Community health network: case studies. "The results were dramatic.".

Abusiness's most important asset is its people. So how do you protect that asset? How do you enhance it?

For hundreds of area businesses and organizations the answer is easy. Community Health Network's Health Promotion Services.

Research of health promotion programming consistently shows a strong return on investment. This programming can improve employee morale and productivity, reduce absenteeism and turnover, as well as help contain health-care costs.

Community Health Network is well aware of the impact healthier employees can have on an employer. For nearly 30 years, their health promotion programs have helped companies reap the rewards of a healthier workforce.

Dan Hodgkins, executive director of Community Health Promotion Services says, "No matter how large or small the business, we can create a program that makes a difference."

Since the best way to solve a problem is to understand it, each program begins with a full assessment. Once that's complete, Community Health Promotions puts its knowledge, skills and experience to work to design a client-specific program.

More often than not, these programs include health awareness, education and intervention strategies. These strategies enable Community Health Network to target individuals at all stages of wellness from educating an employee about stress management techniques to helping them lower their blood pressure.

Community Health Network is the only health system in town that offers such a wide range of in-depth health promotion programming.

Numerous businesses throughout the region are glad that they do.

One of them is Keihin Indiana Precision Technology (KIPN), a Japanese auto manufacturer in Greenfield, Indiana. KIPN began working with Community Health Promotion Services in 2000.

Their comprehensive program includes pre-and post-annual health screenings, employee incentives, monthly on-site health and lifestyle education, employee program orientations, monthly newsletters, weight management programs, nutrition and fitness assessments, personal assistance program

"KIPN's investment in its employees' health has definitely paid off," says Hodgkins.

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