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. 2012:9:E175.
doi: 10.5888/pcd9.120092.

Promoting prevention through the affordable care act: workplace wellness

Laura Anderko  1 , Jason S Roffenbender, Ron Z Goetzel, John Howard, Francois Millard, Kevin Wildenhaus, Charles Desantis, William Novelli
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Promoting prevention through the affordable care act: workplace wellness

Laura Anderko et al. Prev Chronic Dis. 2012.

Abstract

Public health in the United States can be improved by building workplace "cultures of health" that support healthy lifestyles. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), which includes the Prevention and Public Health Fund, will support a new focus on prevention and wellness, offering opportunities to strengthen the public's health through workplace wellness initiatives. This article describes the opportunity the ACA provides to improve worker wellness.

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