title: Five steps to increasing utilization of your Employee Assistance Program.
abstract: Despite increased stress and free services, the national average for EAP use within a company continues to be 3% to 4%. This article describes the steps one company has taken to achieve a 16% utilization rate for the last 3 years.
authors.affiliation: Acushnet Company Massachusetts Association of Occupational Health Nurses Northeast Association of Occupational Health Nurses gcarchietta@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Gail A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Carchietta
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation
keywords: health promotion; mental health; occupational health and safety programs; program planning and evaluation; work and family balance