| json_metadata | "{"app":"musing/1.1","appTags":["health"],"appCategory":"health","appTitle":"How important is workplace wellness program?","appBody":"<p>An occupational health hazard is also one dimension of life which needs to be addressed properly. For that, the Employer should take the initiative. With their initiative at least an awareness can be created and at least it can promote healthy eating and can curb obesity. If we consider a neat and clean workplace also(where the pollution and other severe hazard is not there), the issues like obesity is still a prevailing concern in most developed countries which further leads to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, etc.</p>\n<p>Most Americans spend about half their waking hours at work and consume food acquired at work. Nearly a third of all US workers are obese, which has an impact beyond the individual's health risks. Further, it has been observed that obesity contributes to higher absenteeism, lower productivity, and higher healthcare expenses for employers. Therefore a workplace wellness program is essential to make effective strategies which can further encourage employees to choose healthier foods and reduce their risks for chronic conditions.</p>\n<p>Workplace wellness programs have the potential to promote lifestyle changes among large populations of employees, yet to date, there have been challenges to developing effective programs. Simplified labeling strategies provide an opportunity to educate employees without restricting their freedom of choice. In the tech-pro world, using purchase data to provide personalized nutritional feedback via email or text messaging is another option to explore to encourage healthy eating and this can be a good strategy to promote health. Healthy purchases should be encouraged in the workplace too, as healthy purchases mean higher dietary quality and lower prevalence of obesity, hypertension, and prediabetes/diabetes, etc.</p>","appDepth":2,"appParentPermlink":"pkwsjex3p","appParentAuthor":"divine-sound","musingAppId":"aU2p3C3a8N","musingAppVersion":"1.1","musingPostType":"answer"}" |
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