Feasting season is approaching. You know, that four-month period of time beginning with Halloween candy and ending with Valentine’s chocolates and forgotten goals. Statistics show that Americans tend to gain anywhere from 1 to 10 pounds during end-of-the-year festivities alone. Don’t let this happen to you! We can help with our Holiday Health Challenge. The challenge is a fun, team-based, weight loss competition, designed to promote a healthier lifestyle. You will also have the opportunity to win cash prizes: $500 for the POG’s raffle winner and $1500 for the final winning team. The Competition begins Saturday, October 31st and ends Monday, December 28th, 2009. For more information, visit the following link http://www.withu.org/public/holidaychallenge/holidaychallenge.html

Evidence of the Effectiveness of Worksite Wellness Programs

Significant improvements in employee health, as well as reduced costs for employers are made possible through worksite wellness programs. More than 400 studies prove that worksite wellness programs impact health behavior and risks. Such impacts include reducing sick leave costs, workers comp costs, and costs associated with disability. There are also productivity-related economic effects.

Employers can expect incredible savings as a result of their wellness initiatives. Using the Quality of Work Life and Traditional models, employers could expect a return on investment (ROI) of about 3:1 (three dollars returned for every dollar invested) within about 18 months. The newer prevention technologies offered in Health and Productivity Management can produce an ROI of anywhere between 6:1 and 15:1. That’s an incredible savings that employers can’t afford to ignore. For additional information, please visit the following link http://www.welcoa.org/freeresources/pdf/larry_chapman_qa_092508.pdf

With-U Hosts and Presents at the OC Worksite Wellness Forum supporting IAWHP

With-U has the privilege of hosting a cocktail party for the OC Worksite Wellness Forum supporting IAWHP. The event will be held at PCI (Pacific Coast Imaging) in Newport Beach on October 14th from 6:30 to 9pm. Discover how an executive can influence the role of wellbeing in the workplace; learn how you can increase retention, improve employee engagement, reduce disability claims, and other issues; find out how you can influence worksite wellness and improve your coworkers’ morale and productivity. This is a mocktail party with hors d'oeuvres. If you are interested in attending, please contact us at 714-832-8590. With-U takes an active role in the event as guest speakers will include:

Lindsey Coen-Fernandez – Founder – With-U

Kim Shepherd – CEO of Decision Toolbox

An IAWHP board member will be present via skype

A medical professional representative from PCI