?p=165#comment-1559 Great article! Although I am so happy to see that many companies are FINALLY getting the message that wellness and stress release programs do positively affect the bottom line, it is disheartening to see some companies using such a "big brother" approach to it. Since I have been in the wellness field for 30 + years and helped start the first government funded self-care health center in the country, and have struggled to convince companies of the importance of wellness programs, I have seen the positive acceptance for these programs grow. And because I am trained in so many mind/body therapies, I understand that the human brain responds first to emergencies and threats, so I see why a company would think that they had to get tough to get people to comply. But just as it was my job to market to companies and help them see the benefits of wellness, I feel that it is the companies job to engage their employees, not bully them, into taking better care of themselves. Great article! Although I am so happy to see that many companies are FINALLY getting the message that wellness and stress release programs do positively affect the bottom line, it is disheartening to see some companies using such a “big brother” approach to it. Since I have been in the wellness field for 30 + years and helped start the first government funded self-care health center in the country, and have struggled to convince companies of the importance of wellness programs, I have seen the positive acceptance for these programs grow. And because I am trained in so many mind/body therapies, I understand that the human brain responds first to emergencies and threats, so I see why a company would think that they had to get tough to get people to comply. But just as it was my job to market to companies and help them see the benefits of wellness, I feel that it is the companies job to engage their employees, not bully them, into taking better care of themselves.

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