Corporate

Wellness programs have been shown to reduce health care costs, reduce use of medical benefits and increase productivity, morale and loyalty. Learn To Be Well can help you to accomplish all this and more!

Companies spend billions of dollars each year in medical costs, much of which is spent on preventable diseases, including obesity, heart disease and type II diabetes.

Estimated medical costs that result from complications related to obesity in the US are $93 billion per year. (source: NC Med J, 67(4):310-312)

In 2005, $60 billion in health care spending was attributed to high blood pressure. (www.cdc.gov)

In 2005, the cost of heart disease and stroke was expected to exceed $394 billion. (www.cdc.gov)

The cost of obesity at a company with 1,000 employees is estimated to be $285,000 per year. This includes both medical costs and absenteeism costs. (source: American Journal of Health Promotion)

A sustained 10% weight loss will reduce an overweight person's lifetime medical costs by $2,000 - $5,300. (www.cdc.gov)

Companies with wellness programs have realized up to a 68% reduction in sick leave absenteeism and up to a 48% reduction in health care costs.*

Learn To Be Well is an on-line wellness program that teaches nutrition in a clear, easy-to- understand manner. It consists of modules that cover topics such as:

	We have proven results in on-line nutrition education
	All modules have been created and peer reviewed by registered dietitians
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	How can improving our lifestyle improve our health?
	Are carbs really that bad?
	The skinnny on fats
	Exercise
	Setting and sticking to goals

Units can be accessed at work or at home, enabling employees to log on and start learning any time! Each unit is completed with a quiz which must be passed with a perfect score, thereby ensuring understanding of the material.

*(source: Meta-Evaluations of worksite health promotions, Chapman)