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Health Advocate Releases Obesity White Paper: Strategies and Programs to Reduce Obesity in the Workplace
Date:2/2/2009

c--and costly diseases -- which account for nearly 75 percent of healthcare spending. What's more, obesity rates have doubled in the past two decades, accounting for nearly 30 percent of the increase in healthcare spending the country has experienced over that time.

The Startling Facts

Compared to normal-weight counterparts, obese workers:

  • Are twice as likely to file a worker's compensation claim
  • Have medical costs seven times higher
  • Lose about 13 times more days of work from work injury or illness, according to a Duke University Medical Center Analysis
  • On average, it costs a firm of 1,000 employees $285,000 per year in extra costs

The Workplace as Change Agent

Today's workers tend to be more sedentary and tend to eat higher-calorie snacks, often due to a lack of healthier choices and limited lunchtimes. These are a few of the reasons that make the workplace uniquely positioned to help counter unhealthy habits that can result in lowered healthcare costs. The white paper points out:

  • Nearly half of employees report gaining weight on the job
  • 66 percent of employees surveyed welcome employer-based weight loss programs
  • Partnering with community resources can provide easy-to-install weight loss programs at the worksite
  • Powerful incentives include offering programs during work hours and access to wellness coaches
  • Effective solutions include: offering healthier vending machine snacks, and incentivizing employees to get active with Health Risk Assessments
  • Two, half hour exercise breaks twice weekly can help employees lose weight, lower their blood pressure and increase their on-the-job productivity, according to one study.
  • Company case studies include IBM:
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