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| Since the early 1970s, numerous studies have been reported in the industry literature demonstrating compelling evidence of the effectiveness of worksite health promotion efforts. Researchers have evaluated both the process of health promotion and the outcome. |
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In a survey by the Health Research Institute, data suggests that wellness programs are emerging as crucial to the long-term control of health care costs and that these programs yield net savings of $3.44 for every dollar spent on programming. |
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The Wellness Councils of America reports that 81 percent of companies with 50 or more employees provide wellness programs to offset the rising cost of health care. Of these programs the most popular are exercise, smoking cessation, back care, and stress management. |
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Health Track, Union Pacific Railroad's pilot health promotion program, aims to reduce unhealthy behaviors through assessment, analysis, targeted interventions, and periodic follow-up. Overall, every dollar spent on Health Track was estimated to save $3.24 in direct medical and disability costs as well as indirect cost of absences and lost productivity. Blood pressure and cholesterol interventions yielded $4.29 and $5.25 in savings, respectively.
– Cost Benefit and Analysis and Report 2004, University of Michigan Health Management Research Center, 2004 |
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At DuPont, each dollar invested in workplace health promotion yielded $1.42 in lower absenteeism costs over a two-year period.
– American Journal of Public Health, September 1990 |
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Johnson and Johnson reduced its absenteeism rate by 15 percent within two years of introducing its wellness program. The company also cut its hospital costs by 34 percent after just three years.
– Human Resources Executive, April 1993 |
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Northern Gas Company employees who participate in the company's corporate exercise program take 80 percent fewer sick days than non-exercising employees.
– Health Promotion and Education Programs, Riverside Occupation Health Services, 1991 |
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Waste Management, Inc., implemented a pilot stress management program for employees and their families; it reduced the total number of claims for the company and resulted in estimated savings of between $3,750 and $15,000 per participant, per year.
– Business and Health, November 1992 |
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A 1992 analysis of the employees of GE Aircraft showed that medical claims submitted by the company's fitness center members decreased by 27 percent, while claims made by non-members actually rose by 17 percent.
– Worksite Health Promotion Economics, 1995 |
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