In an Employee Benefit News podcast and article, Hewitt's Tim Stentiford discusses the challenges employers face when trying to conduct health risk assessments. He offers advice on how companies can effectively communicate with employees by being sensitive to and assessing the needs of their population. Stentiford also recommends open and honest communication about the reasons for conducting health risk assessments.

The article also included data from Hewitt's The Road Ahead: Two Roads Diverged survey and comments from Hewitt health care expert Jim Winkler. Winkler advises that when employers conduct health risk assessments, they should put the focus on improving the health of employees, not saving the company.

To read the Employee Benefit News article, click here.

To listen to the podcast, click here. (WAV file format)

To access a copy of The Road Ahead report, click here.