title: Selected roles of the federal government and health promotion/disease prevention focus on the worksetting.
abstract: The Federal government and industry share a common problem of controlling rising health care costs while simultaneously attempting to improve the health status of workers. It seems likely that some savings could be accrued if Americans were more aggressive in their health promotion and disease detection and control efforts. Self destructive behaviors account for a large share of the nation's health bill. The worksite has been identified as an ideal setting to conduct health promotion/disease prevention activities. Three roles of Federal government, leveraging, legitimation and information dissemination appear to be excellent investments for the federal dollar.
mesh_terms: D006077:Government Agencies; D006293:Health Promotion; D007255:Information Services; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D011322:Primary Prevention; D011641:Public Relations; D012380:Role; D014481:United States