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My Transition to Worksite Healthcare

Kathryn Lovoi, PA, Marathon Health | May 6, 2019 11:45:56 AM

Employer Pharmacy Solutions and Savings

Tracey Moran | Apr 22, 2019 11:57:29 AM

Predictive Health Analytics Essential to Improving Employee Health

Posted on Nov 6, 2018 9:58:23 AM by Dave Demers, MPH, VP of analytics and business intelligence

We believe in a radically different philosophy of healthcare. We believe the best path to sustained health improvements occur when the patient is in charge. When you empower people to take control of their health, they develop new health behaviors, make smarter healthcare decisions, improve their health, and lower costs. It’s a simple equation that yields powerful results.

How to use Data to Improve Employee Healthcare Benefits

Posted on Sep 5, 2018 3:05:21 PM by Dave Demers, MPH, VP of analytics and business intelligence

“I had been feeling poorly for a while, making it difficult for me to do my job and spend time with my family. I went to the health center at work and my blood work showed I had diabetes, low iron, and high cholesterol.” – Lillie, Marathon Health patient, Wayne Farms employee, and winner of Healthy Like Me.

3 Ways Your Business Can Improve Employee Health

Posted on Aug 13, 2018 10:41:30 AM by Emily McManamy

Health is what happens outside of the doctor’s office. From your first sip of coffee in the morning to your brushed teeth at bedtime – health happens all day long. In fact, healthcare determines only 11 percent of your overall health while social, economic, and environmental factors determine 50 percent of your overall health. As discussed in our recent white paper, where you live, work, and play factor into your overall health and the social determinants of health help clinicians develop a more complete health picture.

Health Coaching Improves Employee Healthcare

Posted on Jul 30, 2018 2:58:33 PM by Angela Hammond, BSN, MS, RN Health Coach at Marathon Health

Building trust to understand hurdles to health

A simple question can launch significant behavior change, and ultimately, health improvement. By asking questions, rather than issuing orders, providers empower patients to take control of their health and develop new behaviors. But, to achieve Iasting health improvements, patients need support and resources to help them in their health journey. Health coaching provides the motivation, structure, and accountability to get them there.  

How Food and Family Impact Employee Health

Posted on Jul 12, 2018 3:08:06 PM by Victoria Emmitt, RD, CPT, Marathon Health

Understanding how your employees' culture and community feed their nutritional choices

Have you ever smelled or tasted something that instantly transports you to a certain moment in your past? Our nutrition is baked in tradition and is the root of our cultures and customs. Whether we’re roasting a family recipe, eating a corn dog at the annual county fair, or delivering a casserole to a grieving friend, we use food to connect and honor moments in time. As a result, food can also be emotional and lead us to make poor nutritional choices.

How Does Your Workplace Support Employee Health?

Posted on Jun 20, 2018 3:22:56 PM by Emily McManamy

Employers are helping employees make significant health improvements

“I had been feeling poorly for a while, making it difficult for me to do my job and spend time with my family. After passing out at work one day, I went to my worksite health center and was diagnosed with diabetes, low iron, and high cholesterol.” – Lillie, winner of Healthy Like Me, Marathon Health’s patient success program, and Wayne Farms employee. Read Lillie’s full story.

Take Employee Benefits to the Next Level

Posted on Apr 25, 2018 3:28:05 PM by Emily McManamy

Onsite healthcare bridges the gaps in standard benefit plans

Meet Evelia. Like many people, she avoided the doctor’s office, and her health, for years. Fortunately, healthcare became affordable and accessible when Evelia’s employer opened an onsite health center. “I had no more excuses and finally made an appointment.” Despite feeling healthy, Evelia’s routine wellness exam revealed a lump in her breast – she had cancer. By partnering with an onsite health center, Evelia’s employer was positioned to provide health and wellness benefits that supported her as she overcame her hurdles to health.