Estimating the Return on Investment From a Health Risk Management Program Offered to Small Colorado-Based Employers

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• Journal Article:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Goetzel, Ron Z. ; Tabrizi, Maryam ; Henke, Rachel M. ; Benevent, Richele ; Brockbank, Claire ; Stinson, Kaylan ; Trotter, Margo ; Newman, Lee S.
• Description:
  Objective
  
  To determine whether changes in health risks for workers in small businesses can produce medical and productivity cost savings.
  
  Methods
  
  A 1-year pre- and posttest study tracked changes in 10 modifiable health risks for 2458 workers at 121 Colorado businesses that participated in a comprehensive worksite health promotion program. Risk reductions were entered into a return-on-investment (ROI) simulation model.
  
  Results
  
  Reductions were recorded in 10 risk factors examined, including obesity (−2.0%), poor eating habits (−5.8%), poor physical activity (−6.5%), tobacco use (−1.3%), high alcohol consumption (−1.7%), high stress (−3.5%), depression (−2.3%), high blood pressure (−0.3%), high total cholesterol (−0.9%), and high blood glucose (−0.2%). The ROI model estimated medical and productivity savings of $2.03 for every $1.00 invested.
  
  Conclusions
  
  Pooled data suggest that small businesses can realize a positive ROI from effective risk reduction programs.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Cost-Benefit Analysis Health Promotion Occupational Health Prospective Studies Risk Factors Risk Reduction Behavior
• Keywords:
  Health programs; Obesity; Nutrition; Mental health; Physical exercise; Tobacco; Alcohol; Stress; Blood pressure; Return on investment; ROI; Risk management; Costs; Small businesses
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 2014; 56(5):554-560.
• Pubmed ID:
  24806569
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4469337
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  T42 OH009229/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  19 pdf pages
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049020
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Colorado, Denver
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:240dadf8e4a1ba58671f704a4aec664520504b7dc507888384b83619ef80961acc38bf6616802772d868964d86cd7a19661a8d421672c90b2779523048388e29
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/31654/cdc_31654_DS1.pdf
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