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Education For Change

At Innovative Wellness Solutions we recognize that, in order to have the greatest impact - to help people make lasting change - we needed to take a different approach.

The traditional manner of imparting information, especially on a subject as extensive as "health & wellness," is typically nothing more than a data dump.

People are not changed by data alone.

Data is cheap... wouldn't you agree? Information is available by the truckload today - a lot of it for FREE - through the internet, library books, journal articles, etc.

With all this information at our fingertips, the average consumer is left more confused than ever about which direction is right for them. One of the things that makes our program unique is our belief that it's not only important what we teach but how we teach it.

Across industries, across continents, we know that what works to get people excited about ideas, learning and the learning process is universal. It's not about language, it's not about culture; it's about how the brain works and how people are motivated to make lasting changes.

We lay out the critical pieces that your employees need, but do it in a way that they're as engaged as possible in the process.

Giving Attention Where It's Needed

We've put together an exceptional crew of professionals and trainers, with years of experience in business. That said, we are as human and infallible as the next guy or gal.

We understand that most people (and organizations) struggle with change, especially when it feels like there's something being sacrificed in the process. Sometimes just the thought of getting from Point A to Point B is overwhelming.

It's the start that stops most people, isn't it?

One theory that focuses on an individual's readiness to change is Prochaska and DiClemente's Stages of Change Model, which postulates that change is a gradual process proceeding through specific stages, each of which has key characteristics.

Also known as the Transtheoretical Model (Prochaska & DiClemente, 1983; Prochaska, DiClemente, & Norcross, 1992; Prochaska & Velicer, 1997), it is an integrative model of intentional behavior change that describes how people modify a problem behavior or acquire a positive behavior.

It is a model that focuses on the decision making of the individual. While other approaches to health promotion have focused primarily on social or biological influences on behavior, this model involves emotions, cognitions, and behavior, and a reliance on self-report and measurement issues. The model has previously been applied to a wide variety of "problem behaviors," including smoking cessation, exercise, low fat diet, alcohol abuse, weight control, condom use for HIV protection, organizational change, drug abuse, medical compliance, mammography screening, and stress management.

There's no Good or Bad...Just Consequences

In working with your company's employee population, it is not our intention to tell your employees what to do, but to provide them tools for their tool belt of life; to help them better manage the areas that present the biggest challenges, trusting that all aspects of their lives will be improved in the process. We recognize, for example, that physical wellness is only one component of our whole being and that not only do finances, emotions, and relationships also need to be addressed, but that STRESS in any or all of these other areas can be a huge contributor to our current state of well-being.

Health & Productivity Management

Once we have a snapshot of the health of your company, we strategize with you to develop a menu of workshops tailored to the concerns of your specific employee population.

We now know, not just through statistics supporting this fact, but probably through your own experience, that when people feel better:

they perform better;
they show up more often;
they're better team players;
they work more efficiently; and
they contribute more to the productivity of the company's mission and bottom line.

Is that something you'd be interested in having more of in your organization?

When your motives are sincere, and you provide your employees the support, the guidance and the resources they need to become better people, they will automatically strive to become better employees.

Whether you use I.W.S. or another provider of employee wellness initiatives, what you're looking for is a company whose mission is to improve your employees' relationships with themselves, their families, their co-workers and their community.

We maintain that this is one of the most proactive ways to gain more control and have more impact on your company's bottom line where healthcare expenses and benefits are concerned.