What Works Series: Preventative Care

Posted April 26 , 2012

When it comes to helping employees live better and manage their health care a preventative care program can go long way to making a difference. WCI member Key Cooperative, based in Roland and with locations throughout Central Iowa, got creative when they decided to nudge their workforce toward preventative health practices. Their programming is the first feature in our new “What Works Series”. Download this document (don’t forget to check out the back page too) to learn more about this simple and effective incentive program.

>>Download Paper Here.

Don’t forget to visit InfoPoint, our “Members-Only” web site, to find additional Medical Self Care materials.

Contact, Connect, Collaborate!

Posted April 12 , 2012

Soon, you’ll be able to connect with more than 6,000 wellness practitioners from across the United States. This summer WELCOA is introducing an exclusive social networking tool available only to members of the Wellness Council of Iowa and WELCOA. Branded as SWELL, this communication and learning platform is a cross between LinkedIn and Facebook. By setting up your profile in SWELL, you’ll be able to collaborate with other wellness and business leaders across the country. In addition, you’ll be able to create your own groups and seamlessly share ideas, best practices, documents and videos.

Learn more about how you can ride the wave of SWELL with this webinar.

>>Watch webinar.

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Posted April 9 , 2012

Research shows sitting for too long is actually killing you! Okay, maybe not. But, it does show sitting for more than 60 minutes actually erases all of the hard work you put into your morning or lunchtime exercise routine. We’ve developed this handy flier/poster for use to use at your workplace to encourage employees to move for 3 minutes after sitting for 60 minutes. It’s a simple idea that really packs a punch.

>>Download flier/poster here.