Looking for better ways to reduce employee health risks and lessen medical costs? Support from leadership and the organization is the key factor, according to a new study from the Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO).
The study, "Workplace Well-being Factors that Predict Employee Participation, Health and Medical Cost Impact, and Perceived Support" and published in the American Journal of Health Promotion, found that "organizational and leadership support practices are among the strongest and most consistent predictors of an organization's ability to: drive participation in employee well-being initiatives; influence employee perceptions about their employers; positively influence employee health outcomes; and drive down health care costs," according to the news release.
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Jason Grant
Jason Grant is a staff writer covering legal stories and cases for the New York Law Journal, the National Law Journal and Law.com, and a former practicing attorney. He's written and reported previously for the New York Times, the Star-Ledger, the L.A. Times and other publications. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter, pls find him @JasonBarrGrant
