9/2006 - Dr. Underwood and Healthy Futures have been featured in Palm Springs Life!
With employee sick days and skyrocketing insurance costs plaguing bottom lines, some companies have taken a proactive approach to seeing that their employees stay healthy. They have established wellness programs that address diet, exercise, smoking cessation, weight and stress management, fatigue, and general health issues. Coachella Valley Water District implemented Healthy Futures’ disease management program in 2004.
“It provides benefits to both the employee and the district,” says Risk Manager Lesley Cohen. “The employee could work on their personal health goals, and the district could benefit by having healthier employees, resulting in greater productiv-ity and lower health costs. … After two years, we are able to quantify results and reap the rewards.”
Read the full article here.