Healthier Americans for a healthier economy
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Issue brief (Trust for America's Health)
- Author(s):
- Levi, Jeffrey, author Segal, Laura M., author Kohn, David, author
- Contributor(s):
- Trust for America's Health, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Trust for America's Health, October 2011
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Community-Institutional Relations Health Promotion -- economics Health Promotion -- methods Organizational Case Studies Program Development Adult Child Cost of Illness Employee Incentive Plans -- economics Exercise Health Benefit Plans, Employee -- economics Health Care Costs Information Services Nutrition Policy Obesity -- economics Obesity -- prevention & control Occupational Health Services School Health Services Smoking Cessation State Government Workplace Humans United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- This report features six examples of places around the country where employers are working with communities to provide common sense ways to make healthier choices easier for employees and their families. These stories examine how different states, cities and towns have recognized that a community's health affects its ability to attract and retain employers, and how many businesses and organizations understand the value of workplace and community wellness programs for improving productivity and reducing health spending. HEALTH AND ECONOMY CASE STUDIES: (1) In Minnesota, SHIP Comes In, Saving Lives--and Money (2) Texas Recognizes the Costs of Excess Weight, and Tries to Do Something about It (3) Nashville's New Tune: Investing In Health (4) Taking Steps to Tackle Obesity and Smoking in Indiana (5) San Diego: Building an Environment that Encourages Health (6) Hernando, Mississippi, Bucks a Statewide Trend.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- online resource (1 PDF file (24 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101574393 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101574393