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Thirty million workers (30% of the work force) are at increased risk for developing heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease because of high blood pressure. This alone resulted in a loss of about 29 million work-days last year ($2 billion in earnings).

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Subject
Employers;
Cost control;
Gross National Product--GNP;
Wellness programs;
Employees;
Health risks;
Drug abuse;
Health care policy;
Bandwidths;
Hypertension;
Health risk assessment;
Chronic illnesses;
Cardiovascular disease;
Families & family life;
Health promotion;
Mental health;
Prescription drugs;
Addictive behaviors;
Medical screening;
Alcoholism;
Counseling;
Lifestyles;
Substance abuse treatment;
Blood pressure;
Workforce;
Work;
Cardiovascular diseases;
Health education;
Stroke;
Earnings;
Labor force;
Blood diseases;
Disease
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Classification
62419: Other Individual and Family Services
Title
Worksite Health-Promotion Programs: Employee Health Programs Implementation Strategies One Example Implementation Problems Evaluating the Programs The Bottom Line Effectiveness of Employee Assistance and Health-Promotion Programs: What Are the Data?
Author
Nay, W Robert
Publication title
Compensation and Benefits Review (pre-1986); Saranac Lake
Volume
17
Issue
5
Pages
57
Number of pages
9
Publication year
1985
Publication date
Nov/Dec 1985
Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC.
Place of publication
Saranac Lake
Country of publication
United States
Publication subject
Business And Economics--Labor And Industrial Relations
ISSN
08863687
e-ISSN
15523837
Source type
Trade Journal
Language of publication
English; EN
Document type
Article
ProQuest document ID
196309778
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/trade-journals/worksite-health-promotion-programs/docview/196309778/se-2?accountid=208611
Copyright
Copyright SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. Nov/Dec 1985
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2025-11-19
Database
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  • ProQuest One Academic
  • ProQuest One Academic