A Younger Population May Not Be A Healthy One!

I think that over the years, the perception has been that if you have a young workforce, that it is typically a healthy one. Well, I believe those days are gone. Not only are employers facing the rising cost of health care as we "seasoned" employees deal with the health concerns of getting older, the employees that are entering the workforce are the most chronically diseased group that we have had yet.

What the heck is she speaking about? I am sure that you are asking yourself that right now. Statistically, we have the worst rates of childhood chronic disease that we have ever measured in the US. We have issues dealing with obesity in children, asthma in children and diabetes - both type 1 and type 2. As these children are now growing up, they are entering the workplace with chronic conditions. Conditions that we did not usually see in a young workforce. We normally saw in an older one.

Therefore, especially now, are really important to companies that employ typically a younger population. Those companies may really be able to see the ROI on thier wellness dollars and have employees that are young and may be with them a long time, avoid some of the claims that they would have experienced without an awareness on health and wellness.