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Why Wellness Works for Your Company

The evidence is clear. Employee wellness programs are not just good for employees, they’re good for companies. Find out how your company’s investment in employee health will yield a good return.

arrow  Cancer in the Workplace
Report of a Business dialogue hosted by the CDC and the Washington Business Group on Health

arrow  American Cancer Society Recommended Common Healthcare Benefit Design Elements for Cancer Control and Prevention
Guidelines for health benefits request for proposal elements.

arrow  Cessation Reimbursement Guide
CDC guide for employers' tobacco use treatments (4 page version)

arrow  Cessation Reimbursement Guide - Full Version
CDC guide for employers' tobacco use treatments (full version)

arrow  Guide to Smart Prevention Investments
Review of proven prevention strategies and tips for investing in health. Used with permission from Partnership for Prevention.

arrow  Health, Absence, Disability, and Presenteeism Cost Estimates of Certain Physical and Mental Conditions Affecting U.S. Employer
An abstract from Journal of Occupational Health 46(4): 398-412, April 2004 Goetzel, et. al

arrow  Healthy Workforce 2010
An Essential Health Promotion Sourcebook for Employers, Large and Small. Used with permission from Partnership for Prevention.

arrow  Leading By Example
Creating a high performance, less costly workforce, CEOs on the Business Case for Worksite Health Promotion. Used with permission from Partnership for Prevention.

arrow  The MetLife Juggling Act Study: Balancing Caregiving with Work and the Cost Involved
Findings from a National Study by the National Alliance for Caregiving and the National Center on Women and Aging at Brandeis University. Used with permission from the National Alliance for Caregiving.

arrow  The MetLife Study of Employer Cost of Working Caregivers
Report based on data from family caregivers in the U.S.: finding from a national survey.

arrow  Overweight, Obesity and Mortality from Cancer in a Prospectively Studied Cohort of U.S. Adults
Calle, Rodriguez, Walker-Thurmond, Thun. NEJM 348;17 April 24, 2003. Cohort study found increased body weight was associated with increased death for all cancers combined and for cancers at multiple sites.

arrow  Prevention Makes Cents
U.S. Health and Human Services Report on Prevention and Wellness in the Workplace

arrow  Prevention Priorities: Employers' Guide to the Highest Value Preventive Health Services
Digest of high-value preventive services and ways employers can improve delivery. Used with permission from Partnership for Prevention.

arrow  Preventive Services: Helping Employers Expand Coverage
Results from employer focus groups on clinical preventive service coverage. Used with permission from Partnership for Prevention.

arrow  Strength for Caring
Detailed presentation for employers, explaining the need, benefits, and the six-session employer sponsored program to support employee/Caregivers at work.

arrow  Strength for Caring: Six-session employer sponsored program
A six-session employer sponsored program to support employee/Caregivers at work

arrow  Wellness Programs Incentive Issues
Prepared by the Groom Law Group, this brief highlights considerations for employers implementing incentive programs to enhance participation in Cessation promotion.

arrow  What Policymakers Need to Know About Cost Effectiveness
Overview of the purpose and uses of cost-effectiveness analysis. Used with permission from Partnership for Prevention.

arrow  Why Invest in Disease Prevention?
National survey of employer coverage of preventive services. Used with permission from Partnership for Prevention.



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