Circulation. 2015 May 19;131(20):e480-97. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000206. Epub 2015 Apr 13.
The workplace is an important setting for promoting cardiovascular health and cardiovascular disease and stroke prevention in the United States. Well-designed, comprehensive workplace wellness programs have the potential to improve cardiovascular health and to reduce mortality, morbidity, and disability resulting from cardiovascular disease and stroke. Nevertheless, widespread implementation of comprehensive workplace wellness programs is lacking, and program composition and quality vary. Several organizations provide worksite wellness recognition programs; however, there is variation in recognition criteria, and they do not specifically focus on cardiovascular disease and stroke prevention. Although there is limited evidence to suggest that company performance on employer health management scorecards is associated with favorable healthcare cost trends, these data are not currently robust, and further evaluation is needed. As a recognized national leader in evidence-based guidelines, care systems, and quality programs, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association is uniquely positioned and committed to promoting the adoption of comprehensive workplace wellness programs, as well as improving program quality and workforce health outcomes. As part of its commitment to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association will promote science-based best practices for comprehensive workplace wellness programs and establish benchmarks for a national workplace wellness recognition program to assist employers in applying the best systems and strategies for optimal programming. The recognition program will integrate identification of a workplace culture of health and achievement of rigorous standards for cardiovascular health based on Life's Simple 7 metrics. In addition, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association will develop resources that assist employers in meeting these rigorous standards, facilitating access to high-quality comprehensive workplace wellness programs for both employees and dependents, and fostering innovation and additional research.
工作场所是促进美国心血管健康和预防心血管疾病和中风的重要场所。设计良好、全面的工作场所健康计划有可能改善心血管健康，降低心血管疾病和中风导致的死亡率、发病率和残疾率。然而，全面实施工作场所健康计划的情况并不普遍，而且计划的组成和质量也存在差异。有几个组织提供工作场所健康认可计划；然而，认可标准存在差异，它们并不专门针对心血管疾病和中风预防。尽管有限的证据表明，公司在雇主健康管理记分卡上的表现与有利的医疗保健成本趋势相关，但这些数据目前还不够强大，需要进一步评估。作为循证指南、护理系统和质量计划方面的国家公认领导者，美国心脏协会/美国中风协会具有独特的地位，并致力于促进全面工作场所健康计划的采用，以及提高计划质量和劳动力健康成果。作为其致力于改善所有美国人心血管健康的一部分，美国心脏协会/美国中风协会将推广全面工作场所健康计划的基于科学的最佳实践，并为国家工作场所健康认可计划建立基准，以帮助雇主应用最佳系统和策略以实现最佳编程。该认可计划将整合确定健康工作场所文化，并根据 Life's Simple 7 指标实现严格的心血管健康标准。此外，美国心脏协会/美国中风协会将开发资源，帮助雇主达到这些严格的标准，为员工及其家属提供高质量的全面工作场所健康计划，并促进创新和进一步研究。
