The results
Research
The vielife / IHPM Health and Performance Study
vielife, in conjunction with the Institute for Health and Productivity Management (IHPM), Harvard Medical School and Unilever, completed the world's first prospective controlled study exploring the link between health and productivity in October 2005. The research was sponsored by Standard Life Healthcare and Philips. Measured against the control group, the multi-component health promotion programme significantly improved the health status in the intervention group over the 12 months. The health promotion intervention led to: An 10.4% improvement in work performance with a conservative estimate of a likely annual return on investment of £6.19 for every £1 spent.
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Working Towards Wellness Report
This report calls on business executives to lead the fight against chronic disease in the workplace. It describes the trends of chronic disease around the world, highlights the likely impact on the productivity of staff, and outlines wellness strategies for a multinational organisation. The report was developed in conjunction with the World Economic Forum's Working Towards Wellness initiative to stimulate business to help prevent chronic disease.
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The vielife/Philips Lighting & Wellness Study
This study investigates the impact of the new Philips workplace lighting technology on the well-being and work performance of employees. vielife conducted the research with Philips Lighting. The results demonstrated a 37% improvement in self reported concentration, and 19% improvement in work performance. This research study is the first 'real world' demonstration of how new broad spectrum, high colour temperature industrial lighting technology can have a quantifiable impact on employee well-being and productivity.
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Business in the Community (BITC) - Spend Now, Save Now 2005
vielife, BITC and HR Magazine conducted the 'The Spend Now, Save Now' research in March 2005, to understand the importance attached to health at work and how companies are dealing with it. The study, which received 454 responses from Chief Executives , Finance Directors and HR Directors showed that:
- A healthy workforce is rated as one of the top five people issues that boardrooms are concerned about now
- All directors project that health at work will become more important to their business in the next three years
- Eight out of ten directors had not read or heard of the 'Health at Work' chapter in the 'Choosing Health' white paper
- There is a lack of definition of health at work and little clarity about how to measure it
- 70% of companies are not effectively promoting health & well-being at work
This report analyses how employee health & well-being at work is regarded by businesses; sets out the benefits that can be accrued from pro-actively investing in health at work, and how this outweighs the investment; and suggests practical approaches to improve employees' health and performance.
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Compendium of research
A collection of accessible research evidence for corporate health and performance management.
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HRA Validation paper
A validation paper reviewing the Health Risk Assessment as a measurement instrument and its use in investigating the relationship between health & well-being and employee productivity.