Conducting regular health screenings determine your employees’ risk for illness before symptoms of disease occur. Such screenings establish patterns and trends of the employee population and help plan and implement targeted employee wellness strategies. With increasing prevalence of lifestyle diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease, certain cancers, astute organizations are turning to conducting health risk assessment of their employees so as to reduce the risk of unexpected health events such as a heart attack through preventive measures.
Typical health risk assessments consist of biometric assessments and lifestyle surveys so as to identify
Screenings for lifestyle diseases typically include measurements for:
- Body Mass Index: Weight to Height ratio used to screen for weight categories such as underweight, overweight and obesity that may lead to health problems
- Visceral Fat: Fat surrounding internal organs. Higher amounts of visceral fat is associated with increased risks of a number of health problems including Type 2 Diabetes, high blood pressure and certain cancers
- Blood Pressure: Measure of heart health. High blood pressure is linked with increased health risks such as heart attack, stroke
- Blood Sugar: Preventive method for catching diabetes at an early stage and to help manage known diabetes
Risk is defined as the possibility of a negative or undesired outcome and having a risk management strategy in place ahead of time can help control the negative outcomes. A simple four step process- a) Assess, b) categorize, c) Consider your options and d) Implement, monitor and evaluate your strategy, can help manage your risk.
When creating a professional business plan, it is important to ensure that it includes the risks and challenges to help management to come up with ways to mitigate the potential impact of the risks on business operations.