title: The long-term impact of Johnson & Johnson's Health & Wellness Program on employee health risks.
abstract: To be viewed as successful, corporate health promotion and disease prevention programs must demonstrate that they can improve the risk profile of employees as a whole, and, in particular, those employees at highest risk. This study reports the effectiveness of Johnson & Johnson's newly configured Health & Wellness Program in reducing the health risks of 4586 employees who participated in two serial health screening programs, with a minimum of 1 year between screenings. The study also examines the impact of participation in a high-risk intervention program called Pathways to Change on health risk factors. McNemar chi-squared and z-test statistics were used to evaluate changes in health risks over time. Results indicate significant risk reduction in 8 of 13 risk categories examined for all employees who participated in two health risk assessments over an average of 2 3/4 years. When comparing Pathways to Change participants with non-participants, participants outperformed their non-participant counterparts in six categories but performed worse in five other categories that were not specifically targeted by the high-risk program. In two categories, no differences were found. The study underscores the ability of large-scale, well-attended, and comprehensive corporate health and productivity management programs to positively impact the health and well-being of workers.
authors.affiliation: Research and Policy Division, MEDSTAT Group, Inc, 777 East Eisenhower Parkway, 803R, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA.
authors.forename: Ron Z
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Goetzel
authors.forename: Ronald J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ozminkowski
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: Kathleen R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Rutter
authors.forename: Fikry
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Isaac
authors.forename: Shaohung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006302:Health Services Research; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016272:Occupational Health; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States