Promoting Prevention Through the Affordable Care Act: Workplace Wellness

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 strengthe...

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Autores principales: Anderko, Laura, Roffenbender, Jason S., Goetzel, Ron Z., Millard, Francois, Wildenhaus, Kevin, DeSantis, Charles, Novelli, William
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3523891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23237245
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.120092
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Sumario: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.

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