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In Defense of Corporate Wellness Programs
Rajiv Kumar in Harvard Business Review Blog Network
[Opinion] Feb. 21, 2014 "It's not clear whether [Al Lewis and Vik Khanna] are intentionally dismissing or simply misunderstanding the wealth of data that shows how wellness programs benefit participating employees. The RAND study summarizes it this way: 'Consistent with prior research, we find that lifestyle management interventions as part of workplace wellness programs can reduce risk factors, such as smoking, and increase healthy behaviors, such as exercise. We find that these effects are sustainable over time and clinically meaningful.' Lewis and Khanna, however, don't focus on such findings. Instead, they question the motives of a company for even offering a wellness program[.]" MORE >> |
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