Enhancing Wellness and Vitality for Optimal Living

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What are the benefits of the vitality programme?

Employees in the Vitality Programme were five times more engaged than those enrolled in other workplace wellness programmes, as well as having 12.2% greater productivity. The benefits are not just health-related though, the Programme also provided an estimated £103m worth of value (through rewards and benefits) to members in 2019.

Why should employers participate in the vitality programme?

Employers get access to ongoing reporting, that tracks the health of their workforce across time, and provides useful insights to help continuously improve their health strategy. Employee participation in the Vitality Programme yields the additional benefit of a more engaged and productive workforce.

What is vitality & why is it important?

The promotion of vitality at both individual and community levels has been a long-standing goal for public and mental health experts. The 1948 World Health Organization (WHO) definition of health as “complete physical, mental, and social well-being” has influenced the study of human flourishing and its indicators.

What benefits does vitality at work offer?

Based on this, Vitality at Work employees get access to a comprehensive employee assistance programme, which can provide counselling and advice for financial, mental and emotional concerns.

How do we promote health and well-being?

Promoting well-being requires engaging an expanded and diverse array of users, disciplines, and sectors that extend beyond public health, such as mental health, housing, childcare/education, business, and aging. Interventions to promote health and well-being occur at the individual, site-specific community, and societal levels.

Does the vitality programme improve individual health?

The Vitality Programme is proven to improve individual health. Across seven key lifestyle factors, members engaged with the Vitality Programme were at least 10% more likely to improve compared to the general population:

How can health promotion improve health and well-being?

Member States and key stakeholders can use health promotion to advance health and well-being through empowerment by stimulating personal action; development of interest groups; community organizations and partnerships; and social and political action.

What Is Promoting Wellness And Vitality

1. https://www.vitality.co.uk/business/health-insurance/campaigns/promoting-vitality/
2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10049456/
3. https://positivepsychology.com/workplace-wellness/
4. https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/boost-vitality-by-engaging-your-brain
5. https://woliba.io/blog/mind-body-wellness-tips/
6. https://www.healtheuropa.com/vitality-at-work-promoting-better-health-in-the-workplace/104863/
7. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/enhancing-employee-vitality-workplace-
8. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1049732305285069
9. https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Workplace+Wellness+that+Works%3A+10+Steps+to+Infuse+Well+Being+and+Vitality+into+Any+Organization-p-9781119055914

Promoting Wellness And Vitality Information

1. https://hbr.org/2021/10/7-strategies-to-improve-your-employees-health-and-well-being
2. https://www.oliverwyman.com/our-expertise/perspectives/health/2021/feb/the-way-forward-for-health-promotion-and-wellness.html
3. https://www.vitalitygroup.com/insights/vitality-global-employee-wellness-working-around-the-world/
4. https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/health-promotion/draft-who-well-being-framework.pdf?sfvrsn=259a7c40_5