title: Effectiveness of a worksite wellness program on health behaviors and personal health.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effectiveness of a worksite wellness program at improving health behavior and personal health.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analyses are based on 472 (71% men and 29% women) workers employed in 2009 through 2010.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants showed significant improvement in frequency of exercise, consumption of whole grains, vegetables and fruits, restful sleep, and seat belt use. Life satisfaction and perceived health also significantly increased, but job satisfaction significantly decreased and there was no change in smoking or body mass index. In addition, the percentage with borderline/high blood pressure significantly decreased.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Participation in well-structured worksite wellness programs, such as the one evaluated in this study, may increase health and life satisfaction for employees. This type of wellness program appears to help employees develop and maintain healthy behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Science, College of Life Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT84602, USA. Ray_Merrill@byu.edu
authors.forename: Ray M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Merrill
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Thygerson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004032:Diet; D002523:Edible Grain; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D012622:Seat Belts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012890:Sleep; D012907:Smoking; D014675:Vegetables; D017132:Workplace
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose