Benefit #1: National Wellness Certifications FREE with Membership — Six Available Programs in 2013

To date, approximately 4,500 worksite wellness practitioners and business leaders have completed Well Workplace University and have been certified as WELCOA Well Workplace practitioners. If you are looking to build your credentials or if you don't have formal training in wellness, this will build your expertise and elevate your credibility. Remember, all Certifications are absolutely free to WELCOA Members.

WELCOA Wellness Certifications For 2013

• Well Workplace University—Building A Results-Oriented Workplace Wellness Program Using WELCOA's Seven Benchmarks
• Well Workplace University—The Art And Science Of Building A Wellness Program In A Small Business Setting
• Well Workplace University—How To Manage Stress At the Workplace
• Well Workplace University—Linking Wellness Initiatives To Employee Benefit Design
• Well Workplace University—How To Effectively Utilize Health Coaching To Improve Employee Health
• Well Workplace University—How To Effectively Lead Your Worksite Wellness Initiative

Click here to learn more about all WELCOA Certifications and see the 2013 schedule.

Click here to learn more about receiving national recognition with the WELCOA Faculty designation.

BENEFIT TO YOU: Multiple certification programs are available to help build your credentials.

Benefit #2: Seven Wellness Training Webinars FREE with Membership

As a WELCOA Member, you'll be able to participate in the nationally-acclaimed WELCOA Webinar Series. In 2012, some 17,000 business and health leaders participated in these webinars. Without having to leave your office, you'll be updated on the most pressing and compelling workplace wellness topics. Here are some of the topics that will be addressed in 2013:

• Webinar #1: So The Election's Over, What Now? Everything You Need To Know About Health Care Reform
• Webinar #2: What Workplace Wellness Professionals Earn In The Us: Key Findings From WELCOA's National Compensation Survey
• Webinar #3: Five Things You Can Do To Take Your Program To The Next Level
• Webinar #4: How To Conduct A Wellness Culture Audit
• Webinar #5: Expanding Your Horizons: How To Improve Health Beyond Your Employees—How To Reach Spouses And Dependents
• Webinar #6: Employee Engagement—Welcome To The New Frontier

2013 Bonus Webinar:

• Bonus Webinar: How To Select The Right Wellness Vendor For Your Organization

Click here to view the 2013 Webinar schedule.

BENEFIT TO YOU: Almost 50 hours of webinar training are available throughout 2013.

Benefit #3: Access to SWELL: The Social Network For Worksite Wellness Professionals

SWELL allows members to connect and learn from other members. Through SWELL, you can quickly learn how other organizations have developed their wellness programs to contain costs, improve employee health, and increase participation. Share best practices, resources and tips for building results-oriented programs with professionals who know the field the best. Introduced in 2012, this novel tool allows you to offer advice, ask questions, start discussions and ultimately leverage the collective power of the WELCOA Nation to help you develop a results-oriented wellness program at your own organization.

BENEFIT TO YOU: Learn from the collective wisdom and experiences of the WELCOA Nation.

Benefit #4: Achieve WELCOA Faculty Designation

The WELCOA Faculty designation honors professionals who have achieved certification in four or more of WELCOA's results-oriented workplace wellness training programs. Through 2012, 741 individuals representing 47 states and five countries have earned WELCOA Faculty status.

Click here to learn more about receiving national recognition with the WELCOA Faculty designation.

BENEFIT TO YOU: Be recognized as one of the best-trained wellness professionals in the country.

Benefit #5: Three Comprehensive Incentive Campaigns Every Year

Each campaign, which is regularly valued at $219 or more, is free to you and comes with everything you need to promote, implement and evaluate an exciting wellness challenge in your workplace. You'll be able to educate your employees and get them involved in healthy behaviors. These extensive campaigns come with everything you need from planning guides to implementation tools. Designed to get employees involved, these programs take the work out of workplace wellness and are guaranteed to get your employees involved.

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BENEFIT TO YOU: Empower your employees to take charge of their health with these 3 great incentive campaigns.

Benefit #6: Absolute Advantage Online—Your Portal To The Nation's Premier Resources For Worksite Wellness

Six times a year, you'll receive great tips, strategies, and insights from the nation's best minds in workplace wellness through our dynamic Absolute Advantage Online magazine. Learn about America's Healthiest Companies, and get "in-the-trenches" knowledge and unique insights on how to get results from your wellness initiative. Absolute Advantage Online offers the best and most practical advice on how to improve your organization's health promotion program.

