{"id":12600,"date":"2022-08-02T09:30:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T14:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premisehealth.com\/resources\/blog\/building-a-workplace-culture-around-wellness-your-3-step-guide\/"},"modified":"2023-03-28T10:46:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T15:46:34","slug":"building-a-workplace-culture-around-wellness-your-3-step-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premisehealth.com\/resources\/blog\/building-a-workplace-culture-around-wellness-your-3-step-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Workplace Culture around Wellness – Your 3 Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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While many organizations and employees have embraced the remote work lifestyle, just as many are headed back to the office for community, collaboration, or just an excuse to leave their house. As employees ease into a new normal, organizations have an opportunity to rebuild their in-office culture around wellness and help workers make their health a priority. After two years of delayed care, this move is long overdue.<\/p>\n

From onsite fitness<\/a> classes and massage<\/a> services to prescription refills at the dedicated pharmacy<\/a>, here is your three step guide to building a corporate culture around wellness.<\/p>\n

1. Make Return-to-Work a Fresh Start<\/h2>\n

Many employees see returning to the office as a loss of flexibility \u2013 but that doesn\u2019t have to be the case. Instead of telling teams how and when to work, allow them to re-structure their week and find a balance that fits their lifestyle. To incentivize employees back onsite, focus instead on providing value to them through onsite<\/a> or nearsite<\/a> health and wellness benefits.<\/p>\n

After a 40-hour work week, finding time to go to the gym or see your physician can be tough. Instead of asking employees to work wellness<\/a> in around their day job, flip the script and make wellness the priority. Focusing on mental and physical health will not only minimize the effects of delayed care \u2013 and therefore your healthcare costs \u2013 but also refocus your company culture on what truly matters: people.<\/p>\n

2. Offer Workplace Wellness Programs that Meet Your People\u2019s Needs<\/h2>\n

Every employee has a unique reason for why they\u2019re returning to the office and certain expectations about what benefits you should offer. Whether through surveys or listening tours, make sure that what you\u2019re offering is attractive to your unique population and is additive to their work day. For example:<\/p>\n