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Why Employee Wellness?

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Here are six reasons why University of Rochester—as well as many other leading organizations across the nation—actively promotes wellness to its employees:

  1. Employees who participate in wellness programs enjoy an enhanced quality of life.

  2. People typically spend most of their waking hours at work. As a result, the worksite is the place where they can most readily be reached with programs that support a healthy lifestyle.

  3. Employees who participate in worksite wellness programs tend to enjoy their jobs more.

  4. Healthier employees often are more successful at their jobs.

  5. Organizations that invest in a healthy workforce are modeling a proactive approach to wellness for other organizations, for the community, and for individuals.

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Well Told - UR Employee Success Stories

Weight Watchers


womqn on scales“I brag about the Well-U program to everyone I meet. It’s a wonderful program and I owe my success to it. This isn’t my first time trying to be successful at Weight Watchers but the Well-U incentive to show up at every single meeting eventually taught me how important is to be there and learn the techniques and tools. This is something that I never understood in past attempts. I feel great, and I am healthier then I have ever been before. I am actually 20 lbs lighter then my wedding day weight! Very cool!”

-Lisa Glover-Henderson
Asst. Director Facilities Operations

 

Smoking Cessation


broken cigarette “I was a pack-a-day smoker for twenty of the last twenty-two years. I was always aware of the negative impact smoking had on my health, on my wallet, and on my quality of life. I quit of tried to quit dozens of times. Fortunately for smokers at the University, well u offers a smoking cessation program. Quitting smoking was not something that I could do on my own. Dozens of failed attempts attest to that. With the guidance of the Well U staff, and with the support of my peers also enrolled in the Quitting Time program, I was able to set a quit date, plan a strategy for coping with withdrawal, and face my smoke-free future with a positive attitude.”

-David Englert
Office of Technology Transfer

Your story HERE


Do you have a story about how you’ve improved your wellness? We’d like to hear it!  Well-U wants to share your story.  Your story might appear on this website, or on a flyer or poster.  We’ll always your permission first.

Just email your story to Well-u-info@rochester.edu

Thanks!