Fierce Healthcare August 7, 2019
Humana conducted a five-year study of its Go365 workplace wellness program.
Plenty of questions have been raised about the effectiveness of workplace wellness programs. But Humana appears to be having some success improving employee nutrition habits and clinical risk factors—at least among its own workers.
Humana tracked 10,000 of its employees who were enrolled in its Go365 wellness program over five years and found that over that window, the participants increased their intake of healthy foods, such as fruits and vegetables, and exercised more often.
During the baseline period, just 16% of participants said they ate five or more servings of fruits or vegetables daily. By year five, that number increased to 28%. Before the study, 36% of...