The Impact of Worksite Wellness Programs by Size of Business: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study of Participation, Health Benefits, Absenteeism, and Presenteeism

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• Personal Author:
  Atherly A ; Brockbank CVS ; Dally MJ ; Goetzel, Ron Z. ; Jinnett K ; McMillen J ; Newman, Lee S. ; Schwatka, Natalie V. ; Smith, Denise L. ; Tenney L ; Weitzenkamp D ; Atherly A ; Brockbank CVS ; Dally MJ ; Goetzel, Ron Z. ; Jinnett K ; McMillen J ; Newman, Lee S. ; Schwatka, Natalie V. ; Smith, Denise L. ; Tenney L ; Weitzenkamp D
• Description:
  Objective: Worksite wellness programs (WWP) may positively impact employee health, medical expenditures, absenteeism, and presenteeism. However, there has been little research to assess the benefits of WWP in small businesses. The purpose of this study is to prospectively evaluate changes in health, absenteeism, and presenteeism for employees who participated in a WWP. Methods: We conducted an observational, 3-year cohort study of 5766 employees from 314 businesses of differing sizes. We followed two cohorts of employees, who completed at least two annual health risk assessments (HRA) between May 2010 and December 2014. Changes from baseline to the first and second follow-up periods were assessed for chronic and non-chronic health conditions, absenteeism, and presenteeism. Results: Small business employees were more likely to participate in the WWP than were employees from large businesses. Changes in chronic and non-chronic health conditions varied by size of business, with small business employees showing improvements in stress, overall health, depression, smoking status, vegetable and fruit consumption, and physical activity, and in their perceptions of job health culture. In contrast, large business employees experienced improvements in stress, vegetable consumption, and alcohol use. No changes in absenteeism or presenteeism were observed. Conclusions: Small businesses achieve higher employee participation rates and more health improvements when compared to employees from large employers. Findings suggest that small businesses may gain the most from a WWP. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Delivery Of Health Care Health Promotion Men Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Small Business Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Health Promotion Employee Health Health Effects Health Programs Health Promotion Humans Intervention Medical Care Physical Fitness Psychological Effects Small Businesses Stress Total Worker Health TWH Work Environment Workers Workers Compensation

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• ISSN:
  2398-7308
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Colorado ; District of Columbia ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  62
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052836
• Citation:
  Ann Work Expo Health 2018 Sep; 62(Suppl 1):S42-S54
• Contact Point Address:
  Natalie V. Schwatka, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
• Email:
  natalie.schwatka@ucdenver.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Mining ; Manufacturing ; Mining
• Performing Organization:
  University of Colorado Denver, Aurora
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20160901
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of Work Exposures and Health
• Supplement:
  1
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212302/cdc_212302_DS1.pdf
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