Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Wellness and health-promotion programs based on the clinical practice of preventive medicine were able to achieve measurable health risk reduction in just one year, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Population Health Management.

The study, The Impact of The Prevention Plan on Employee Health Risk Reduction, analyzed changes in 15 health risk measures among a cohort of 2,606 employees from multiple U.S. employer groups who completed a baseline health risk appraisal, blood tests and biometric screening in 2008, with a reassessment of the cohort in 2009. Continue Reading…