WellSteps: Biggest Factor in Increasing Health Care Costs is Unhealthy Employee Behavior

Recent research shows that over one quarter of the increase in health care costs in the U.S. is due to unhealthy employee behavior. Worksites and corporations offering employee wellness programs can control costs by helping employees change behavior. Using the best available research on behavior change, WellSteps is positioning itself as the nation's most effective employee wellness solution.

Salt Lake City (PRWEB) April 3, 2008 -- With this announcement, WellSteps (www.wellsteps.com) enters the employee wellness marketplace with an integrated worksite wellness solution that is uniquely positioned. WellSteps is a customizable worksite health care solution focused on one thing -- helping employees adopt and maintain healthy behaviors. With WellSteps, worksites can effectively lower the increasing cost of health care by improving the biggest cost driver -- unhealthy employee behaviors.

Wellsteps lowers employee health care costs by:

• Reducing the demand for health care by creating a culture of health both at work and at home

• Helping employees change through the inclusion of significant others

• Helping worksites establish policies and environments that support healthy living

WellSteps uses the latest in behavior change research to provide employees with a continuous stream of intuitive, engaging, and effective, behavior change campaigns. WellSteps is web-based, but it can also be delivered to employees without web access. It produces behavior change because it educates and motivates employees while providing them with the tools and strategies they need to change.

WellSteps was created by Dr. Steven Aldana, one of the nation's foremost authorities on healthy living and Dr. Troy Adams, a nationally known health and wellness researcher and practitioner.

Dr. David Hunnicutt, president of the Wellness Councils of America says, "Through their development of WellSteps, both Drs. Aldana and Adams have made yet another significant contribution to improving employee health and containing healthcare costs in worksite settings."

Employee health care costs will continue to rise. Although employee wellness programs won’t do much to lower the cost of new medical technology or the aging population, they can improve employee health behaviors, lower health risk, and reduce the incidence of chronic diseases. By focusing on employee health behaviors, WellSteps is positioned to quickly become the leader in employee wellness solutions.

For interviews contact:

Dr. Troy Adams

Vice President

(602)369-8646

troy @ wellsteps.com

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