The number of Rhode Island employers offering worksite wellness programs has increased over the past 15 years. Other wellness activities 3 are offered less frequently. These activities include health and safety-related interventions, such as smoking cessation or back pain prevention classes, and risk factor screenings, such as blood pressure screenings. Most worksite wellness programs operate with few resources. 1995 Most worksite wellness programs operate without the benefit of dedicated staff time and other resources.
Most employers recognize the benefits of wellness programs.
1995 Most employers reported that worksite wellness programs could be beneficial to their companies and to their employees. Smaller, but still substantial, proportions of employers recognized less tangible benefits of worksite wellness programs, such as improvements in employee morale and in the employer's public image. Results of the 1995 Worksite Wellness Survey. Rhode Island Department of Health. The 1995 Worksite Wellness Survey was a self-administered mail survey of a representative sample of 1,062 Rhode Island public and private employers with 10 or more employees.