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Featured Article:
Workplace Wellness Programs on the Rise in 2008
By Kathy Gurchi ek
Two-thirds of more than 1,100 U.S.-based organizations have a benefits strategy promoting health and productivity, most commonly through wellness programs aimed at preventing chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes, a new survey found.
The amount of employers implementing specific wellness programs increased threefold from 2007 to 2008.
In 2008, for example, 46 percent are implementing smoking cessation programs. That’s up from 14 percent in 2007, according to Aon Consulting’s 2008 Benefits and Talent Survey.
The top five wellness programs being implemented in 2008:
- Promoting physical activity, 68 percent (19 percent in 2007).
- Disease management programs, 60 percent (18 percent in 2007).
- Health risk appraisals, 48 percent (14 percent in 2007).
- Biometric screening, 47 percent (12 percent in 2007).
- Telephonic health care coaching, 46 percent (14 percent in 2007).
The figures reflect employers’ recognition of the link between employee lifestyle behaviors and medical expenditures, according to Tom Lerche, Aon Consulting’s Health Care practice leader. Read More
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“Puget Sound Business Journal’s Washington Best Workplaces Second Annual Winners’ Panel”
September 11, 2008
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