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1. Financial Health Incentives on the Rise, but Design Is Key
Employers increasingly are using financial incentives to steer employees toward healthy lifestyles and reduce health care costs, but the effectiveness of those incentives depends on how they are used.

2. Smoking Ban at Caterpillar Fires up Unions
Two unions have filed unfair labor practice charges against Caterpillar Inc. for a smoking ban on company property that went into effect June 1.

3. The Case for Covering Smoking Cessation
Read a report on why it makes sense for employers to pay for smoking cessation programs.

4. Wellness Programs Require More Than Education
Company initiatives that encourage weight loss, a healthy diet and exercise are more likely to be embraced by workers if employers motivate them to sign up and give them tools to record their progress.

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TOOL: How to Establish a Smoking-Cessation Program

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management offers a plethora of resources that employers can use in guiding them on how to establish smoking-cessation programs in the workplace.
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mployees know it: Tobacco use is injurious to the health of smokers and to those around them. And employers also know that such use has an effect on health care costs. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management offers a plethora of resources that employers can use in guiding them on how to establish smoking-cessation programs in the workplace. Click here to read about "Relationship to Health Insurance Reimbursements," "A Checklist for Assessing a Group Cessation Program," lists of federal and other organizations that offer information, and more.

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