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Financial impact of a comprehensive multisite workplace health promotion program

ALDANA, S, MERRILL, R, PRICE, K, HARDY, A, HAGER, R·2005·Preventive Medicine
DOI 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.05.008
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Introduction The purpose of this study is to determine if the Washoe County School District Wellness Program impacted employee health care costs and rates of absenteeism over a 2-year period.Methods Outcome variables included health care costs and absenteeism during 2001-2002. Data were collected on 6246 employees over a 6-year period from 1997-2002. Baseline health claims costs and absenteeism from 1997-2000, age, gender, job classification, and years worked at the school district were treated as covariates. Logistic regression was used to compare 2-year costs and absenteeism rates between nonparticipants and employees who participated for 1 and 2 years.Results No significant differences in health care costs were found between those who participated in any of the wellness programs and those who did not participate. There was a significant negative association between participation and absenteeism; program participants averaged three fewer missed workdays than those who did not participate in any wellness programs. The decrease in absenteeism translated into a cost savings of 15.60 US dollars for every dollar spent on the program.Conclusions After controlling for several confounding variables, wellness program participation was associated with large reductions in employee absenteeism.

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  • Wellness programs can increase employees' ability to focus, reduce absenteeism, improve employee morale, and prevent chronic diseases.

    “Studies have shown that wellness programs can increase employees' ability to focus, reduce absenteeism, improve employee morale, and prevent chronic diseases.73,74”

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  • Unhealthy behaviors and health problems can directly affect teachers' productivity, classroom effectiveness, and absenteeism.

    “research has shown that unhealthy behaviors and health problems can directly affect teachers' productivity, classroom effectiveness, and absenteeism”

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  • Effects on teachers' productivity, classroom effectiveness, and absenteeism could in turn affect students' learning.

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Authors
ALDANA, S., MERRILL, R., PRICE, K., HARDY, A., & HAGER, R.
Affiliations
Brigham Young University (US)
Corresponding author
ALDANA, S
ORCID
HAGER, R
Venue
Preventive Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-02
Volume
40
Issue
2
Pages
131-137
ISSN
0091-7435 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.05.008
OpenAlex
W2086918576
Cited by
234
References
21
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Safety Management
Keywords
workplace health promotion, wellness programs, absenteeism, health care costs, school district employees, cost reduction, program participation, employee health
MeSH terms
Absenteeism, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Health Promotion, Nevada, Health Care Costs, Workplace

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