Gift Cards – The Best Incentive for Workplace Safety Programs
It’s undisputable that gift cards are the workplace incentive of choice. Here are the answers to a few questions we are hearing around using gift cards as incentives or rewards for workplace safety programs.
Healthy Babies, Happy Moms: Family Wellness Incentives
In 2011, Cumberland County, NJ, grappled with an infant mortality rate of 8.9 per 1000 births, attributed to missed prenatal doctor's visits. To combat this, the county initiated the Baby Love program, incentivizing prenatal appointments with gift cards. This initiative aimed to ensure the health of both mothers and babies, especially in areas with limited access to proper prenatal care.
Fast forward to 2024, the program has evolved, integrating innovative strategies and partnerships. With updated statistics showcasing the program's impact, insights into its effectiveness have emerged. New initiatives, such as universal newborn home visiting programs, complement Baby Love, fostering comprehensive maternal and child health.
Parallel to corporate wellness trends, where incentives drive healthy behaviors, Baby Love aligns with health and wellness initiatives like office weight loss programs. The CVS/Pharmacy Select Card, designed for health and wellness, exemplifies the synergy between corporate and community health efforts.
Workplace wellness programs play a crucial role in fostering a culture of health-consciousness and proactive healthcare engagement among employees. By promoting healthy behaviors and providing incentives for participation, these programs not only improve physical well-being but also empower individuals to take charge of their health. This empowerment extends beyond the workplace, influencing employees to prioritize regular medical care, including prenatal checkups. By instilling a mindset of preventive healthcare, workplace wellness initiatives encourage individuals to seek timely medical attention, address potential health issues proactively, and adhere to recommended healthcare routines. In this way, the efforts of workplace wellness programs contribute to not only the overall health and well-being of employees but also to the broader community by promoting a proactive approach to healthcare utilization.
As communities embrace collaborative approaches to health, sharing experiences becomes pivotal. Have you participated in similar programs? Share your insights and experiences in the comments.
For more information on Cumberland County's Baby Love program and its journey, visit here.
Sharing Some Fun Motivational Images - Enjoy!
We typically blog about motivational incentives, rewards, health & wellness incentives, employer engagement issues…Today, we share with you motivation at it’s simplest via a fun SlideShare. It might motivate you to have a great day!
Are Workplace Wellness Programs Fostering Healthier Employees?
It’s un-debatable that more employers than ever are starting health and wellness initiatives since the inception of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). There are tax benefits for employers who offer health and wellness programs and we’ve seen lots of studies about how incentives like gift cards for success compliment these programs by driving interest, engaging participants, while boosting benefits packages and lowering health care costs.
But, the most important (and complex) question: Are employers really building healthier minds and bodies, while also increasing productivity? What about for the long term? A recent survey of more than 30,000 Ceridian LifeWorks participants presents us with a “YES!!”, via these results1:
Drop Off Your Old Prescriptions...Get a CVS/Pharmacy Gift Card!
Seems pretty simple right? Last weekend Palm Beach County FLorida was offering its residents $5 gift cards to CVS/Pharmacy in return for their old, expired prescription drugs. The effort was a response to the Obama Administration's 11 page plan, released last week, to combat prescription drug abuse in America. So instead of running the risk of someone in your house getting ahold of your old medicine, or needing to flush the pills down the toilet, people actually got rewarded for a simple service to make their community safer.
To read more about "Operation Medicine Cabinet" in Palm Beach County click here. Buy-back programs are a really nice way to use gift cards. Another example of successful buy-back programs are for guns. Communities often hold gun buy-back programs, where people can bring in guns they do not use in exchange for a gift card. This type of program could be applied to many different types of items that, when turned in, make a community more safe and secure.
