More Companies Offering Smoking-Cessation Programs April 24, 2002
News Summary
As health-care costs continue to increase, a number of companies are offering employee-wellness programs that include smoking-cessation classes, the Associated Press reported April 23.The Chrysler Group, for instance, offers employees incentives for participating in wellness programs. Employees who take part in a wellness event earn "Well Bucks," which can be redeemed for a variety of items.
Companies have found that wellness programs are effective in reducing smoking, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels.
"It's just the idea that the people you are working for are geared and motivated about wellness," said Agatha Gogol, an employee with KWE Associates, a small public-relations firm in New York. "They're thinking about your wellness and they're not just 'work, work, work.'"
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