WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.–Allegacy FCU here and the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina are partnering on a study focused on whether incentives have an effect on the wellbeing of diverse communities.
According to the two organizations, the study will examine whether incentives, in terms of savings account dividends, will result in the increase and maintained engagement with the YMCA of NWNC.
The study will further look at if the increase usage of the YMCA results in a rise in members reporting an improvement in their wellbeing, the release said. Allegacy and the YMCA announced in 2016 that they were partnering on wellness programs.
Allegacy offers the dividend incentives through its AllHealth Wellness Account, which gives members incrementally higher rates based on the number of times he or she visits the YMCA of NWNC.
“We are honored to be a part of this study and have long believed businesses have a unique opportunity to positively influence the overall wellbeing of not only their workforce, but the entire community,” said Allegacy CEO Cathy Pace in a released statement.
The study will use surveys, wearable devices and interviews to assess the effectiveness of the incentives.
The study is being made possible through a more than $250,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to the Sustainability and Health Initiative for NetPositve Enterprise, which is conducting the study. The Sustainability and Health Initiative is based at the Center for Health and Global Environment at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.