Reimagining benefits for your diverse workforce: The value of elevating social health

Published: December 21, 2022

Nearly half of workers struggle with basic needs, and that has a big impact on their overall health. Learn how employers are prioritizing employee needs in their benefits planning. Get actionable strategies to support your employees’ social health and have a positive impact on their health, job performance, and overall wellness.

Key takeaways

Workplace culture, family, and community have a large impact on employees’ total health. Employers play a key role in helping employees achieve optimal health by providing resources.
Total health assessments are essential. Understanding the composition of the employee population allows employers to approach benefit design from a more targeted perspective and meet individual needs.
If benefits are not designed for an organization’s total population from the start, there will always be individuals unintentionally left behind.

Featuring

Deb Friesen, MD, MBA, FACP

Physician Advisor, Customer Clinical Solutions, National Sales and Account Management Kaiser Permanente

Raechell Dickinson

Deputy Director of Human Resources Gwinnett County Government

Nelly Ganesan

Executive Director of Health Equity and External Affairs Morgan Health

Anand Shah, MD

Vice president of Social Health Kaiser Permanente

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Footnotes:

The views and opinions expressed by presenters and participants are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Permanente Medical Groups, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and each of their affiliates and subsidiaries (“Kaiser Permanente”).