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Studies and Organizations Reviewing Effectiveness of Workplace Wellness and Prevention Programs

 

Studies and Organizations

Reviewing Effectiveness of Workplace Wellness and Prevention Programs

 

  • CDC Workplace Health Promotion      
    http://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/index.htm
    • “The workplace and the health of the workers within it are inextricably linked. Ideally, workplaces should not only protect the safety and wellbeing of employees but also provide them opportunities for better long-term health and enhanced quality of life. Effective workplace programs, policies, and environments which are health-focused and worker-centered have the potential to significantly benefit employers, employees, their families, and communities.”
  • The Community Guide                                                                         
    www.thecommunityguide.org
    • The Task Force on Community Preventive Services recommends worksite programs intended to improve diet and/or physical activity behaviors based on strong evidence of their effectiveness for reducing weight among employees.
  • National Business Group on Health                                                    
    www.businessgrouphealth.org
    • "Prevention makes good business sense. By preventing illness and disability, employers can help ensure a healthy, productive and engaged workforce."
  • National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health               
    http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/worklife/
    • “Some scientists have explored the benefits of workplace-based interventions that take coordinated or integrated approaches to diminishing health threats to workers in and out of work. A growing body of evidence indicates that these approaches are more effective in protecting and improving worker health and well-being than traditional isolated programs.”
  • Partnership for Prevention: Investing in Health                                                                      
    www.prevent.org
    • "Healthier workers can help control healthcare costs as, over time, costly serious illnesses are prevented and existing ones are better managed. A healthy workforce can improve overall employee productivity, as well as employee satisfaction and retention."
  • President Obama’s Speech on Health Care Reform.                                                               
    New York Times. 2009 Jun 15. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/15/health/policy/15obama.text.html?_r=1=policy
  • “Building a health care system that promotes prevention rather than just managing diseases will require all of us to do our part. It will take doctors telling us what risk factors we should avoid and what preventive measures we should pursue. And it will take employers following the example of places like Safeway that is rewarding workers for taking better care of their health while reducing health care costs in the process.”
  • “By investing $10 per person per year in proven community-based programs to increase physical activity, improve nutrition, and prevent smoking and other tobacco use, the country could save more than $16 billion annually within five years. That’s a return of $5.60 for every dollar spent.”
  • “On average, employee health care costs fell by $3.27 for every $1.00 spent on employee wellness programs.”

Additional Studies

  • Capps K, Harkey JB. Employee health and productivity management programs: the use of incentives [Internet]. Lyndhurst (NJ): National Association of Manufacturers, ERISA Industry Council, and IncentOne; 2008 [cited 2010 Jan 8]. Available from: http://www.incentone.com/files/2008-SurveyResults.pdf.
  • Culyer AJ, Newhouse JP. Handbook of health economics. 1st ed. Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier; 2000.
  • Fries JF, Harrington H, Edwards R, Kent LA, Richardson N. Randomized controlled trial of cost reductions from a health education program: the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) study. Am J Health Promot. 1994;8(3):216–23. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10146667.
  • Leigh JP, Richardson N, Beck R, Kerr C, Harrington H, Parcell CL, et al. Randomized controlled study of a retiree health promotion program. The Bank of America Study. Arch Intern Med. 1992;152 (6):1201–6.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1599348.
  • Linnan L, Bowling M, Childress J, Lindsay G, Blakey C, Pronk S, et al. Results of the 2004 National Worksite Health Promotion Survey. Am J Public Health. 2008;98(8):1503–9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18048790.
  • Ozminkowski RJ, Dunn RL, Goetzel RZ, Cantor RI, Murnane J, Harrison M., A return on investment evaluation of the Citibank, N.A., health management program. Am J Health Promot. 1999;14(1):31–43.

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