Modeling Cost Savings Opportunities within Worksite Wellness Programs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenna M. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Cost Savings ◽  
Wellness Programs ◽  
Worksite Wellness ◽  
Worksite Wellness Programs

Dietary and behavior changes following rdn-led corporate wellness counseling: A secondary analysis

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Kristen K. Hicks-Roof ◽  
Mallory P. Franklin ◽  
Claudia V. Sealey-Potts ◽  
Robert J. Zeglin
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Wellness Programs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Nutrition Intervention ◽  
Behavior Changes ◽  
Worksite Wellness ◽  
Whole Grain ◽  
Lifestyle Behavior ◽  
Worksite Wellness Programs

BACKGROUND: Worksite wellness programs have the ability to activate health promotion and stimulate behavior change. OBJECTIVE: To measure longitudinal associations between visits with a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), as part of worksite wellness programs, on dietary and lifestyle behavior changes. METHODS: The study sample included 1,123 employees with 77 different worksite wellness programs across the United States from March to December 2017. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to evaluate the associations of RDN visits with behavior changes. RESULTS: The mean BMI at baseline was 33.48, indicating over half of all employees are considered obese. Employees who attended more than one visit showed an increase in whole grain consumption and corresponding weight loss (t-ratio = 2.41, p = 0.02). Age played a significant factor in the rise of systolic blood pressure; employees who attended more visits showed an increase in whole grain consumption and corresponding blood pressure (t-ratio = –2.11, p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS: RDNs as part of worksite wellness programs, can contribute to improvements in lifestyle behavior changes. These data highlight the need for nutrition intervention at the workplace. Research on nutrition-focused worksite wellness programs is needed to assess the long-term health outcomes related to dietary and lifestyle behavior changes.

School Worksite Wellness Programs: A Strategy for Achieving the 1990 Goals for a Healthier America

1988 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy L. Maysey ◽  
Jerry Dell Gimarc ◽  
Jennie J. Kronenfeld
Keyword(s):  
Wellness Programs ◽  
Worksite Wellness ◽  
Worksite Wellness Programs

scholarly journals Worksite Wellness Programs on the USA-Mexico Border

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 102-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon E. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
El Paso ◽  
Wellness Programs ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Employee Attitudes ◽  
Worksite Wellness ◽  
Major Barrier ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Mexico Border ◽  
Worksite Wellness Programs

Worksite wellness programs (WWPs) have the potential to reduce absenteeism, increase productivity, and improve employee attitudes and job performance with distinct economic benefits. The purpose of this study was to collect data about WWPs in the manufacturing industry in El Paso, Texas and formulate recommendations to increase the use of WWPs to protect, promote and improve the health of this workforce. RESULTS: The results of this study indicate a lack of worksite wellness programs in small to medium-sized manufacturers. Worksite size was a strong indicator of the number of worksite wellness program activities that were offered. Large worksites were more likely to offer more activities than small or medium sized worksites. This difference is perhaps due to a greater availability of resources (such as money, facilities, staff, etc.). Administrators perception of worksite wellness programs is of particular interest. The main benefit reported by respondents with existing WWPs was improved health and decreased health problems (83%) and decreased health care costs (70%). Conversely, the main barrier perceived by administrators at sites lacking WWPs was that implementation was too costly (38%). Cost may be perceived as the major barrier because companies without wellness programs may only consider the start-up costs. Information on the long-term economic benefits of WWPs could alter this perception. Future efforts to initiate worksite wellness programs must be tailored to meet the needs of small and medium sized companies in this border community.

scholarly journals Impact of a three-year worksite wellness program on employee blood lipid levels

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-56
Author(s):  
Kendra Byrd ◽  
Kathryn Silliman ◽  
Michelle Neyman Morris
Keyword(s):  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Blood Lipid ◽  
Wellness Programs ◽  
Worksite Wellness ◽  
Lipid Levels ◽  
Wellness Program ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Blood Lipid Levels ◽  
Worksite Wellness Programs

Worksite wellness programs can be used to implement interventions aimed at addressing current rates of obesity and related chronic disease and their associated health care costs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a worksite wellness program on blood lipid levels among employees at a rural manufacturing plant in Northern California. Pre to post changes were analyzed using paired sample ttests. Demographic data collected as part of a subsequent nutrition education component of the program indicated that the employees were mostly male (88%) and Caucasian (71%), with a mean age of 47 ± 9 years. Forty-seven percent of the subjects were overweight and 38% obese. Following the three-year worksite wellness program, subjects’ total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglyceride levels decreased, while their HDL-cholesterol levels increased significantly. These results suggest that long-term worksite wellness programs can improve employee health outcomes.

scholarly journals Participants’ Perspectives of a Worksite Wellness Program Using an Outcome-Based Contingency Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 595-610
Author(s):  
David Gerard Bruno ◽  
James R. Brown ◽  
Evan D. Holloway
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Wellness Programs ◽  
Employee Health ◽  
Worksite Wellness ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Contingency Approach ◽  
Worksite Wellness Programs

Worksite wellness programs in the U.S. are increasingly common. Social workers in healthcare and administration should familiarize themselves with the various wellness programs and the impact they have on workers and organizations. This study examined a worksite wellness outcome-based contingency approach (WWOCA). This approach bases individual employee health insurance discounts on each participant achieving biometric goals. A mixed-method explanatory approach was used. Quantitative health measures of participants (n = 397) and six focus group discussions (n = 45) were conducted using a convenience sample. Results indicate that over half of the participants met their work-based health goals (i.e., body measurements at the average or excellent rankings) with increases from 56% in year one to 87% in year two and 90% by year three. However, focus group participants expressed a high sense of failure in relation to health goal attainment, frustration with loss of the financial incentive, and stress and anxiety linked to negative feedback about their body measurements. These results suggest that many participants’ self-worth was negatively impacted when participants had difficulty conforming to worksite wellness standards. Social workers in healthcare and administration will need to advocate for worksite wellness programs that promote human dignity and avoid discriminating based on employee health status. 

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