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Workplace Health Promotion in Washington State
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Dec 15 2008
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Source: Prev Chronic Dis. 2009; 6(1).
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Journal Article:Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
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Description:The workplace is a powerful setting to reach large numbers of at-risk adults with effective chronic disease prevention programs. Missed preventive care is a particular problem for workers with low income and no health insurance. The costs of chronic diseases among workers--including health care costs, productivity losses, and employee turnover--have prompted employers to seek health promotion interventions that are both effective and cost-effective. The workplace offers 4 avenues for delivering preventive interventions: health insurance, workplace policies, health promotion programs, and communications. For each of the avenues, the evidence base describes a number of preventive interventions that are applicable to the workplace. On the basis of the evidence and of our work in Washington State, we present a public health approach to preventing chronic diseases via the workplace. In addition to relying on the evidence, this approach makes a compelling business case for preventive interventions to employers.
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ISSN:1545-1151
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Pubmed ID:19080035
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC2644614
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Volume:6
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Issue:1
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