As companies weigh their options for bringing employees back to the office, the physical and mental health of their people should be a top priority — for their sake, and for the economic health of communities. Medical experts say the pandemic’s impact on the workforce could be so profound that entire local economies will be affected, suppressing growth and resilience. Business leaders must look at healthcare not as a cost of doing business, but as an investment in their people and the future of the business. Opportunities for action are wide-ranging. Targeted interventions of prevalent chronic conditions yield substantial benefits that can be scaled as needed. Innovative tools like healthcare dashboards that consolidate key current performance indicators and action items are starting to be deployed. In many communities, broader coalitions among business, civic and community leaders are already aligned to address the impact of the pandemic and are positioned to do more.
Read our FTI Journal article linked below to understand the challenges, priorities and solutions.
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