Wellness Programs in Connecticut
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Employees’ health issues cost U.S. employers an estimated $225.8 billion per year [8], piquing employer interest in wellness programs. Between 2004 and 2006, the number of large firms (>500 people) offering wellness programs increased from 7% to 19% of all big employers [16]. Wellness programs, which range from free gym memberships to healthy eating classes, smoking cessation programs, and financial incentives, seek to improve employee health and prevent disease to reduce health care service costs and increase productivity. Although wellness programs are effective, wrongly‐ implemented programs can have adverse consequences.
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