Walker V, Evans W
Occup Health Saf. 1987 Jul;56(7):12-6, 19, 32.
From its conception in the mid-1970s to the present, attention to fitness and education regarding preventive measures has increased at a phenomenal rate. Companies are involved in the attempt to keep employees healthy and health care cost-efficient. Reduced absenteeism, less turnover, more positive work attitudes, less strain and tension, improved work performance and health-related savings are but a few of the benefits cited by those involved in maintaining healthy lifestyles. At a time when the health care industry is undergoing major cost containment efforts, it seems most reasonable to adopt a preventive mindset and be concerned with employee fitness and lifestyle programs that lead to a decrease in immediate health care utilization.
从20世纪70年代中期诞生至今，对健身及预防措施相关教育的关注以惊人的速度增长。公司致力于让员工保持健康并提高医疗成本效益。减少旷工、降低人员流动率、拥有更积极的工作态度、减轻压力与紧张情绪、提高工作绩效以及节省与健康相关的开支，这些只是那些倡导健康生活方式的人所列举的部分益处。在医疗保健行业正在大力进行成本控制的当下，采取预防思维并关注能减少即时医疗保健使用的员工健身和生活方式项目似乎是最合理的做法。
