Digital wellness platforms consist of a set of tools delivered through the web that are used to organize and administer wellness programs for employees. This platform is more than a wellness portal that contains information such as a health library and other information – today anyone can easily find this information through search engines,. Rather it is a structured wellness delivery and management system that help employees adopt and maintain healthy lifestyle behaviours. Ideally these platforms should be a tool that employees can use to make long lasting changes to their lifestyle habits.
While a wellness platform can help point a person in the right direction, it cannot make decisions for a person that lead to living a healthy lifestyle. An effective employee wellness program should be a support tool that helps individuals adopt and maintain healthy habits by using the best available behavioral change science techniques.