Work Site Wellness
Work site Wellness is committed to developing a healthier workforce and controlling health care costs for area schools, businesses and local governmental agencies. Fostering a health worksite environment increase your bottom line and contributes to a healthier public.
Benefits of participating
Employees at high risk for health problems
account for 25% of overall employee medical cost. Work Well Manatee saves you
money by helping employees identify and address risk factors before they become
costly illnesses.
Lower Health Care Costs
- Delivers select screening and wellness service on-site, reducing office visit costs.
- Offers follow-up counseling and health education on-site.
- Lowers insurance premiums by preventing illness and its associated costs.
- Increases overall employee health and well-being, leading to increased productivity.
- Reduces employee absenteeism due to illness.
- Reduces tumovers rates - employee support for employee health and wellness builds employee loyalty and boosts morale.
- Promotes lifestyle changes in healthy eating, physical activity, quitting smoking, and more.
Initial On-Site Visit:
Screenings & Assessments
(Takes about 10 minutes per employee)
Comprehensive Blood Work
One blood draw allows us to perform the following for each employee:
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Metabolic Panel Screens for blood sugar, liver, and kidney function.
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Lipid Panel Screens for total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, and triglycerides.
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Complete Blood Count (CBC) Screens for anemia and infection.
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TSH Screens for thyroid function.
Health Assessments
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Blood Pressure Assesses risk for problems caused by high blood pressure, such as heart attack and stroke.
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Height & Weight Assesses risk for obesity-related issues like Type II Diabetes and heart disease.
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Health Risk Questionnaire A written tool for gathering information about an individual employee?s risk factors.
Return On-Site Visit:
Results & Recommendations
(Takes about 10 minutes per employee)
Individual Results
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Confidential Counseling A nurse explains each employee?s individual results and goes over any areas of special concern. Individual results are always confidential.
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Educational Materials Employees receive personalized educational materials about healthy lifestyle changes.
Organizational Results
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Consultation with Wellness Professional, who interprets your company?s overall health profile and works with you to create a tailored plan to improve it.
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Policy Recommendations Our team recommends ways your company can promote health & well-being, such as healthy eating, quitting smoking, physical activity, and breastfeeding.
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Education Recommendations Our team provides resources for classes you might offer to your employees on topics like quitting smoking and first aid.
Add-On Options (Available for an additional fee)
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Flu Shots & Other Immunizations. Available vaccines include Flu, Hepatitis A & B, Tetanus/Diptheria, Pneumonia, and Shingles.
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HgbA1C (for diabetics), Tuberculosis & Prostate Cancer screenings.
Why worksite wellness?
Our program focuses on prevention and promoting a healthy work environment to respond to these realities in the U.S.:
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The average health care cost per person far exceeds $3,000 annually.
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70% of total health care cost stems from preventable diseases and conditions.
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50% of an individual?s health status is directly linked to health behavior; only 20% is linked to genetics.
Work Well Manatee County: Get started today!

