The notion of corporate wellness is rapidly shifting from health assessment, weight loss, and biometric screenings to also include financial well being, social networks, work-life balance, and overall wellbeing.  The focus now is thus on lifestyle management rather than just cholesterol management; this shift includes such things as workspace lighting and access to the outdoors while at work.  The old term corporate wellness has effectively being replaced with “corporate wellbeing,” and these newly designed programs are being used in recruitment, retention; the programs are being intertwined with company goals and objectives.  LuAnn Heinen says “the happiness of your customers is a direct reflection of how happy and engaged your employees are.”  Michael Sokol says “your corporate wellbeing program should be multi-year, with clear expectations and should include the entire healthcare continuum.”

Source:  Michael Sokol, Worksite Wellness 2.0 – Beyond Blood Pressure and Cholesterol:  A New Definition of Wellness, Fortune, January 1, 2017, 69.