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A Comprehensive Worksite Wellness Program in Austin Texas: Partnership Between Steps to a Healthier Austin and Capital Metropoloitan Transportation Authority.
In 2003, Steps to a Healthier Austin was funded by the centers for disease Control and Prevention to implement chronic disease prevention and health promotion activities. Healthier Austin partnered with Health & Lifestyles to p[rovide a worksite wellness progream for Captal Metropolitan transportation Authority, Austin's local transit authority.
Health & Lifestyles provided consultations with wellness coaches and personal trainiers, a 24 hours compnay fitness center, personalized health assessments, and preventive screenings. The program was expanded to include heatlhier food, options, case incentives, health newletters, workshops, dietary counseling, and smoking cessation progams.
Participants in the program reports improvements in physical activiey, healthy food consumption, weight loss and blood pressure. Captial Metro's total health care costs increased by progressively smaller rates from 2003 to 2006 and the decreased from 2006 to 2007. Absenteeism has decreased by approximately 25% since the implementation of the program and the overall return on the investment was calculated to be 2.43
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