Leading health policy journal, Health Affairs, recently recognized “Obesity and the Workplace: Current Programs and Attitudes Among Employers and Employees” as one of their top 20 “most-read” articles for 2009. The article, co-authored by Alliance Director Christine Ferguson, Jon Gabel and others, includes findings from the Alliance’s Decision Maker survey that suggest employers are both concerned about obesity-related health costs and that there is a need to do more to support employees in preventing and reducing obesity. The article was featured in the January/February 2009 issue of the journal. Of note, the number one most viewed article on the list also deals with obesity and the costs associated with the disease.
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