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Preventing Chronic Disease | Promoting Prevention Through the Affordable Care Act: Workplace Wellness - CDC

Promoting Prevention Through the Affordable Care Act: Workplace Wellness

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• Abstract
• Background
• Workforce Trends and Wellness
• The Workplace as a Microcosm of Society
• Worker Wellness and the ACA
• Bridging Work and Wellness: Lessons Learned
• Nontraditional Settings for Worksite Wellness
• Effectiveness of Incentives
• Improving Health Through the Power of Community
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgments
• Author Information
• References

Laura Anderko, RN, PhD; Jason S. Roffenbender, MS; Ron Z. Goetzel, PhD; Francois Millard; Kevin Wildenhaus, PhD; Charles DeSantis; William Novelli, MA

Suggested citation for this article: Anderko L, Roffenbender JS, Goetzel RZ, Millard F, Wildenhaus K, et al. Promoting Prevention Through the Affordable Care Act: Workplace Wellness. Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:120092. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.120092.

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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.