Wellness programs pack a more powerful punch when companies integrate wellness into other safety and health initiatives and institute best practices that are tailored to the specific needs of their own workforce. 
 
Integrating wellness into the overall safety program can improve employee health and well-being while reducing the rate of workplace injuries, according to an American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine paper published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (www.joem.org). The paper, “Workplace Health Protection and Promotion: A New Pathway for A Healthier—and Safer—Workforce,” states that “both health protection and health promotion interventions are ...