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Strong Global Growth for Workplace Wellness Programs Revealed by Buck Consultants Survey

Published in Managed Care Business Week, October 21st, 2008

Workplace wellness strategies are rapidly growing in popularity outside of North America -- almost doubling in the past year -- to a point where 40 percent of employers surveyed in Europe, Asia and Africa now offer these programs, a global survey released indicates.

"WORKING WELL: A Global Survey of Health Promotion and Workplace Wellness Strategies," conducted by Buck Consultants, an ACS company and one of the world's leading human resource and benefits consulting firms, finds that although there is strong global growth for wellness programs, they are still most prevalent in North America, with 82 percent of responding employers offering them.

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Source: Managed Care Business Week (2008-10-21)

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