Wellness Moments
The Intangible Benefit of Employee Wellness: Higher Morale
Proactive managers will routinely find themselves searching for a strategy centered around one fundamental question, "where is the best long-term use of our company resources?" The shape, form or angle may be different for each unique situation, but the substance of...
Proving the Return of an Employee Wellness Program
"Well, it turns out that a comprehensive, strategically designed investment in employees’ social, mental, and physical health pays off." - Harvard Business Review Harvard Study Finds $250 Million In Savings for Johnson & Johnson From Wellness Programs Long-Term...
What Is A Corporate Wellness Program?
Harvard Business Review's Definition In 2010, Harvard Business Review came out with extensive findings into the "hard return" of successful employee wellness programs, what they refer to as Workplace Wellness. See the article here. What's the definition of Workplace...
3 Ways Employee Wellness Programs Improve Business Production
Austin Programmer Benefits Beyond Personal Wellness Justin is a middle-aged programmer from Austin, TX. His company started a new employee wellness program. At first, he wasn't sure what this would mean. He was anxious about yet another corporate program - more red...
Mackenzie Dorsha Awarded 2015 Star Wellness Scholarship
Aspiring Phlebotomist and Sonographer Earns $1,500 This year Star Wellness®, a Euless based company that offers onsite medical services, has awarded a college scholarship to a student in the HEB ISD phlebotomy program. The scholarship was not tied to financial need or...
Can I Afford a Health Screening?
The Dangers of the Unknown Let's cut the bull; A corporate health screening can be the difference between life and death for employees with unknown conditions. It can be the difference between a normal work week, and a financially disastrous one. Health costs come...
A Few New Faces
Star Wellness Adds Two New Team Members We're growing. There are a few new faces around the office. Introducing the newest members of the Star Wellness family. Kasey Watts We knew when we brought Kasey Watts on our staff that she'd immediately bring a new and dynamic...
Now is the Time to Attack Heart Disease
February is a month when hearts take center stage. That’s especially true at Star Wellness, where we like to take this time to remind employers that medical conditions related to heart disease and stroke cost businesses nearly $300 billion dollars each year in...
Give it a shot!
Flu vaccines are still important. We’re only half way through the flu season, which means it’s still not too late to schedule flu shots for your employees. And while there has been a lot of news coverage that flu vaccine is reportedly not as effective at fighting off...