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Lee S Newman1, Kaylan E Stinson, Dianne Metcalf
1From the Colorado School of Public Health, Center for Worker Health and Environment and Department of Environmental and Occupational Health (Drs Newman, Metcalf, and Witter, Ms Tenney), Aurora; Tri-County Health Department (Ms Stinson), Greenwood Village, Colo; Health Science Center, Peking University (Dr Fang) Beijing, China; Segue Consulting (Ms Brockbank), Denver, Colo; Integrated Benefits Institute (Dr Jinnett), San Francisco, Calif; Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences (Dr Reynolds), Colorado State University, Fort Collins; Trotter Wellness (Ms Trotter), Sheboygan, Wisc; Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy (Dr Atherly), Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora; and Truven Health Analytics and Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health (Dr Goetzel), Bethesda, Md.
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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