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    Can it ever be too early to introduce workplace wellness programs?

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    Authors
    Nikraz, Ommid
    Jansz, Janis
    Gilroy, P.
    Date
    2009
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Nikraz, Ommid and Jansz, Janis and Gilroy, Pat. 2009. Can it ever be too early to introduce workplace wellness programs?, in Vertical Events (ed), Western Australian Occupational Safety & Health Conference 2009, Aug 18 2009. Fremantle, Western Australia: Vertical Events
    Source Title
    Proceedings of Western Australian Occupational Safety & Health Conference
    Source Conference
    Western Australian Occupational Safety & Health Conference 2009
    School
    Department of Civil Engineering
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3135
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Wellness' programs in today's workplaces are usually initiated to encourage mature employees to adopt healthier lifestyles. In many cases it is too late - the horse has already bolted. Little data is available on the persistence of the modified behaviours or the longitudinal benefits of the programs although there are reports of reduced sick leave, staff turnover and workers' compensation costs. Improved worker morale has been noted. With current life expectancy now exceeding 80 years and the prospect of today's teenagers working for some sixty years, it is critical that 'wellness' concepts be introduced at an early age if we are to thwart current epidemics of obesity, diabetes and other health related issues. We will simply be unable to meet the health costs of an increasingly aging work force. This paper offers some challenging suggestions as to how this much needed intervention could be achieved.

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