The Employer's Business Case for Workplace Health Promotion |
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Author:
| O'Donnell, Michael Schultz, Alyssa |
ISBN: | 978-0-615-82875-6 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | American Journal of Health Promotion
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $20.95 |
Book Description:
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The purpose of this workbook is to help employers think through the financial decision of investing in a health promotion program for employees. It includes review of the published literature on the impact of programs on medical cost and productivity, provides a framework employers and consultants can use to conduct a prospective cost/benefit analysis, and a discussion on the extent to which employers prospective analysis is rationally or emotionally driven.
The purpose of this workbook is to help employers think through the financial decision of investing in a health promotion program for employees. It includes review of the published literature on the impact of programs on medical cost and productivity, provides a framework employers and consultants can use to conduct a prospective cost/benefit analysis, and a discussion on the extent to which employers prospective analysis is rationally or emotionally driven.