If you send out an employee newsletter-whether it is monthly, quarterly, or yearly-consider including some health tips for your employees to read. While this might seem out of the ordinary, especially if your company has nothing to do with the health industry, there are many benefits that your company can obtain by including simple health tips for your employees, including:
· Lowering the number of sick days that your employees need by offering tips on staying well, especially during the winter months.
· Reducing the number of workplace injuries that occur by offering tips on safe lifting or other safety tips that are pertinent to your industry.
· Creating awareness of employee wellness programs that your company offers, whether they are group exercise programs, healthy snacks in the lunch room, or support groups to help smokers kick the habit.
· Educating them on common diseases and problems that occur in the workforce, including stress-related illnesses, diabetes, or heart disease, as well as recommended preventive health screenings.
You can include your health tips in the regular employee newsletter that you normally send out, or you can make it a special supplement that is distributed at the same time or at intervals, to create better health awareness. Sending out a health newsletter is one of the most successful ways to promote good health, educate your employees about the importance of good health, decrease the number of sick days needed, and decrease the turnover in your company as a result of poor health.
