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well as rational thoughts so we include compelling communications and meaningful rewards that satisfy the heart and the mind. Maritz is dedicated to gaining a deeper understanding of people and underpinning our solutions with human sciences. Our approach addresses the barriers to change by providing positive focus, encouraging goal-setting, and providing ongoing reinforcement and feedback. This dynamic process makes it easier to replace old habits with new ones. To engage your employees, Maritz helps you understand various segments, identifies what’s motivating to them, and utilizes this information to design an effective health and productivity program. Basically, we talk with, treat, and reward people differently to help them, and you, achieve wellness goals. Targeted communications don’t just deliver information, they reinforce specific goals. Ongoing encouragement occurs at just the right time to ensure employees continue to participate and take action. Motivating recognition and reward options keep the focus on behavior changes. Our understanding of attitudes and preferences enables us to help you successfully engage people with your health and productivity program, increasing participation and encouraging employees to become more responsible healthcare consumers. The end result: a more productive workforce, less absenteeism and improved employee health. The Situation Rising health care costs and marketplace uncertainties have placed a strain on our health system. Health insurance providers must identify ways to manage costs while continuing to provide value for their members. Employers also need to control their spiraling costs, which are primarily driven by chronic diseases and less healthy lifestyles. Additionally, productivity is a concern for employers. Absenteeism and presenteeism cost companies an estimated $1.1 trillion per year. When employees miss work or attend when sick, the quantity and quality of work is diminished, in turn affecting a company’s’ ability to realize business strategies and goals. The solution seems simple: encourage action, with programs that encourage wellness. But this is a challenge. It’s not easy to persuade people to change their health-related behavior, especially when you consider that lifestyle choices are highly personal and you’re often asking for a change in lifetime behavior. With the additional challenge of a highly diverse employee base, a “one-size-fits-all” approach just isn’t effective. The Solution Maritz considers the whole person to create lasting, positive behavior changes. We understand that people base their actions on emotions, as © 2009 Maritz All rights reserved Maritz Health and Productivity Solution Increase wellness and manage healthcare costs by motivating your employees to make changes in their behavior.
