Getting Started

Health care costs are a major concern to every business and organization today. But what can you do?

Fact:

The biggest cause of increasing health care costs today is the lifestyle choices that individuals make. So, one thing you can do is help your employees make better choices. And Medica makes it as easy as 1-2-3 for you.

Step 1: Help your employees register on mymedica.com

Help employees learn about their health. Through your Medica plan, you and your employees have access to our online health and wellness resources on mymedica.com. Once logged on, this secure site will be personalized and tailored to each individual’s unique health situation. It will help employees make important decisions about improving their health. And the built-in incentive rewards are proven to be successful in encouraging employees to make healthier choices.

Step 2: Encourage your employees to take the health assessment

When employees take the health assessment on mymedica.com, the confidential questionnaire gives your employees a report about their current health status, potential health risks, and steps they can take to improve their health. Research has shown that employers have a higher percentage of employees take health assessments when part of a company-sponsored promotion or activity, with a deadline for completion.

Step 3: Promote ongoing work force activities

Once your employees have completed health assessments, it’s time to take action and keep them engaged in health and wellness activities. Promote additional activities for your employees throughout the year.

Learn more about Step 3.

Select a topic of interest to your employee population. You can easily download the materials you choose, then e-mail them to your employees, or print out to distribute or post at your work sites.
View our list of ready made promotional materials for ideas.
Sponsor specific health topic related events at your work place, such as:

Worksite Flu Clinics.

Help your employees prevent the flu, and avoid lost productivity and extra health costs. Medica makes it easy to set up a flu clinic at your worksite. Check back in early fall for information on how to set up a flu clinic at your worksite.

View Flu Prevention newsletter.

Onsite Training.

Consider hosting an onsite wellness or work/life seminar for your employees. These interactive trainings sessions are conducted by experienced training professionals who share practical information with your employees.

If you are a fully insured group or are self-insured and have purchased the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), your group may order onsite trainings at no additional charge.

To order a training session, simply select a topic from our catalog and submit the request form.

Catalog | Request Form

Plan events throughout the year.

Experience shows that a higher percentage of employees participate when there are set dates and deadlines. We've developed a handy month-by-month calendar for you to jot down planned promotion dates. It is a Word document, so you can easily draft an activity plan, and adjust it as needed.

Download the Health and Wellness Action Plan calendar.

Keeping it simple for you

Promote a healthy workplace in 10 easy steps. Want some very simple and inexpensive ways you can promote wellness at your company? We've put together some easy-to-implement ideas—you'll be surprised at how these simple ideas can make a big difference for your employees.

Learn more about Ten Simple Ways to Promote a Healthy Workplace.

Build an effective wellness program

Help your organization create successful health and wellness strategies for your employees. Learn the seven key steps for success, beginning with how to gain the boss’ buy-in for these efforts.

Download the Seven Steps to Building an Effective Wellness Program.

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