The Challenges

• Unhealthy employees are less productive and creative on the job, have higher absenteeism rates and higher healthcare costs.¹
• When multiple risk factors such as high blood sugar, physical inactivity, smoking or depression are present for an employee, annual health insurance costs increases 226% from an average of $1,166 to an average of $3,803.¹
• In a 2006 study of health risk change and presence or absence at work, each risk factor was associated with a 1.9% productivity loss over time and an estimated $950 per year per risk per person.²

How Healthy Androscoggin is Meeting the Challenge

• Lunch and Learn

  • This 30 minute, onsite program can be adapted to meet employer needs regarding topic (tobacco cessation, healthy eating, wellness policies) and size (PowerPoint lectures for large groups or discussion-based presentations for small groups).

• Customized Wellness Programs

  • Healthy Androscoggin provides customized behavior modification/incentive based wellness programs to meet individual employer’s needs. For example, Get Fit and Win Program can be tailored to support a workplace health goal.

• Worksite Wellness

  • The Healthy Androscoggin Work Healthy Program recognizes businesses and organizations in Androscoggin County that have placed a high priority on promoting good health for their employees. Through various wellness policies, businesses and organizations realize the benefits of a healthier workforce including:
    • Reduced absenteeism
    • Reduced disability costs
    • Reduced health care costs
    • Improved productivity¹
  • Healthy Androscoggin also provides free technical assistance, educational materials and support to employers promoting healthy behavior. Contact us for more information.

¹ University of Michigan Health Management Research Center
² Burton et al. 2006. “The Association between Health Risk Change and Presenteeism Change.” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 48(3): 252-263