Study: Corporate Wellness Programs Don't Always Work

While employer wellness programs have spread rapidly in recent years, few firms implement comprehensive programs likely to make a meaningful difference in employees' health, according to a new study conducted by the Center for Studying Health System Change for the nonpartisan, nonprofit National Institute for Health Care Reform.

Whether employer wellness initiatives are just a passing fad or make a real difference in workers' health will likely depend on whether firms implement customized, integrated, comprehensive, diversified programs strongly linked to a firm's business strategy and championed by senior leadership and managers throughout the company, according to industry experts interviewed by HSC researchers. "Many experts told us that employers that lack the ability and commitment to support a comprehensive wellness program may be wiser to stay on the sidelines," said Ha T. Tu, a senior HSC health researcher and co-author of the study.

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