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ON BUSINESS
Fit
for the
road
An effective health and
wellness program can keep
drivers behind the wheel
and improve a company's
bottom line
F
or fleets experiencing labor shortages and an aging
work force, losing valued drivers because of health issues
is a bitter pill to swallow. As the driver shortage becomes
more critical, companies are taking another look at health and
wellness programs.
According to the Workplace Wellness Programs Study, spon-
sored by the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services and published in 2013, wellness
program participants experience significant and meaningful
improvements in exercise frequency, smoking behavior and
weight control compared to nonparticipants. Those followed in
the study sustained improvements over an observation period of
four years.