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BENEFIT TO YOU: 6 great online issues every year.

Benefit #7: Four Reproducible Employee Health Bulletins Every Month

Each month, you'll receive four monthly health and wellness bulletins and one related employee quiz. These easy-to-read bulletins are yours to share in paper or electronic format with your employees. Topics covered in these bulletins include general health, safety, personal finance, exercise, nutrition, and more. Your employees will love reading them, and they're guaranteed to save you big dollars because you can make and distribute unlimited copies.

In 2013, every month you'll have access to the following:

• Day In Day Out - WELCOA's Online Bulletin for Your Lifestyle
• Better Safe - WELCOA's Online Bulletin for Your Family's Safety
• Take Charge - WELCOA Online Self-Care Bulletin
• To Your Health - WELCOA's Online General Wellness Bulletin
• Monthly Quiz - Test your knowledge on topics in this month's bulletins.

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BENEFIT TO YOU: 48 employee wellness bulletins that keep health topics front and center for your employees.

Benefit #8: Monthly Expert Interviews And Exclusive Case Studies

WELCOA Expert Interviews and WELCOA Case Studies provide the reader with information straight from the best health promotion sources in the U.S. In addition to new interviews that are published every month, WELCOA Members have complete access to the archives of dozens and dozens of in-depth interviews on topics like ROI, increasing participation, complying with HIPAA, incentives, and much, much more.

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BENEFIT TO YOU: Get insights for successfully building and improving your programs from America's top wellness leaders.

Benefit #9: Free Annual Best Resources Guide And Updates From Leading Wellness Providers

Whether it's HRAs, or pedometers, we'll provide you with options for selecting among the field's best resources. Through our national Premier Provider Network, WELCOA keeps you informed about the best services available in our annual Buyer's Guide and periodic updates. Plus, you will be able to strengthen your wellness initiative with updates from WELCOA's network of Premier Providers and wellness vendors.

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BENEFIT TO YOU: Increase your awareness of some of the best available wellness products and services.

Benefit #10: Stay Well-Informed—With WELCOA's Weekly E-Newsletter 52 Times A Year!

As a member, you'll receive weekly updates—delivered straight to your inbox every week—of worksite wellness news, alerting you to new resources and all kinds of free documents, reports, product discounts, and important information as they become available. With our Well-Informed E-Newsletter, you'll be kept up-to-date with leading-edge information and the best tools that will keep your program current and on track.

BENEFIT TO YOU: Never miss out on important member announcements or new tools and resources.

Benefit #11: Member Pricing

WELCOA members receive discounts on some of the finest health and wellness information in the industry.

BENEFIT TO YOU: Your WELCOA membership means huge cost savings on health information.

Bonus Benefit #1: Well Workplace Checklist

This online tool will help you compare your current program with the best practices of successful ones. You'll receive a comprehensive report providing specific recommendations.

BENEFIT TO YOU: Benchmark your program with best practices.

Bonus Benefit #2: Professional Presentations

With WELCOA membership, you'll get access to numerous "lunch 'n' learn" PowerPoint presentations, developed by experts but designed for you to deliver with compelling information and great graphics.

BENEFIT TO YOU: Dynamic presentations for your employees.

Bonus Benefit #3: Tools and Surveys

Whether you need employee surveys, sample operating plans, wellness team assignments, or data collection ideas, you'll find samples you can use. You don't have to start from scratch.

BENEFIT TO YOU: Proven tools ready to use.

Bonus Benefit #4: Well Workplace Awards Criteria

After your program has incorporated the principles and practices of the Well Workplace Model, you can seek validation and recognition through The Well Workplace Awards program.

BENEFIT TO YOU: Step-by-step guidance, validation and recognition.

Bonus Benefit #5: Membership Orientation

Get your membership experience started right by attending a membership orientation webinar where we'll show you the resources needed to move your program forward.

BENEFIT TO YOU: Learn all about your WELCOA membership.

Bonus Benefit #6: WELCOA Archived Webinars

Through hours and hours of WELCOA's past training webinars, you can learn more about the art and science of creating results-oriented workplace wellness programs.

BENEFIT TO YOU: Learn from nationally-recognized experts at any time.