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Friday, November 14, 2014

ScienceDaily: Workplace Health News

ScienceDaily: Workplace Health News


Employees offered financial incentives were 33 times more likely to participate in wellness programs

Posted: 07 Nov 2014 12:46 PM PST

Employers increasingly offer financial incentives to employees for participation in wellness activities; however whether these incentives lead to improved health behaviors and outcomes is unclear. This study gathered data on adult health plan members for three years, and compared the uptake of telephone health coaching among members who received employee incentives to those who did not. Results show those offered incentives were 33 times more likely to use the health coaching, and also did so sooner.

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