Journal Article

Do Workplace Health Promotion (Wellness) Programs Work?

Tabrizi, Maryam, Grossmeier, Jessica, Goetzel, Ron Z., Anderson, David R., Loeppke, Ron, Metz, R. Douglas, Pelletier, Kenneth R., Serxner, Seth, Exum, Ellen, McCalister, Tre, Shurney, Dexter, Isaac, Fikry, Wald, Peter, Yach, Derek, Kelly, Rebecca K., Baase, Catherine, Henke, Rachel Mosher, Selecky, Christobel, Fries, James F., Shallenberger, Leba G., Ballard, David W., Crighton, K. Andrew

2014

Overview

OBJECTIVE:To respond to the question, “Do workplace health promotion programs work?” METHODS:A compilation of the evidence on workplace programsʼ effectiveness coupled with recommendations for critical review of outcome studies. Also, reviewed are recent studies questioning the value of workplace programs. RESULTS:Evidence accumulated over the past three decades shows that well-designed and well-executed programs that are founded on evidence-based principles can achieve positive health and financial outcomes. CONCLUSIONS:Employers seeking a program that “works” are urged to consider their goals and whether they have an organizational culture that can facilitate success. Employers who choose to adopt a health promotion program should use best and promising practices to maximize the likelihood of achieving positive results.

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a business of Wolters Kluwer Health,Copyright by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine,Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
• Subject: Corporate culture / Employers / Fast Track Article / Goals / Health promotion / Health Promotion - standards / Humans / Occupational health / Occupational Health Services / Program Evaluation - methods / Wellness programs