Employee Wellness: A Shared Responsibility

The promotion of personal health management is strengthened when an employer motivates employees to take responsibility for their own health. The motivation to pursue a healthier lifestyle can be inspired when health benefits as well as supportive policies, programs and environments reside within the workplace. Embracing personal accountability moves employees away from a mindset of entitlement towards a mindset of responsibility.

According to the National Wellness Institute, wellness is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a more successful existence. Choosing to be well is a protection both from and against the impact of stress. Whether good or bad, stress is inevitable. Following the "prescription" put forth by the National Wellness Councils of America, the best stress management program addresses the causes of stress with coping skills and the symptoms of stress with relaxation skills to promote optimal wellbeing.