title: Promoting prevention through the affordable care act: workplace wellness.
abstract: Public health in the United States can be improved by building workplace "cultures of health" that support healthy lifestyles. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), which includes the Prevention and Public Health Fund, will support a new focus on prevention and wellness, offering opportunities to strengthen the public's health through workplace wellness initiatives. This article describes the opportunity the ACA provides to improve worker wellness.
authors.affiliation: St Mary's Hall, Washington, DC 20057, USA. la266@georgetown.edu
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Anderko
authors.forename: Jason S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Roffenbender
authors.forename: Ron Z
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Goetzel
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: Francois
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Millard
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wildenhaus
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Desantis
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Novelli
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D015279:Organizational Culture; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace