Nearly half in a new poll cite this as a key health concern.
By Garry Kranz Comments 0 | Recommend 0
Waistline Worries and More: Nearly half of employees cite weight management as
their No. 1 health concern, according to an unscientific poll by LifeCare Inc.
of Westport, Connecticut. General health worries are a distant second, with only
18 percent citing them as a key concern, followed by heart health (11 percent),
diabetes
(4 percent), blood pressure (3 percent) and quitting smoking (1 percent). About
15 percent, however, specified anxiety about a range of other issues that
include mental health, healthy aging and cancer, with each representing less
than 1 percent. In another LifeCare poll, only about 1 percent of workers said
they would be unlikely to take advantage of special health and wellness
initiatives
offered by their company. About 83 percent “definitely” would participate, while
another 16 percent of employees say they might use the services.
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
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