A local company is attempting to decrease its insurance costs and embarks on several changes in its corporate attitude about health. It institutes low fat, heart-healthy food selections in the cafeteria, employs a fitness consultant for the workforce, and encourages the staff to use the stairs rather than the elevators for anything less than two floors. The scope of the company's changes would be considered:

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3. An occupational health program that uses wellness as an approach to improve the health of employees through awareness, lifestyle change, and a change in environmental conditions is considered comprehensive in scope. Employing a fitness consultant helps to develop awareness in the employees to create lifestyle changes. Lifestyle changes and changing environmental conditions such as instituting dietary changes in the cafeteria and encouraging the use of stairs is indicative of a comprehensive program. The measures described are not eliminating hazardous conditions. While these measures are considered health promotion, health promotion is just one aspect of this program. It is not definitively family-oriented, because these changes are targeted toward the employee only.

A Local Company Is Attempting to Decrease Its Insurance Costs