ILLUSTRATION: JOSIE NORTON
They are popular with managers and some workers, but overall they achieve little…………
Where wellness programs look good, it may be because employees who participate in them are healthier in the first place.
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U.S. employers are embracing wellness programs, betting that if they can get workers to lose weight, stop smoking, or adopt other healthy behaviors that will reduce healthcare costs and boost productivity.
The problem is, as these programs grow in popularity—workplace wellness is a $50 billion-a-year industry already—research finds little evidence that they actually improve workers’ health.
