Ron Z Goetzel, Rachel Mosher Henke, Maryam Tabrizi, Kenneth R Pelletier, Ron Loeppke, David W Ballard, Jessica Grossmeier, David R Anderson, Derek Yach, Rebecca K Kelly, Treʼ McCalister, Seth Serxner, Christobel Selecky, Leba G Shallenberger, James F Fries, Catherine Baase, Fikry Isaac, K Andrew Crighton, Peter Wald, Ellen Exum, Dexter Shurney, R Douglas Metz
OBJECTIVE: To respond to the question, "Do workplace health promotion programs work?" METHODS: A compilation of the evidence on workplace programs' effectiveness coupled with recommendations for critical review of outcome studies. Also, reviewed are recent studies questioning the value of workplace programs. RESULTS: Evidence accumulated over the past three decades shows that well-designed and well-executed programs that are founded on evidence-based principles can achieve positive health and financial outcomes...
September 2014: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine