
Insurance premiums and absenteeism by sick workers set businesses back $15 billion a year, and 70% of health-care costs stem from preventable chronic diseases. With continually soaring health-care benefit costs and increasing workers compensation premiums, companies can no longer afford to ignore the costs associated with turnover, absenteeism, stress and disability. At the same time, they must be confident that there is a way to curb these costs and reduce productivity issues.
According to the National Health Care Statistics, the typical American diet is responsible for most of the preventable diseases including, ninety-one percent of diabetes, eighty-two percent of heart disease, seventy-one percent of colon cancers, and forty percent of cancers.
The most important thing any organization can do to help its bottom line is to foster a healthy work environment. Dr. Kersting is available to provide dynamic, motivational workshops for your employees that will have them understanding and prioritizing their health.