| Title: | Health Promotion, Medical Cost Containment & Productivity Enhancement Collection |
| Author(s): | John E. Riedel, Catherine Baase, Pamela Hymel, Wendy Lynch, Marsha McCabe, William R. Mercer, Kent W. Peterson, Joseph A. Leutzinger, Ronald J. Ozminskowski, Rodney L. Dunn , Ron Z. Goetzel, Dennis, E. Richling, Maureen Sterwart, R. William Whitner, Kentteth Pelletier, Larry A. Tucker, Alan G. Clegg, |
| Publication: | American Journal of Health Promotion |
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The American Journal of Health Promotion Collection 8 includes six articles:
The Effect of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion on Workplace
Productivity: A Literature Review
John E. Riedel, Catherine Baase, Pamela Hymel,
Wendy Lynch, Marsha McCabe, William R. Mercer, Kent W. Peterson
[From the
January/February 2001 Issue]
This report was prepared by the Center for Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion in the Institute for Health and Productivity
Management as part of an effort to improve understanding of the connection
between employee health and performance. An additional objective was to begin to
identify new strategies through which treating health as an investment in human
capital can lead to greater business success.
Projecting Future Medical Care Costs Using Four Scenarios of Lifestyle Risk
Rates
Joseph A Leutzinger, Ronald J. Ozminkowski, Rodney L. Dunn, Ron Z. Goetzel,
Dennis E. Richling, Maureen Stewart, R. William Whitmer
[From the
September/October 2000 Issue]
This study predicts medical care expenditures over
10 years for the Union Pacific Railroad, using four alternative health risk
factor scenarios for the UPRR workforce. Development of an economic forecasting
model is described. This process (estimating various risk and cost scenarios) is
key to program planning and can provide economic justification for worksite
health programs.
The Relationship Between Modifiable Health Risks and Group-level Health Care
Expenditures
David R. Anderson, R. William Whitmer, Ron Z. Goetzel, Ronald J.
Ozminkowski, Jeffrey Wasserman, Seth Serxner
[From the September/October 2000
Issue]
In this study, the relationship between 11 modifiable risk factors and
group level medical costs were examined for 46,026 employees in six companies.
The risk factors evaluated were stress, current or former smoking, sedentary
lifestyle, obesity, nutrition, depression, high blood pressure, high
cholesterol, alcohol use, and blood glucose. The study demonstrated that
modifiable risk factors contribute substantially to overall health care
expenditures.
A Review and Analysis of the Clinical- and Cost-Effectiveness Studies of
Comprehensive Health Promotion and Disease Management Programs at the Worksite:
1998-2000
Kenneth R. Pelletier
[From the November/December 2001 Issue]
This
article is the fifth in a series of critical reviews of the clinical
effectiveness and cost-effectiveness studies of comprehensive, multifactorial
health promotion and disease management programs conducted in worksites. Fifteen
studies are included in this review.
Differences in Health Care Costs and Utilization Among Adults With Selected
Lifestyle-related Risk Factors
Larry A. Tucker, Alan G. Clegg
[From the
March/April 2002 Issue]
This study examines the relationship between
lifestyle-related health risks and health care costs and utilization in adults.
982 employed young-adult subjects were followed for a two year period. Results
indicate that health risks are significant predictors of health care costs and
utilization.
Health and Productivity Management: Emerging Opportunities for Health
Promotion Professionals for the 21st Century
Ron Z. Goetzel, Ronald J.
Ozminkowski
[From the March/April 2000 Issue]
The authors recognize the
emergence of health and productivity management as an important stage in the
evolution of workplace health promotion. They describe how health promotion
professionals should take the lead in redirecting their employers' efforts to
work together.
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