Economic Analysis of the Return-on-Investment of a Worksite Wellness Program for a Large Multistate Retail Grocery Organization

Abstract

The positive ROI and savings estimate indicate that wellness interventions added economic value to Price Chopper/Golub Corporation.

Evaluation of Get Healthy at Work, a state-wide workplace health promotion program in Australia

“…WHPs differ from workplace health and safety programs in that the latter are injury-focussed while WHPs tend to focus on lifestyle-related NCD prevention [5]. Benefits to employees of WHPs reported include decreased risk of NCDs and improved health behaviours (e.g., physical activity and nutrition) [6–10]; while benefits to businesses have included improved market value [11] and return on investment [7, 12]. Evidence of the effectiveness of WHPs on productivity is mixed; one recent review [13] was inconclusive while a meta-analysis found limited health and productivity benefits [14].…”

Retail Nutrition Programs and Outcomes: An Evidence Analysis Center Scoping Review

“…Of the 27 studies related to personalized nutrition education, the majority focused on changes in shopping purchases and eating habits through group classes and store tours (n ¼ 10). 67,111,112,117,[185][186][187][188][189] A smaller number of studies looked at the effectiveness of medical nutrition therapy or one-onone nutrition education (n ¼ 5); 114,116,119,122,190 nutrition education resources, such as print materials (eg, handouts, brochures, and recipe cards) and online nutrition content (n ¼ 3) 87,191,192 ; health screenings and employee wellness programs (n ¼ 3) [193][194][195] ; and Certified Diabetes Education programs offered within a retail setting (n ¼ 2). 113,115 Three studies focused on one-on-one nutrition education combined with group classes/store tours 66,118 and nutrition education resources, 196…”

“…One study implemented employee wellness interventions with food retail employees and calculated an ROI of $4.33 for every dollar invested in the wellness program. 193 The second study looked at the effectiveness of a combined food incentive/disincentive program and found that offering a 30% incentive on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, and plant-based oils to SNAP beneficiaries during a 5-year period would not only improve health outcomes, but was projected to also save $5.28 billion in health care costs 94 during that same 5-year period.…”

Evaluating work place wellness in greater Louisville's technology organizations : a case study.

“…This study found a slightly slower growth rate of costs for the participant group than the nonparticipant group. Between 2007 and 2011, the participant group saw health care expenditures grow 48.4%, whereas the non-participating group grew by 51% (Light, Kline, Drosky, & Chapman, 2015). The participant group had an "average annual increase of 18.2% compared with 20.2% in the nonparticipants."…”

“…The participant group had an "average annual increase of 18.2% compared with 20.2% in the nonparticipants." (Light et al, 2015) Although both groups' costs increased significantly, the wellness program participants experienced slower and lower increases. This study leaves the reader with questions about the cost of the wellness programs and if the costs offset the gains of the participant group.…”