Ocean City, MD -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/18/2015 -- Level 1 Diagnostics, a preventive cardiovascular testing company and Vital Advantage Consulting, a corporate wellness consulting company, have partnered their services to offer employers one of the foremost corporate wellness programs in the industry.

Vital Advantage Consulting offers companies a unique program that creates engagement for their employees. Through the program, employees view getting healthy as appealing, educational and fun. The consulting company's clients report an average of 45% engagement of their employees, while other corporate wellness companies report a high of 10% engagement. Vital Advantage credits their success to their unique program of team challenges, events, goal creation, tracking tools, seminars, videos, newsletters and hands-on fitness training.

Other corporate wellness programs offer basic wellness screenings for employees, consisting of blood pressure and Body Mass Index, but Level 1 Diagnostics offers more advanced and comprehensive testing. The company uses tests that are considered the gold standard for the noninvasive evaluation of cardiovascular disease. These tests give a snapshot into the state of the arteries and assess blood flow, atherosclerosis, arterial stiffness, heart rate variability, as well as evaluate the nervous system and stress, general health and more. The company's pre-evaluation questionnaire determines health risk factors and qualifies employees for the tests.

The evaluation also assesses employees' for sleep apnea, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and other health conditions and a major factor in work productivity and wellbeing. Periodic testing encourages employees. They can see from their reports how they are improving, as they follow treatments and the Vital Advantage wellness program.

Together, Level 1 Diagnostics and Vital Advantage can have a significant positive impact on companies and their employees.

There have been a number of studies on corporate wellness programs, including studies on medical costs and health outcomes and the overwhelming conclusion is that workplace preventive wellness programs save money and lives. In the 2010 Harvard University landmark study on workplace wellness programs, the researchers looked at the increasing rise of healthcare costs compared to preventive workplace wellness programs. They studied several programs and concluded that company costs fell significantly due to preventive wellness programs. The study's research showed conclusively that workplace wellness programs proved beneficial for budgets, productivity and health outcomes.

To learn more about the Level 1 Diagnostics and Vital Advantage Program, call Randi Dukoff at: 516-450-8344.

Contact:
Penny Aleo
443-878-3087
penny@level1diagnostics.com