Implementation of a Worksite Wellness Program Targeting Small Businesses

Implementation of a Worksite Wellness Program Targeting Small Businesses

OBJECTIVE To assess small business adoption and need for a worksite wellness program in a longitudinal study of health risks, productivity, workers' compensation rates, and claims costs. METHODS Health risk assessment data from 6507 employees in 260 companies were examined. Employer and employee data are reported as frequencies, with means and standard deviations reported when applicable. R...

Small businesses, worksite wellness, and public health: a time for action.

Medical cost analysis of a school district worksite wellness program

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether participation in a worksite wellness program differs by age and sex and is associated with frequency and average cost of medical claims. METHODS Healthcare cost data were available for school district employees during the academic years ending in 2009 through 2014. The wellness program was available in the later 3 years. The frequency and the average cost of medi...

Barriers to participation in a worksite wellness program

THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH WAS TO DETERMINE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT PARTICIPATION IN AN EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAM, WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS: "Eat & Meet" About Healthy Living, conducted at East Carolina University (ECU) in Greenville, North Carolina. All ECU ARAMARK employees (n = 481) over the age of 18 were eligible to participate in the wellness program. Weekly 30 minute classes, taught by a Regi...

The impact of worksite wellness in a small business setting.

OBJECTIVE This study evaluates the level of participation and effectiveness of a worksite wellness program in a small business setting. METHODS Three years of wellness participation and risk data from Lincoln Industries was analyzed. RESULTS All Lincoln Industry employees participated in at least some level of wellness programming. Significant improvements in body fat, blood pressure, and f...