Wellness

Integrated, proactive solutions for the physical and mental health of your employees.

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Cowan Health

With Cowan Health, employees and their families better understand the health care system and their health management by easily connecting to reputable health information, online resources, and personalized phone support.

Services are powered by Novus Health® and include:

  • Health navigation platform: Enjoy access to experienced health information specialists, support from in-house registered nurses and medical directors, and follow-up
  • Stay Healthy at Work (SHAW) coaching services: Employees receive up to six hours of personalized health coaching for over nine chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and muscle and joint conditions
  • Medical second opinion: For over a decade, we have provided the only Canadian medical second opinion service, using first-hand knowledge of the global medical landscape to ensure your employees can access effective support wherever they are
  • Personalized reporting: Summarizing clinical history, confirming diagnoses, suggesting alternatives, and recommending further investigations if needed, our personalized reporting empowers employees with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to make informed health decisions

Cowan Employee and Family Assistance Programs (EFAP)

 

Our Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) services take a comprehensive and prevention-focused approach to employee well-being and productivity, providing you with practical and effective steps to improve coping strategies and resiliency.

With two distinct EFAP programs to suit different employer needs, our intuitive mental health solutions provide easy, secure access and are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

 

Cowan Core EFAP

  • Counselling for addictions, anxiety, depression, family issues, grief and bereavement, life transitions and change, relationships, stress, and other personal issues
  • Life Smart coaching solutions for personal, health, and career concerns
  • i-Volve Online CBT
  • Key person advice line
  • Formal employee referral
  • Specialized community referral

Cowan Comprehensive EFAP

  • Counselling for addictions, anxiety, depression, family issues, grief and bereavement, life transitions and change, relationships, stress, and other personal issues
  • Life Smart coaching solutions for personal, health, and career concerns
  • Depression and trauma care (up to 20 sessions of clinicianled CBT)
  • i-Volve Online CBT
  • Key person advice line
  • Formal employee referral
  • Specialized community referral
  • 10% off select Homewood Health treatment services
  • Crisis management services (CMS): one per year included, with additional cases for a fee
  • Employee wellness sessions: one per year per 100 employees, with additional sessions for a fee

Wellness consulting and program management

With in-house wellness experts, we can help you define and implement a strategic employee well-being program. We work with you to identify the leading and lagging health indicators in your employee population, aligning programming to reduce health risks and improve overall employee health and well-being.

Through our preferred partner network, we provide a broad scope of wellness services, including:

  • Digital well-being tools and platforms
  • Ergonomic assessments
  • Virtual physiotherapy
  • Virtual health care
  • Biometrics screening clinics
  • Mental health programming and treatment services
  • Wellness fairs
  • Occupational health services
  • Substance use management and support services
  • Pharmacogenetics
  • COVID-19 screening and testing
  • Other services as requested