Can organizations benefit from worksite health promotion?
Year: 1989
Type: article
Abstract: A decision-analytic model was developed to project the future effects of selected worksite health promotion activities on employees' likelihood of chronic disease and injury and on employer costs due to illness. The model employed a conservative set of assumptions and a limited five-year time frame. Under these assumptions, hypertension control and seat belt campaigns prevent a substantial amount of illness, injury, and death. Sensitivity analysis indicates that these two programs pay for themselves and under some conditions show a modest savings to the employer. Under some conditions, smoking cessation programs pay for themselves, preventing a modest amount of illness and death. Cholesterol reduction by behavioral means does not pay for itself under these assumptions. These findings imply priorities in prevention for employer and employee alike.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Author: L C Leviton
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W120887344