Ensuring your workforce remains healthy is crucial for maintaining a productive workplace. An effective way to achieve this is by encouraging employee flu shots ahead of flu season.
Influenza can cause substantial absenteeism, with the CDC estimating that flu-related sick days cost businesses billions annually in lost productivity. Flu shots can help reduce sick days, mitigating negative impacts on productivity. Let’s take a closer look at how.
The Impact of the Flu on Workplace Productivity
Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a highly contagious respiratory illness that can lead to mild to severe symptoms. For businesses, the flu season can be a challenge, leading to a significant increase in employee sick days. According to the CDC, the flu costs businesses around $7 billion a year in sick days and lost productivity. These employee absences disrupt workflows, decrease morale, and can lead to missed deadlines for your organization.
How Flu Shots Work
Flu vaccines are designed to protect against the most common strains of influenza expected during the flu season. By stimulating the body’s immune response, the vaccine helps individuals build immunity against the virus. The effectiveness of flu shots can vary, but they are generally very successful in reducing the severity and duration of flu symptoms, even if someone contracts the virus.
By vaccinating your employees, you can protect them from severe flu symptoms, keeping your employees healthy and minimizing sick days in your organization.
When To Give Flu Shots
For the flu shot to be most effective, timing is important. The CDC recommends vaccinating your workforce in September or October. Vaccinating at this time helps build immunity before flu season peaks, which is typically between December and February. This timing reduces the likelihood of widespread illness within the workplace, minimizing the impact of the flu on your business.
The Benefits of Flu Shots For Workplaces
Getting your employees vaccinated for the flu can provide a whole range of benefits for your workplace:
Fewer Sick Days
One of the most immediate benefits of flu shots is the reduction in sick days. Vaccinated employees are less likely to contract the flu, meaning fewer sick days and less disruption to daily operations for your business.
Maintain Productivity
Healthy employees are productive employees. By preventing the flu, vaccinations help maintain steady productivity levels. Employees are more focused, motivated, and able to contribute effectively to your organization’s goals.
Cost Savings
Fewer sick days mean less financial loss due to absenteeism, helping the company save money in the long run.
Promoting a Culture of Health
Encouraging flu shots is just one aspect of fostering a healthy workplace. At Mobile Health, we offer a range of employee health services to support employee wellness, including skin cancer checks and biometric screening services. These screenings help detect potential health issues early, allowing for timely intervention and treatment. For employers, a healthier workforce can lower your insurance costs, which you can pass down to employees as a benefit.
Skin Cancer Checks
Skin cancer is one of the most common types of cancer, but it is also highly treatable when caught early. Regular skin cancer checks can help identify suspicious moles or lesions that may need further examination. Early detection is key to successful treatment, reducing the risk of more severe health problems down the line. By implementing employee skin cancer checks, employers can help with early detection and spread awareness about the importance of skin cancer safety, ultimately saving lives.
Biometric Screening
In addition to flu shots and skin cancer checks, Mobile Health provides comprehensive biometric screening services. These screenings help identify potential health risks early, allowing for preventive measures that keep employees healthy and productive. By offering these services under one roof, we make it easier for businesses to manage their occupational health needs efficiently.
Why Choose Mobile Health
Speed and Convenience
Mobile Health’s employee wellness programs and screening services are designed for convenience. Flu shots, biometric screenings, and skin cancer checks are typically done on-site, ensuring minimal disruption to your workforce. Plus, we can easily combine flu shots, skin cancer checks, and biometric screenings, providing a comprehensive health check-up in one event.
For those employees who can’t attend an on-site session, you can send them to one of our 6,500 clinics nationwide for their biometric screening and/or flu shot. Note: skin cancer screenings are currently only available on-site.
On-Demand Results
Results from our health screenings are typically available within 48 hours and are delivered to you in real-time via your Client Portal. Client Portal keeps all health information organized and easily retrievable, and can integrate with your HRIS or ATS, facilitating seamless integration. And for those employees who need to go to our clinics, they can self-schedule their appointment through our user-friendly Patient Portal. All of this streamlines the process, reduces administrative time, and keeps records accurate.
Get Started With Mobile Health
Incorporating flu shots into your workplace employee health strategy is a smart move that can significantly reduce sick days and maintain productivity. Additionally, offering employee health services like skin cancer checks and biometric screenings can further improve employee wellness and detect potential health issues early, helping to keep your workforce well and at work.
Interested in having us do an on-site flu event, biometric screening, and/or skin cancer screening? Contact us with your needs or questions. We look forward to giving you and your employees a healthier tomorrow.
