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Engaging Employees with Chronic Health Conditions

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Challenge: Cultural Transformation  

Content provided by AHA Endorsement partner: Interactive Health

Learn how a results-driven wellness program can be the foundation for positive health changes in hospital employees.


Resource thumbnailLike thousands of other employers across the country, health care employers are often challenged with managing workforces impacted by physical, mental and financial difficulties associated with chronic health conditions.

According to a Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, over 50 percent of the U.S. population is living with a chronic condition such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, heart disease or depression – all conditions that can result in a plethora of symptoms that might negatively impact an employee’s energy levels, mood and overall day-to-day quality of life.

“By making their employees’ health as strategically important as patients’ health, health care organizations have the opportunity to create a culture of health that delivers measurable benefits...” Learn more in this article.