Why Organizations Must Take Responsibility for Social Health and Wellness
To show how health is really
something that cannot be ignored, the corporate health and wellness people are
spreading the gospel of health to most companies, shops or eating joints and
even markets. We see the non-government organizations doing their rounds in
places like the eating joints to see how hygienic they are and for those below
the standards or seem like a risk to people are usually closed down for major
clean up. They ensure that where food is placed or stored and cooked from is
suitable for human conditions.
They are also responsible of
ensuring that the pit latrines facilities are clean and that the water used is uncontaminated. Not only are they doing that but they are
also broadcasting health programs to stabilize the health conditions of
employees and also enhance their productivity and this is an advantage to the
companies since they can save money and also benefit from the programs
themselves.
These programs push the employees to
frequently visit the doctor and some go as far as bringing the health
facilities to them. They are given full physical checkups which include
information on blood sugar, levels of cholesterol and general health. They are
also taught to scrap off alcoholism, smoking and drug abuse in the fitness
program. The companies are obliged to hire an instructor to teach the employees
on having and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. To give the employees the
enthusiasm to keep on with their good work, they are rewarded with private
sessions with a wellness instructor, given free massages or a health food
certificate and some go as far as offering the wellness services to the
employee’s families.
For the whole wellness program to be
accomplished the leaders too should be involved; they should work hand in hand
with the instructors and be better examples to their employees and thus
motivating the other workers to follow suit. No one would really like to work
in a company where no one is mindful of their health so it is advisable for the
companies to take up this option and also make sure they post it up in their
websites and their bulletins to boost the number of their employees.
This also conserves money which can
be used to do something else and avoids great loss for the companies when their
employees fall ill and lack to show up to work and also discounts on medical
expenses.
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