Vielife

vielife is a provider of health and wellness products.

vielife
TypeLimited company
IndustryHealth and well-being
Founded1989
Headquarters
London, City
Key people
Mike Beason (Managing Director)
ProductsHealth risk assessment, lifestyle management programmes, EAP
ParentCIGNA
Websitewww.vielife.com

History

vielife started as part of the Institut Biomedical Sports et Vie (IBSV), which was set up in France in 1989 by Dr Francois Duforez.[1] Bertrand Faure Beaulieu acquired a majority stake in 1998 and vielife was launched in London in 2000.

Duforez began his work studying the performance of French fighter pilots. He then shifted his attention to other high performance individuals: Formula 1 drivers, Vendée Globe Sailors, and leading CEOs. From this work, vielife was born-providing personalised information on how to improve performance by focusing on sleep patterns and habits, stress management, nutrition and physical activity.

The focus on these four areas is still the cornerstone of vielife's today.

In 2006, vielife acquired Businesshealth UK Ltd, a UK-based health and wellbeing consultancy.[2] Later that year vielife was acquired by the international insurance provider, CIGNA;[3] following the acquisition, vielife continues to operate as an independent, stand-alone business.

Operations

The vielife head office is based in London, UK, with additional offices in the US.

Products and services

These include:

  • Health and wellbeing assessment-an overall health risk assessment that measures an individual's health and wellbeing status and provides a benchmark measurement for employers and organisations, based on aggregated, anonymised data.
  • Lifestyle management programmes focusing on stress, sleep, nutrition, physical activity and smoking cessation
  • Health management programmes focusing on weight loss and on depression management
  • Assessments focusing specifically on stress, sleep, nutrition, physical activity, and musculoskeletal health
  • Telephone-based EAP (Employee Assistance Programmes) and health coaching
  • Health and wellbeing consultancy

Online services are available across the globe in 22 different languages.

Research

vielife has done research into the effect of health promotion on employee health risks and work productivity;[4] the development of a corporate health risk measurement tool;[5] and the effect of office lighting on employee well-being and work performance.[6]

Awards

In 2010, vielife was awarded certification from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its health improvement products.[7] The vielife Health Risk Assessment received a two-year re-certification and a new two-year certification was awarded for its Self Management Tools.[8]

References
  1. Log on to life, The Guardian, 18 March 2004.
  2. vielife acquires Business Health. Employee Benefits, 31 May 2006.
  3. CIGNA acquires vielife through its Care Allies Operating Unit, 13 December 2006.
  4. Impact of a Health Promotion Program on Employee Health Risks and Work Productivity. Mills PR, Kessler RC, Cooper J, Sullivan S. American Journal of Health Promotion. 2007; 22 No. 1: p45-53.
  5. The development of a new corporate specific health risk measurement instrument, and its use in investigating the relationship between health and well-being and employee productivity. Mills PR. Environmental Health. 2005; 4: 1-9
  6. The effect of high correlated colour temperature office lighting on employee wellbeing and work performance. Mills PR, Tomkins SC, Schlangen LJ. J Circadian. Rhythms. 2007; 5: 2.
  7. NCQA certifies vielife health assessment schemes. Employee Benefits talk, 24 May 2010.
  8. Health Information Products Certification. National Committee for Quality Assurance. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
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