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Corporate Health and Wellness Expert, Wellness Coaches, Releases Whitepaper on the Increased Risks of COVID-19 to Smokers and Their Employers

BLUE BELL, Pa. -- As COVID-19 lingers on, management teams across the country are struggling to find effective ways to keep their workforce safe and healthy while also keeping productivity levels up. Wellness Coaches offers a comprehensive look into an overlooked workforce demographic in their new whitepaper, "Smoking Cessation During a Pandemic: A look at the medical and financial costs of smoking for people and organizations."

"Businesses have been focused on creating a blanket approach for all employees regarding coronavirus prevention and stress management," says Justin Thomas, Wellness Coaches' Chief Operating Officer. "Companies may not realize that smoking employees are a higher risk population than non-smoking employees and require a different approach, including a specialized plan for long-term health."

A study of young adults aged 13-24 showed that those who have ever used e-cigarettes were five times more likely to contract COVID-19 than people who do not use tobacco products. Dual users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes were nearly seven times more likely to contract the virus.

Thomas explains further, "The goal of our findings is to help employers better understand the needs of their smoking employee population, what the increased health risks mean to their workforce and organization, and what they can do to help."

The "Smoking Cessation During a Pandemic" whitepaper draws on Wellness Coaches' over 20 years of experience in corporate health and wellness as well as data from the country's leading health organizations.

Top takeaways include:

* The many ways smoking negatively affects the emotional, physical, and financial health of the workforce
* Direct and indirect costs of smoking to organizations
* Recent studies linking smoking to elevated risks of contracting COVID-19
* The challenges of attempting smoking cessation in a high-stress environment
* Tools and approaches to smoking cessation programs in a pandemic

Download "Smoking Cessation During a Pandemic: A look at the medical and financial costs of smoking for people and organizations" (PDF): https://wellnesscoachesusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WC_SmokingCessation_WhitePaper.pdf

About Wellness Coaches:

Since 2002, Wellness Coaches has delivered proven results and high ROI through personalized support and company-wide health and wellness programs. As one of the largest and most experienced wellness, nutrition, and injury prevention coaching providers in the workplace, their expertise has allowed Wellness Coaches to pivot quickly in response to COVID-19. Services now include virtual wellness coaching and nutritional counseling and a holistic approach for businesses to survive and thrive during COVID-19 with vaccine administration, testing, temperature screenings, and onsite compliance officers and nurses.

Learn more at https://wellnesscoachesusa.com/, and on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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Wellness Coaches unveils new products and services and a new branded-look for 2021

BLUE BELL, Pa. -- Wellness Coaches, one of the fastest-growing leaders in the clinical management healthcare space, acquired and relaunched a series of new accessible health products and solutions for the American workforce along with new corporate branding.

Wellness Coaches acquired services include:

* HRA Software: A gold standard in Health Risk Assessment software from WELCOA and is a leading population health data source.

* Corporate Wellness Nutrition: This premier provider of nutrition and weight loss services, often covered by health plans, is now a staple in the Wellness Coaches portfolio. With nutrition professionals available via telehealth, this convenient, accessible support is available directly to employees no matter where they are working.

* HC Cube - With the challenges of managing extensive volumes of data, interoperability between systems and rigorous compliance requirements, HC Cube takes health claims data and creates actionable opportunities for Wellness Coaches health services professionals.

* QuitNet - Experiencing exponential growth, one of the most successful online community tobacco cessation programs helps employees "stay quit" while also improving productivity.

* Healthy Ways - A digital wellness platform is fundamental for employers and health partners today. Healthy Ways, a best-in-class solution simplifies engagement by tracking interactions and providing a comprehensive health library.

The new branding highlights Wellness Coaches' brand-promise; to remain clinically focused as a team of people serving people, driven by data and powered by technology.

"The past year has been challenging for everyone and most businesses," said Rob Putnam, CEO of Wellness Coaches. "It's been our collective ability to pivot quickly and execute our reinvented solutions that has resulted in our unprecedented growth. Our brand and extended services should match our abilities."

Since 2002, Wellness Coaches has been a leading provider of field-based testing services and has managed rapid and scalable deployment teams customized to meet the needs of their business clients and government organizations. To date, Wellness Coaches has administered more than 700,000 COVID tests spanning all 50 states.

Earlier this month, Wellness Coaches announced their Abbott Lab's contract to sell and administer the $5 BinaxNOW(tm) ​Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Nasal Test.

"Through the COVID-19 pandemic, we made bold investments in data-powered decisioning, innovative technology and new solutions," said Putnam. "Today, we have more clinical breadth, depth and scope than ever."

Wellness Coaches is one of the largest and most-experienced wellness, nutrition, and injury prevention coaching providers in the workplace, utilizing both onsite and virtual expertise to the workforce, along with new solutions specifically designed to defeat the spread of COVID-19. Learn more: https://wellnesscoachesusa.com/.

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Wellness Coaches Announces New COVID-19 Testing Contract with Abbott Labs

BLUE BELL, Pa. -- Wellness Coaches has contracted with Abbott to immediately offer ​ the BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 test. Wellness Coaches now offers this 15-minute self-contained rapid test kit for $5 with low-cost administration to existing and new clients.

The BinaxNOW™ rapid COVID-19 antigen card​ allows qualitative detection of specific antigens to​ COVID-19 in the human nasal cavity. This nasal swab test is a fast, reliable, highly portable and affordable way to detect an active COVID-19 infection.

Since 2002, Wellness Coaches has been a leading provider of field-based testing services and has managed rapid and scalable deployment teams customized to meet the needs of their business clients and government organizations. To date, Wellness Coaches has administered more than 700,000 COVID tests spanning all 50 states. Immediately with the BinaxNOW™ ​ ​test, Wellness Coaches can greatly expand access to testing for companies and businesses to ensure their employees work safely in a COVID-free environment.

"Abbott's life changing technology is what organizations need to​ affordably get their employees back to work safely," said Rob Putnam, CEO of Wellness Coaches. "We are proud to continue helping companies maintain their healthy workforce as an Abbott distribution-partner for this low-cost rapid COVID test solution."

Upon request, Wellness Coaches can also administer confirmatory PCR molecular testing with results in 30 minutes on-site. These testing sites can be mobilized, staffed and standing in as little as 72 hours.

For more information about Abbott's BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 rapid antigen test, click here - https://abbott.mediaroom.com/2021-01-12-Abbott-Announces-Fulfillment-of-Federal-Government-Purchase-of-150-Million-BinaxNOW-TM-COVID-19-Rapid-Tests-and-Is-Now-Ready-to-Support-Commercial-Distribution

About Wellness Coaches:

Wellness Coaches is one of the largest and most-experienced wellness, nutrition, and injury prevention coaching providers in the workplace, utilizing both onsite and virtual expertise to the workforce, along with new solutions specifically designed to defeat the spread of COVID-19.

Learn more at: https://wellnesscoachesusa.com/

See "Wellness Coaches Service Capabilities" PDF for reference: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rb5mtQiVuR3eEaQoCtE7Cd6TVUkYVuy2/view

Media Inquiries: Please contact Kirk Hilbrecht
502-592-9267 / kirk@boxcarpr.com

Related link: https://wellnesscoachesusa.com/

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