Recent experience in health promotion at Johnson & Johnson: Lower health spending, strong return on investment

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 490-499

  Henke, Rachel M ^a   Goetzel, Ron Z ^b,c   McHugh, Janice ^d   Isaac, Fik ^d  

^a THOMSON REUTERS   (United States)

^b THOMSON REUTERS   (United Kingdom)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG COST; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; INVESTMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITION; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955505252     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0806     Document Type: Article

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