What are the reasons to have regular health checkups as a part of corporate wellness programs? | Zyla Health
Early disease diagnosis helps in preventing future complications, speeding up the treatment and lowering the medical expenditure!
Different corporate wellness services provided by your company aim to do the same. Companies organise corporate wellness programs for their employees throughout the year. These programs are not just limited to your physical health but overall well-being.
One of the most important and integral parts of these programs is a health checkup. The health checkups organised on a regular basis are necessary to identify any early signs of health issues.
In this blog, we’ll learn about different corporate wellness programs and mainly focus on health checkups. What are the reasons that you must get them done and their benefits, so let’s get started…
Corporate wellness programs
Corporate wellness programs are programs organised by the employer to assess the team’s overall health and drive initiatives to improve the employees’ health and well-being.
It’s a company’s approach toward building a health-focused work culture and enabling an environment that takes care of its employees by scheduling different health-developing services.
Corporate wellness programs are mostly organized within your working hours. They play a role in improving the company’s productivity and quality of work by keeping their employees healthy and happy.
You might feel like you are perfectly healthy but regular checkups are one way to make sure of it and another way to chronic disease prevention and control.
Corporate wellness services have different meanings for every company, but whatever their meaning is, the end goal is always the same and that is to ensure your betterment. It is your company’s way of saying they care for you and you are valuable to them!
Since corporate wellness services are different for every company, let’s learn about the types of corporate wellness programs that might be offered to you by your company…
Types of corporate wellness programs
Here are the 4 main types of corporate wellness programs:
1. Health camps
Health camps may be organized keeping in mind the need of the hour!
Commonly organised camps include physiotherapy camps that can give you an insight into a proper ergonomic posture, mental well-being camps to make sure your stress & anxiety levels are in control or nutrition camps that will help you in achieving your nutrition goals.
Want to know more about the importance of good posture? Check out our blog, “Is your bad posture leading to body pains?”
2. Group engagement activities
Group activities like zumba, dance or yoga sessions may be organized by your company to keep you fit and moving throughout the day.
Physical activity not only keeps you physically fit but also has mental health benefits. Learn more about it through our blog, “The mental health benefits of physical activity”.
3. Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Well-being is not only limited to physical health but extends to mental and spiritual health as well. Your company may hire experts like psychologists who you can turn to, to manage your stress and anxiety, or talk about anything that bothers you.
4. Comprehensive health checkup package
Your company might tie up with clinics, labs, hospitals or care management platforms like Zyla to provide you with a comprehensive health checkup package that addresses all health & wellness needs comprehensively to make sure that you are healthy inside out!
These are just some of the major types of corporate wellness programs, every company is unique and takes care of its employees in their unique way.
Wellness has a different meaning for everyone. The next time you think all of this is just a formality, remember it’s your company’s way of saying thank you for everything you do!
Now let’s move on and discuss the comprehensive health checkup package in detail…
Health checkups packages
You must have seen or heard about “diagnostics lab tests” or “pathology centres” etc centres near your place. They all offer single tests like the Fasting Blood Sugar test or a complete package like a diabetes profile. These are called health checkup tests or packages!
Health checkup packages are designed to examine you comprehensively and involve screening for lifestyle diseases and infections. This can help in early disease diagnosis, treatment and its further progression.
Health checkup packages may be one of the corporate wellness programs offered by your company to you.
Depending on the package your company has selected, health checkups might have a variety of tests included in them as mentioned below:
Types of health checkup packages
1. Lab tests
Lab tests, short for laboratory investigations, are the analysis done through your blood or urine. These can include:
- Complete blood count (CBC) which further includes haemoglobin, red blood cell count (RBCs), white blood cell count (WBC), platelet count etc
- Diabetes profile (blood sugar) which includes HbA1c (glycosylated haemoglobin), fasting blood sugar (FBS) & post prandial blood sugar (PPBS)
- Lipid profile which includes serum total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol etc.
- Blood group, Rh factor
- Liver function test (LFT) which includes liver enzymes like SGPT, SGOT, ALP etc
- Kidney function test (KFT) which includes serum uric acid, urea, creatinine, eGFR and electrolytes like potassium, sodium etc
- Thyroid profile which includes serum TSH, T3 & T4 levels.
- Urine test which includes pus or epithelial cells or protein or glucose etc count in urine.
2. X-ray
These diagnostic tests are basically images taken of the desired area, for example, a chest x-ray, which helps in identifying the health of your chest, like if you have any respiratory disease or complication.
3. Tests focusing on heart health
Your heart is one of the most important organs as it helps in pumping blood to various parts of the body. To analyse your heart health, your health checkup might include an ECG, ECHO, TMT or Doppler study.
4. Other tests
Health tests are endless, depending on your specific need you may require different diagnostic tests. Some other tests which may be included in your health checkup may be:
- Testing for sexually transmitted disease
- Drug testing
- Serum testing to understand if you have any vitamin or mineral deficiency
- Mammography
- PAP smear test
If you are someone who is looking for a program that will benefit and improve your company’s or team’s health then check out our website Zyla.in or mail us your questions at care@zyla.in.
With a better understanding of what corporate wellness programs and health checkups are, let’s now learn about the 6 reasons to have regular health checkups…
6 Reasons to have regular health checkups as a part of your corporate wellness programs
1. Prevents any future health complications
With the help of corporate wellness services, you are more likely to identify a disease before the onset of its symptoms, like Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus or high blood pressure. Learn more about stress and blood pressure here.
Early diagnosis gives an upper hand in treatment and prevents the disease from progressing.
2. Helps you save money in the longer run
With the help of regular medical checkups, you can diagnose a condition in its early stage and it is no secret early diagnosis leads to a better and more effective treatment that will ultimately be cost-effective for you in the longer run.
3. Employment longevity and satisfaction
Your company values you and your health by keeping a track of how you are doing and conducting regular activities through which it is ensured that you stay healthy while working for the organization. This in turn promotes employment longevity and satisfaction.
4. Increased happiness quotient of the team
The healthier and fitter you are, the more productive and efficient at work you are likely to be! Similarly, a healthier team is a physically, mentally and emotionally fit team. The healthier the team gets, the less stressed or burnt out they feel & the happier they are likely to be.
5. Improved quality of life
By ensuring your betterment, your company indirectly contributes to improving your quality of life — a win-win for both.
6. Motivates you in leading a healthier lifestyle
When you are consciously keeping a tab on your health you are motivated to eat better and focus on physical activity.
Learn about a balanced diet through our blog- “How a simple balanced diet will help you conquer your health?”
Thus, we can say that corporate health and wellness are equally important for you and your company.
With all these amazing reasons behind why regular corporate wellness programs are important, don’t take them lightly the next time your company organizes any such activity for you. Being healthy is important inside out and with the help of these programs, you have the means to make sure of it.
Even though they might seem boring, they help ensure that your quality of life is optimum. Whether it’s psychological counselling or a comprehensive lab test, avail the most of it.
If you are looking for someone who can guide you on improving your well-being I suggest you download the Zyla app now or check out our website Zyla.in for personalized guidance according to your needs!
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