U.S. Employee Health Is Declining! Are you ready for Rising Costs?
Although health care is at the top of the domestic agenda we see the health of the U.S. workforce declining!
According to a report released by the Families and Work Institute (FWI) on September 22, 2009, both employers and workers must pay attention to how they can promote better health.
Sadly, overall U.S. health has declined in all income levels according to “The State of Health in the American Workforce.” Employees are experiencing more physical and mental stress levels in their daily working time. The research found the following:
- 62% of employees are overweight or obese.
- 49% of employees had not participated in regular exercise in the past 30 days.
- 41% of employees experience 3 or more indicators of stress.
- 28% of employees report their overall health as excellent as opposed to 34% in 2002.
- 27% of employees have experienced sleep problems affecting their job performance in the past month.
- 21% of employees receive treatment for high blood pressure
- 14% of employees are being treated for high cholesterol.
- 1 in 3 employees experience one or more symptoms of clinical depression.
- 1 in 4 employees smoke.
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SOURCE: 10/1/09, SHRM Report: Health of U.S. Workforce Declining.
