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. 2015 Jan;57(1):14-21.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000279.

Implementation of a worksite wellness program targeting small businesses: the Pinnacol Assurance health risk management study

Lee S Newman  1 , Kaylan E Stinson, Dianne Metcalf, Hai Fang, Claire vS Brockbank, Kimberly Jinnett, Stephen Reynolds, Margo Trotter, Roxana Witter, Liliana Tenney, Adam Atherly, Ron Z Goetzel
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Implementation of a worksite wellness program targeting small businesses: the Pinnacol Assurance health risk management study

Lee S Newman et al. J Occup Environ Med. 2015 Jan.
Free PMC article

Abstract

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.

Results: Of the 260 companies enrolled in the health risk management program, 71% continued more than 1 year, with 97% reporting that worker wellness improves worker safety. Of 6507 participating employees, 34.3% were overweight and 25.6% obese. Approximately one in five participants reported depression. Potentially modifiable conditions affecting 15% or more of enrollees include chronic fatigue, sleeping problems, headaches, arthritis, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.

Conclusions: Small businesses are a suitable target for the introduction of health promotion programs.

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Conflict of interest statement

Authors Newman, Stinson, Metcalf, Fang, Brockbank, Jinnett, Reynolds, Trotter, Witter, Tenney, Atherly, and Goetzel have no relationships/conditions/circumstances that present potential conflict of interest.

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