MediNurse Helps Employees Fight Obesity

May is Employee Health and Fitness Month

With shows like the Biggest Loser, Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition and even Dr. Oz, people are paying more attention to their health and fitness. Companies across the nation are encouraging their employees to focus on healthy lifestyle habits.  May is Employee Health and Fitness Month and now is the perfect time to foster a corporate culture of health and wellness.

If an organization wants to join the fight against obesity, the easiest and most valuable tool organizations can offer employees is MediNurse’s bio-metric based wellness plan.  Wellness plans are created via a comprehensive health screening process and include a lipid profile, which measures good and bad cholesterol, glucose and triglycerides. A ten-year risk of coronary artery disease, plus body mass index and blood pressure checks are also included in a basic biometric screening.

This health screening might be the only medical checkup employees get all year. Results are determined within minutes and are provided to the employee. MediNurse can also provide a Certified Health Coach that can discuss results in detail with individual employees.

This first-step is vital to understanding personal health and will help individuals set attainable fitness goals. Organizations can then go a few steps further and make getting in shape fun. Consider hosting a company-wide Biggest Loser competition or start a “Walk the Block” lunch group and invite employees to walk one or two miles together during lunch breaks.

For more information on the bio-metric based wellness plan, or to request MediNurse to host health screenings for your office, call 314.781.2800 and ask for Thomas or visit www.medinurse.com.