It's a tall order and companies are developing different strategies to achieve the goal. Perhaps less obvious are mental health issues, most particularly depression and stress. And there are still more factors to be considered in physical and personal work environments. The Boeing Co. has a comprehensive on-site health risk screening program. It promotes self-care education with classes and research materials.
Many sites have fitness centers.
Boeing's goal is to offer behavior change opportunities at every site for employees and their families. The prevention services department at Providence Everett Medical Center, with Ron Burt at the helm, is in the ninth year of its Wellness Challenge program. The incentive-based program outlines 12 initiatives, including employee health education and improvement, sick leave reduction, recruitment and retention, and employee satisfaction and morale, and then offers 10 criteria to address the initiatives. Cash bonuses are awarded to program participants who successfully complete eight of those 10 criteria during a program year. Criteria include such things as physical activity, self-health learning, blood pressure checks, fruit and vegetable consumption, and TLC time, meant to address employees' spiritual, mental, and emotional needs.