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Real Results
Engagement levels and participation rates reflect real results.
- $15.60:1 ROI (Prev Med. 2005 Feb;40(2):131-7)
- 7% reduction in medical claims of wellness participants.
- BMI significantly decreased over the years 2007 through 2012
- Lower health age compared with actual age becomes significantly more pronounced over the study period.
- In addition, mean difference in health age minus age significantly increases with greater frequency of IHW's behavior change program participation.
Voluntary participation rates are all that matters! The first school year wellness programs over the past three years are as follows for the Educators Health Alliance that covers 41,000 teachers and school employees all over the State of Nebraska:
- October 2011 - Healthy Dinner Club - 8,951 participants
- October 2012 - Healthy Breakfast Club - 12,719 participants
- October 2013 - Super Salads - 16,110 participants
- October 2014 - Soup Of The Day - 17,657 participants
- October 2015 - Snack Attack - 14,645 participants - 16 days left to register
Analysis Available
IHW recommends using data that is already being collected, namely medical claims and absenteeism data, to analyze the cost benefit of wellness efforts. Two full years of data sets prior to the implementation of IHW services are required. Costs are based on both size and scope of research.