Physical Health Guide

Heather is a fifty-five-year-old woman who is the top administrator in the human resources department at a large aluminum siding company. To decrease the costs linked to employee alcohol abuse and alcoholism, work related injuries, increasing absenteeism, poor employee work performance, and excessive sick days, Heather and the other members of top management implemented some programs that made the work atmosphere significantly more healthy, more productive, and safe.

As an example, twelve years ago Heather and the other members of upper management implemented an Employee’s Assistance Program so that all the employees had access to professional psychological counseling for their personal problems that could adversely affect their health, personal well-being, and their work performance.

Top Management Builds a Forward-Looking Exercise and Workout Room Complete With Weights, a Professional Trainer During Business Hours, Exercise Equipment, Scales, Mirrors, and Exercise Charts

As another illustration, nearly eight years ago Heather and the other VIPs built a forward-looking exercise and workout room complete with many different types of exercise equipment, exercise charts, weights, a personal trainer during business hours, mirrors, and scales.

Moreover, approximately five years ago Heather and the other VIPs invested in a distillation system that filters all the water that is obtainable anywhere in the building complex. In a similar way, two-and-a-half years ago, Heather and the other members of upper management started a “walking club” that is intended for employees who want to build up their cardiovascular system.

The Company Administrators Implement a Weight-Watchers Class and Employ a Weight-Loss Nurse to Oversee the Program

As another example, approximately a year-and-a-half ago, Heather and the other members of top management implemented a “Weight-Watchers” class that presently meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 11 AM until noon. In addition, upper management hired a weight-loss trainer to oversee the program.

In much the same way, a year ago Heather and the other company administrators established a “Stop Smoking Club” for workers who want to quit smoking.

In the last ten months, in combination with the Employee’s Assistance Program, Heather and the other company leaders implemented an “Anger Management” class for workers who want to learn how to better manage their anger.

Top Management Establishes a Drug and Alcohol Testing Program

In the last four-and-a-half months, Heather and the other company executives instituted a drug and alcohol testing program that is related to their drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. In fact, Heather is the key person in the company responsible for getting the message out to all the employees about the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program as well as the drug and alcohol testing program.

One of the essential components of the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcoholism and Depression” that meets every Tuesday after work. The essential idea with this class is informing workers that hazardous drinking and depression often occur in the same individual. It is hoped that realizing this information will be able to help an individual address both medical issues and get the alcohol counseling and mental health therapy he or she requires.

Upper Management Starts an Alcohol Statistics and Facts Class

Another fairly recent enhancement to the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcohol Statistics and Facts.” The reasoning behind this alcohol statistics facts class is the reality that more than a few individuals are unsuccessful in their attempt to grasp the total impact of the effects of alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse without first learning about some of the alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse statistics and facts that are available. As a consequence, one of the objectives of this class is to provide a mixture of alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse facts and statistics to help workers gain a better comprehension of the multitude of difficulties that are associated with hazardous and excessive drinking and how they can stop these difficulties from taking place.

Most recently, Heather and the other members of upper management, through suggestions from employees, initiated a class that centers directly on acute drinking entitled “What is Alcoholism”? This class meets every Friday morning an hour before work and focuses predominantly on the differences between alcohol abuse and alcoholism, on the stages of alcoholism, and on the different kinds of treatment that are available for people who have alcohol drinking problems such as people who drink in a hazardous manner.

Even though each and every one of these preventative maintenance and health programs was quite costly, the company administrators believe that they are many thousands of dollars ahead by providing all of their employees with a safe, more productive, and healthy working situation.