School Employee Wellness
A Guide for Protecting the Assets of Our Nation's Schools

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This web site has been created to promote and support SCHOOL EMPLOYEE WELLNESS: A Guide for Protecting the Assets of Our Nation's Schools.

SCHOOL EMPLOYEE WELLNESS: A Guide for Protecting the Assets of Our Nation's Schools is a comprehensive guide that provides information, practical tools and resources for school employee wellness programs. It will help schools, school districts and states develop and support the implementation of school employee wellness programs that promote employee health, improve workforce productivity and reduce the costs of employee absenteeism and healthcare.

SCHOOL EMPLOYEE WELLNESS: A Guide for Protecting the Assets of our Nation's Schools was developed by the Directors for Health Promotion and Education (DHPE) under a cooperative agreement with the Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA: Grant#: DHPE U58/CCU325029.

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The Benefits of School Employee Wellness Programs

  • Decreased absenteeism
  • Lower health care costs
  • Lower insurance costs
  • Fewer work-related injuries
  • Fewer worker compensation claims
  • Fewer disability claims
  • Increased productivity
  • Increased employee morale
  • Increased employee retention
  • Attractiveness to new employees
  • Positive community image
  • Increased healthy behaviors
  • Healthy role models for students