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Date:4/13/2009

yers understand the importance of balancing health care costs with quality of care and wellness and prevention initiatives when designing benefits. By recognizing these issues, employers can take steps toward improving employee health, productivity, and retention, as well as spend their health care dollars more effectively."

"The transformational opportunity for employers is to look beyond healthcare benefits as a cost to be managed and rather to the benefits of good health as an investment to be leveraged. Ultimately, a healthier, more productive workforce can help drive a healthier economy for our nation," Dr. Loeppke said.

ACOEM, IBI and Alere(R) have all launched efforts that encourage employers to embrace the full-cost view of workplace health. ACOEM's Health and Productivity Management (HPM) Center, located at www.acoem.org/HealthandProductivity.aspx, offers resources to help assess full costs, as does IBI's HPQ-Select and other tools located at www.ibiweb.org, and Alere(R), which is located at www.alere.com.

Study authors include Ronald Loeppke, MD, MPH; Michael Taitel, PhD.; Vince Haufle, MPH; Thomas Parry, PhD.; Ronald C. Kessler, PhD.; and Kimberly Jinnett, PhD.

About ACOEM

The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) represents nearly 5,000 physicians specializing in occupational and environmental medicine. Founded in 1916, ACOEM is the nation's largest medical society dedicated to promoting the health of workers through preventive medicine, clinical care, disability management, research, and education. For more information, visit www.acoem.org.

About Alere(R)

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SOURCE American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine; Alere(R); Integrated Benefits Institute; National Pharmaceutical Council Copyright©2009 PR Newswire. All rights reserved

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