The price is right: Making workplace wellness financially sustainable

International Journal of Workplace Health Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-69

  Lee, S ^a   Blake, H ^b   Lloyd, S ^c  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Stockton on Tees Borough Council   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Employees; Exercise; Personal health; Quality of life; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMPLOYEE; EXERCISE; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB SECURITY; JOB STRESS; MANAGEMENT STYLE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77954800061     PISSN: 17538351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17538351011031948     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Aldana, S.G. (2001), "Financial impact of health promotion programs: a comprehensive review of the literature", American Journal of Health Promotion, Vol. 15 No. 5, pp. 296-320.
2. Allender, S. and Rayner, M. (2007), "The burden of overweight and obesity-related ill health in the UK", Obesity Reviews, Vol. 8 No. 5, pp. 467-73. (Pubitemid 47283944)
3. Berger, M.L. (1999), "The once and future application of cost-effectiveness analysis", Journal of Quality Improvement, Vol. 25 No. 9, pp. 455-61.
4. Biddle, S.J. and Fox, K.R. (1998), "Motivation for physical activity and weight management", International Journal of Obesity Related Metabolism Disorders, Vol. 22 (Supplement 2), pp. S39-47.
5. Blake, H. and Lloyd, S. (2008), "Influencing organizational change in the NHS: lessons learned from workplace wellness initiatives in practice", Quality in Primary Care, Vol. 16 No. 6, pp. 449-55.
6. British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity and Health (2005), Think Fit!, British Heart Foundation, London.
7. Brock, D.W., Thomas, O., Cowan, C.D., Allison, D.B., Gaesser, G.A. and Hunter, G.R. (2009), "Association between insufficiently physically active and the prevalence of obesity in the United States", Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Vol. 6 No. 1, pp. 1-5.
8. Bull, F.C., Adams, E.J. and Hooper, P.L. (2008), Well@Work: Promoting Active and Healthy Workplaces, final evaluation report, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough.
9. CBI (2007), CBI/AXA Absence and Labour Turnover Survey 2007, AXA PPP Healthcare, London.
10. Chapman, L.S. (2003), "Meta-evaluation of worksite health promotion economic return studies", American Journal of Health Promotion, Vol. 17, pp. 1-10.
11. Chartered Institute for Personnel Development (2007), Recruitment, Retention and Turnover 2007, survey report, Chartered Institute for Personnel Development, London.
12. Collins, J.J., Baase, G.M., Sharda, C.E., Claire, E., Ozminkowski, R.J., Nicholson, S., Billotti, G.M., Turpin, R.S., Olson, M. and Berger, M. (2005), "The assessment of chronic health conditions on work performance, absence and total economic impact for employers", Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 47, pp. 547-57.
13. Department for Work and Pensions (2008), The Business Healthcheck, available at: www.workingforhealth.gov.uk/Employers/Tool/Default.aspx (accessed 28 May 2009).
14. Department of Health (2004), Choosing Heath: Making Healthy Choices Easier, The Stationery Office, London.
15. Dishman, R.K., Oldenburg, B., O'Neal, H. and Shephard, R.J. (1998), "Worksite physical activity interventions", American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol. 15, pp. 344-61.
16. Grosse, S.D., Teutsch, S.M. and Haddix, A.C. (2007), "Lessons from cost-effectiveness research for United States public health policy", Annual Review of Public Health, Vol. 28, pp. 365-92.
17. Hagberg, L.A. and Lindholm, L. (2004), "Is promotion of physical activity a wise use of societal resources? Issues of cost-effectiveness and equity in health", Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, Vol. 36 No. 11, pp. 1-9.
18. Health, Work and Wellbeing Programme (2008), Working for a Healthier Tomorrow, The Stationery Office, London.
19. Leal, J., Luengo-Fernandez, R., Gray, A., Petersen, S. and Rayner, M. (2006), "Economic burden of cardiovascular diseases in the enlarged European Union", European Heart Journal, Vol. 27, pp. 1610-19. (Pubitemid 43954923)
20. Lee, S.L., Blake, H. and Batt, M. (2008a), "Q-active: making the healthy choice the obvious choice for NHS staff", unpublished report, Sport England, London.
21. Lee, S.L., Batt, M., Mortimer, D., Blake, H. and Booth, Y. (2008b), Q-active Final Report, December 2008, Sport England, available at: www.qactive.co.uk/pdfs/exec-summary.pdf (accessed 9 June 2009).
22. Mills, P.R., Kessler, R.C., Cooper, J. and Sullivan, S. (2007), "Impact of a health promotion program on employee health risks and work productivity", American Journal of Health Promotion, Vol. 22 No. 1, pp. 45-53.
23. National Audit Office (NAO) (2001), Report by the Controller- and Auditor-General: Tackling Obesity in England, Stationery Office, London.
24. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) (2008), "Promoting physical activity in the workplace", NICE Public Health Guidance, Vol. 13.
25. Okie, S. (2007), "The employer as health coach", The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 357, pp. 1465-9.
26. Posnett, J. and Jan, S. (1996), "Indirect cost in economic evaluation: the opportunity cost of unpaid inputs", Health Economist, Vol. 5, pp. 13-23.
27. PricewaterhouseCoopers (2008), Building the Case for Wellness, PricewaterhouseCoopers, London.
28. Proper, K.I., Heymans, M.W., Paw, M.J., VanSluijs, E.M., Van Poppel, M.N. and Van Mechelen, W. (2006), "Promoting physical activity with people in different places - a Dutch perspective", Journal of Science & Medicine in Sport, Vol. 9, pp. 371-7.
29. Renaud, L., Kishckuk, N., Juneau, M., Nigam, A., Tetreault, K. and Leblanc, M. (2008), "Implementation and outcomes of a comprehensive worksite health promotion program", Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 99 No. 1, pp. 73-7.
30. Robroek, S.J.W., van Lenthe, F.J., van Empelen, P. and Burdorf, A. (2009), "Determinants of participation in worksite health promotion programmes: a systematic review", International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Vol. 6, p. 627.
31. Sallis, J. and Hovell, M. (1990), "Determinants of exercise behavior", Exercise & Sports Science Review, Vol. 18, pp. 307-30.
32. Schultz, A.B. and Edington, D.W. (2007), "Employee health and presenteeism: a systematic review", Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 17, pp. 547-79.
33. Serxner, S. and Gold, D.B. (2009), "Calculating the economic return of health and productivity programs", in Pronk, N.P. (Ed.), ACSM's Worksite Health Handbook - A Guide to Building Healthy and Productive Companies, 2nd ed., Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL.
34. Shephard, R.J. (2002), "Issues in worksite health promotion: a personal viewpoint", Quest, Vol. 54, pp. 67-82.
35. Stokols, D. (1992), "Establishing and maintaining healthy environments: toward a social ecology of health promotion", American Psychologist, Vol. 47, pp. 6-22.
36. Trost, S.G., Owen, N., Bauman, A.E., Sallis, J.F. and Brown, W. (1996), "Correlates of adults' participation in physical activity: review and update", Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Vol. 34 No. 12, pp. 1996-2001.
37. World Business Council for Sustainable Development (2000), Corporate Social Responsibility: Making Good Business Sense, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Geneva.
38. World Economic Forum (2007), Working towards Wellness - Accelerating the Prevention of Chronic Disease, World Economic Forum, Geneva.