Tangerine Wellness Implements Weight Management Program At National Guard Products

August 9, 2007 – 7:36 pm | posted in Public Health

Tangerine Wellness, the first incentive-based corporate wellness program that reduces the cost of healthcare for employers, has implemented its cost-saving program at National Guard Products, the industry innovation leader in manufacturing of weather stripping and threshold products.

National Guard Products turned to Tangerine Wellness to support the company’s belief that a healthier workforce would improve productivity and reduce healthcare costs. At the onset of the Tangerine program, fully 70 percent of National Guard Products’ 209 employees were classified as overweight or obese, which had an enormous impact on the cost of healthcare, and employee productivity. With rising healthcare costs, National Guard Products turned to Tangerine Wellness to provide an incentive-based weight management program that fully engages employees to lose weight, maintain their weight loss and reduce the cost of healthcare. The Tangerine Wellness program started on July 23 and already has a 79 percent participation rate among employees. Employees who meet their goals are rewarded with cash incentives every quarter. The Tangerine program is available to all National Guard Products employees and spouses on the healthcare plan.

“We’re extremely excited about the prospect of helping our employees to become healthier, while impacting our bottom line through cost and productivity improvements. We had looked at other wellness programs and found them to be cumbersome and time consuming,” said Randy Lyles, human resources manager at National Guard Products. “Tangerine simplified the process by maintaining a focus solely on weight management, which affects so many aspects of our health. Our management team is committed to supporting the program, and our associate teams are meeting the challenges head on, and we expect to see great results.”

“When an employer is behind a wellness program that not only benefits the health and well-being of their employees but also the health of their bottom line, everyone is a winner,” said Aaron Day, CEO of Tangerine Wellness, whose firm recently helped a manufacturer save more than $60,000 a year in healthcare costs. “Wellness programs only work when employees have a choice in the type of weight management program that works best for them, the simplicity of recording vital health information online and the ability to communicate with participants in a social-networking setting. When an entire community is working toward the same goal, the results can be astounding.”

The Tangerine Wellness program, which is a non-prescriptive approach to weight-loss and health improvement, focuses on the idea that not just one wellness program will work for everyone. Using Tangerine, employees earn cash and other rewards for losing weight. Employers lower healthcare costs and improve morale and productivity through Tangerine’s customized, fully outsourced program that includes a suite of online and offline services. By offering cumulative rewards, and allowing participants to track their results online, Tangerine keeps the program interesting and easy for its participants.

For more information on Tangerine Wellness’s programs, please visit http://www.tangerinewellness.com.

About Tangerine Wellness

Founded in 2004, Tangerine Wellness is the leading corporate weight-management program that directly rewards employees for losing weight and for maintaining a healthy weight. Tangerine’s interactive weight-loss program has a direct and positive effect on employee healthcare costs, morale and productivity. Tangerine has successfully implemented programs in the manufacturing, financial services, healthcare and government/university entities that are translating into direct healthcare cost-savings. The company’s collective leadership includes Sen. Bill Bradley and top executives with expertise in corporate wellness, healthcare and benefits administration. Tangerine is headquartered in Boston, with offices in Chicago, Houston and New York. Go to http://www.tangerinewellness.com for further information.

About National Guard Products

National Guard Products has been manufacturing the finest weather stripping and threshold products since 1935, focusing mainly on residential window and door products. With modernization came challenges to the industry. In the 1970s, National Guard Products became an important source for products to help use less energy in the home and office without sacrificing comfort. To this day, National Guard Products remains the industry’s innovation leader.

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