The following assessment of program strengths and weaknesses has been abstracted from reviews by the Task Force on Program Selection of The Health Project. Where weaknesses are postulated, it must be taken into account that the review Task Force is very critical, that no programs are perfect, that the Award Winning programs have been selected from over 300 candidate programs and represent the very best, that the materials reviewed may have been incomplete, that suggested deficiencies may have resulted from incomplete understanding of the program by the reviewers or that any problems may have been corrected since the time of review. Mortality risks improved at double the national average for 4,000 in the health risk assessment program. Documented statistics 35 locations with repeat health risk assessments, show a decrease in 12 out of 13 health risks.
Financial incentives reward achievement of eight healthy lifestyle criteria.
Cash incentives for participation. The program is comprehensive. Participation rates are 72 percent. The program appears effective at decreasing health risks together with a slowed increase in medical costs. Hospital utilization was down.