{"id":1723,"date":"2008-12-05T20:31:56","date_gmt":"2008-12-06T01:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthnews.nchealthplans.com\/?p=1723"},"modified":"2010-06-23T21:22:26","modified_gmt":"2010-06-24T02:22:26","slug":"get-inspired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2008\/12\/get-inspired\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Inspired"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Get Inspired<\/h3>\n

Once you\u2019ve made the rational decision to start a workplace wellness program, it\u2019s time to put your emotions behind it \u2013 and take everyone along with you. By building support at all levels of the organization and letting every employee feel ownership of the program, you\u2019ll greatly enhance your chances of success.<\/p>\n

Set the foundation<\/h4>\n

As with every other initiative, senior management sets the tone \u2013 by action and example. Make sure your company\u2019s leaders model the behaviors you want from everyone by providing visible support and participation. Turn your employees into stakeholders by actively seeking and implementing their feedback.<\/p>\n

Share the facts<\/h4>\n

Establishing a successful workplace wellness program relies on two stages of communication. The first is to make sure that your company\u2019s senior and middle management are fully aware of rising medical and health insurance costs and the role unhealthy lifestyles play \u2013 not only to each individual, but to the company as a whole. Knowing about the problem will help them buy into the solution, and their support is critical if the program is to work.<\/p>\n

Next, you and management need to work together to communicate with the company\u2019s workforce. When employees know the facts about health costs and lifestyle impacts, they\u2019ll better understand that the workplace wellness program isn\u2019t about dictating a certain way of living. It\u2019s about promoting the success of the company and showing that the company cares for their well-being.<\/p>\n

When people at every level understand why this program is necessary and what\u2019s at stake, people will be pulling in the same direction.<\/p>\n

For more information on health insurance coverage in North Carolina<\/a>, please visit our website at www.nchealthplans.com<\/a> or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our qualified agents.\u00a0 Our agency provides coverage for health insurance in North Carolina through Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina\u00a0(BCBSNC).\u00a0 <\/a>You may qualify for a 15% healthy lifestyle discount if you are in excellent health.\u00a0 Call us for details.<\/p>\n

2007 Blue Cross and Blue Shield\u00ae<\/span> Internal Association Data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Get Inspired Once you\u2019ve made the rational decision to start a workplace wellness program, it\u2019s time to put your emotions behind it \u2013 and take everyone along with you. By building support at all levels of the organization and letting every employee feel ownership of the program, you\u2019ll greatly enhance your chances of success. Set […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[23,136,337,180,78],"class_list":["post-1723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fitness","tag-bcbsnc","tag-blue-cross-blue-shield-of-north-carolina","tag-incentives","tag-wellness-programs","tag-workplace-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1723"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3004,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1723\/revisions\/3004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}