Workplace wellness programs study : final report /

The report investigates the characteristics of workplace wellness programs, their prevalence, their impact on employee health and medical cost, facilitators of their success, and the role of incentives in such programs. The authors employ four data collection and analysis streams: a review of the sc...

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Main Authors: Mattke, Soeren (Author), Liu, Hangsheng (Author), Caloyeras, John P. (Author), Huang, Christina Y. (Author), Van Busum, Kristin R. (Author)
Corporate Authors: RAND Health, JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation, 2013.
Series:Research report (Rand Corporation)
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The report investigates the characteristics of workplace wellness programs, their prevalence, their impact on employee health and medical cost, facilitators of their success, and the role of incentives in such programs. The authors employ four data collection and analysis streams: a review of the scientific and trade literature, a national survey of employers, a longitudinal analysis of medical claims and wellness program data from a sample of employers, and five case studies of existing wellness programs in a diverse set of employers to gauge the effectiveness of wellness programs and employees' and employers' experiences.
Item Description:"RAND Health."
"RR-254-DOL"--Page 4 of cover.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxi, 137 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780833081216
0833081217