«wellness programs»
۱۵۶٬۳۵۳ نتیجهGender Related Differences in Response to “In Favor of Myself” Wellness Program to Enhance Positive Self & Body Image among Adolescents
BACKGROUND Physical, neurological and psychological changes are often experienced differently by male and female adolescents. Positive self-esteem, emotional well-being, school achievements, and family connectedness are considered as protective factors against health-compromising
Development of a Logic Model for a Physical Activity–Based Employee Wellness Program for Mass Transit Workers
Transportation workers, who constitute a large sector of the workforce, have worksite factors that harm their health. Worksite wellness programs must target this at-risk population. Although physical activity is often a component of worksite wellness logic models, we consider it
Corporate Wellness Programs: Implementation Challenges in the Modern American Workplace
Being healthy is important for living well and achieving longevity. In the business realm, furthermore, employers want healthy employees, as these workers tend to be more productive, have fewer rates of absenteeism, and use less of their health insurance resources. This article p
The long-term impact of Johnson & Johnson's Health & Wellness Program on employee health risks.
To be viewed as successful, corporate health promotion and disease prevention programs must demonstrate that they can improve the risk profile of employees as a whole, and, in particular, those employees at highest risk. This study reports the effectiveness of Johnson & Johnson's
Long-term impact of Johnson & Johnson's Health & Wellness Program on health care utilization and expenditures.
The long-term impact of corporate health and wellness programs is largely unknown, because most evaluations focus on impact in just 1 or 2 years after program initiation. This project estimated the longer-term impact of the Johnson & Johnson Health & Wellness Program on medical c
Evaluation of a best-practice worksite wellness program in a small-employer setting using selected well-being indices.
OBJECTIVE To measure the effectiveness of a wellness program in a small company using four well-being indicators designed to measure dimensions of physical health, emotional health, healthy behavior, and basic access to health-related conditions and services. METHODS Indicator sc
Weight Loss Associated With Employee Income in an Incentivized Employee Wellness Program.
OBJECTIVE We examined the relationship between the type of incentivized wellness program and employee weight loss and the effects of participant income. METHODS We retrospectively examined employees who participated in one of six weight loss wellness programs, which were categori
Workplace wellness programs can generate savings.
Amid soaring health spending, there is growing interest in workplace disease prevention and wellness programs to improve health and lower costs. In a critical meta-analysis of the literature on costs and savings associated with such programs, we found that medical costs fall by a
When public health and genetic privacy collide: positive and normative theories explaining how ACA's expansion of corporate wellness programs conflicts with GINA's privacy rules.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) contains many provisions intended to increase access to and lower the cost of health care by adopting public health measures. One of these promotes the use of at-work wellness programs by both providing employers with g
The impact of the highmark employee wellness programs on 4-year healthcare costs.
OBJECTIVE To determine the return on investment (ROI) of Highmark Inc.'s employee wellness programs. METHODS Growth curve analyses compared medical claims for participants of wellness programs versus risk-matched nonparticipants for years 2001 to 2005. The difference was used to